A group of 30 volunteers discovered human remains and items they believe could be related to the missing US Army soldier Vanessa Guillén, near the site where the body of a man was found.
The discovery comes two months after the 20-year-old woman was last seen at Fort Hood Army Base in Kileen, Texas, on April 22.
Texas EquuSearch volunteer group has been participating