Found Deceased TX - PFC Vanessa Guillen, 20, Fort Hood military base, items left behind, 22 Apr 2020

[typical_vacation]

All cases are hard, but this one is deeply disturbing to me for some reason. If you go missing from a gas station, strip mall, etc. and the cameras aren't working -- I can see that. But an army base?? How do you disappear from it? They have to be some of the most secure places in the nation. The irony is frightening. I hope she is taking some time for herself or something.

 

[jondaba@msn com]

Praying for Vanessa’s well-being.
Does anyone think that Vanessa is alive on the Ft Hood base?

Is it possible that VG had a friend on the base who called her at work and invited her to drive off base for, say, lunch?

 

[jondaba@msn com]

Praying for Vanessa’s well-being.
Does anyone think that Vanessa is alive on the Ft Hood base?

Is it possible that VG had a friend on the base who called her at work and invited her to drive off base for, say, lunch?

 

[Steph8angels]

Family of missing Fort Hood soldier pleads for help after one month with no answers

AUSTIN, Texas — Dozens of people gathered on Rancier Avenue just outside of an entrance to Fort Hood on Friday to support the family of a soldier who went missing one month ago.

Wearing masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus and holding signs in English and Spanish, more than 30 people chanted in a call-and-response style to ask for Pfc. Vanessa Guillen to return home safely.

Someone knows something,” said Mayra Guillen, the soldier’s sister. She held a sign that read, “I miss you. I need you. I want you.” Next to the words, a photo of her sister in uniform.

She hoped the gathering people at the gate would encourage anyone passing by who knows something about her sister to come forward. For others, she wanted them to remember her sister is stilling missing.

Efforts to find Vanessa Guillen initially included more than 500 soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment searching on foot in training areas, barracks and across the installation, Tom Rheinlander, spokesman for Fort Hood, said in a statement.

It is unclear how long that level of participation occurred, but he said efforts now include smaller groups conducting more targeted searches.

“Additionally, Pfc. Guillen’s unit has made themselves available to the Guillen family and CID agents are keeping the family informed about the investigation,” he said.

CID continues to lead the investigation, but because it is ongoing, officials have released little information to safeguard the process, Rheinlander said. Other agencies participating in the search include the Texas Rangers, Bell and Coryell County Sheriff Departments, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas game wardens, the FBI and local area police departments.

CID has offered a $15,000 reward to anyone with credible information. Officials encouraged anyone who might have information to call CID agents at 254-495-7767.

Mayra Guillen thanked CID for their help and she said investigators have been in touch almost daily to keep the family updated.

More @ link with photo's
FindVanessa

 

[Proud Country Gal]

Is it possible that VG had a friend on the base who called her at work and invited her to drive off base for, say, lunch?

Not without her ID.... this base is ID entry not sticker pass gates.....

 

[Ninja Bunny]

I think someone who knows the camera setup on base and who she couldn’t say no to, an enlisted who outranks her or an officer, did something to her and disposed of her.

 

[California Sunset]

I don't know how incidents totally unrelated to VG might shed some light on her circumstances by simply being armory related, but I ran across this....
This is about security lapse at an armory in May 1995, when a man went to the California Army National Guard Armory and easily stole a tank.
'Employees at the armory were working late and the gate to the vehicle yard, which was completely deserted, was left open.
The tanks at the armory started with a push button and did not require an ignition key.
In addition to the open, unguarded gate to the vehicle lot, the fence surrounding the lot had damaged barbed wire in some places.' From Wikipedia. Article on Shawn Nelson.
"Theft of Tank Raises Questions About the Security at Armories". The New York Times. The Associated Press. May 21, 1995.

 

[California Sunset]

Her mom said she believed Vanessa was being sexually harassed.

I'd say that's most likely true. I wanted to say something in a post from the start. If someone threatened me like he did, it happens to someone else. I know I'm not alone and he wasn't the only man to say and do the things he did. I was terrified. That is the one thing that would have got me to go AWOL, trying to escape from someone that intended to force me to have sex with him.
VG is a prime target for those that sexually harass. She's young, attractive, and petite.
But maybe the person(s) responsible for her disappearance is someone most of you wouldn't consider.
Or maybe whoever caused her disappearance is someone who was jealous of positive attention VG may have received. Maybe her abductor was a jealous female/were jealous females. It happens.

 

[California Sunset]

All cases are hard, but this one is deeply disturbing to me for some reason. If you go missing from a gas station, strip mall, etc. and the cameras aren't working -- I can see that. But an army base?? How do you disappear from it? They have to be some of the most secure places in the nation. The irony is frightening. I hope she is taking some time for herself or something.

Have you ever been on an army base? They are like mini cities. Families live there. Even if the army personnel are reliable, their family members may not be. I followed someone on to base once that was drunk, the person crashed the car on the base. We had our cars vandalized by the teenagers of some officers in one place. In less than a year, three girls were almost raped in our barracks in my company alone. Domestic violence, alcohol abuse, drugs, it's all there. Military bases are not havens.

 

[typical_vacation]

Have you ever been on an army base? They are like mini cities. Families live there. Even if the army personnel are reliable, their family members may not be. I followed someone on to base once that was drunk, the person crashed the car on the base. We had our cars vandalized by the teenagers of some officers in one place. In less than a year, three girls were almost raped in our barracks in my company alone. Domestic violence, alcohol abuse, drugs, it's all there. Military bases are not havens.

I have not. I understand what you're saying. But I feel like there should be some cameras somewhere? IDK. Just my opinion.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Case Archive is updated.
Vanessa Guillen -TX- by amanda reckonwith

Cellphone users, try this and scroll:
5/22/20 Vanessa Guillen's family loves her, misses, her, and most of all wants her back.

Also added, is a translation from Spanish, of what Vanessa's Mom said at the 5/21 presser.
Mom claims a sergeant was sexually harassing Vanessa and that Vanessa was afraid to tell.

 

[carbuff]

I have not. I understand what you're saying. But I feel like there should be some cameras somewhere? IDK. Just my opinion.

It's possible that they do have camera information but just haven't released it to the public.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

A White House petition has been started.

Find Missing US ARMY Soldier Vanessa Guillen | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

 

[California Sunset]

I have not. I understand what you're saying. But I feel like there should be some cameras somewhere? IDK. Just my opinion.

I was not intending criticism of you, just inquiring. Military bases are well.....This was said before. Sexual harassment and sexual assault of females is very common. On the base, in the work place, in the barracks, even in their own rooms. Guys would walk through sometimes and try the doorknobs. It happened three times in less than a year in one place in our building alone. Sometimes the door is unlocked and someone leaves for some reason. The males weren't supposed to be on our floor.
You are less safe in the barracks than you would be in your own house in the community. That's the bottom line.
I agree, I would have expected more cameras than they are claiming. Maybe I'm watching too much TV.

 

[California Sunset]

Case Archive is updated.
Vanessa Guillen -TX- by amanda reckonwith

Cellphone users, try this and scroll:
5/22/20 Vanessa Guillen's family loves her, misses, her, and most of all wants her back.

Also added, is a translation from Spanish, of what Vanessa's Mom said at the 5/21 presser.
Mom claims a sergeant was sexually harassing Vanessa and that Vanessa was afraid to tell.

The one guy that had me really scared was more than a sergeant. He wasn't in my barracks, he was married. I was afraid to tell on him. He told me he could get my CO to order me to go see him. He worked at the hospital. I don't know what I would have done had that happened. I didn't cooperate with him. I told one staff sergeant about this guy. One person. I bet Vanessa confided in one person on that base. Somebody knows something. Thank you, AmandaReckonwith.

 

[Theorijenal]

Sign the White House petition to help find Vanessa
Find Missing US ARMY Soldier Vanessa Guillen | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

 

[swedeheart]

A White House petition has been started.

Find Missing US ARMY Soldier Vanessa Guillen | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

signed. thanks for sharing.

 

[MajorHoople]

a lot going on at fort hood, it seems.

Fort Hood soldier found shot dead miles from his vehicle burning near Texas base

Fort Hood was also the location on the 2009 massacre.

TX - Mass Shooting at Fort Hood, 5 November 2009 #1

 

[Lusitana]

What's up with all of these unfortunate events in Fort Hood? So weird.

 

[Ajs1004]

This is so tragic. I hope the family gets answers soon.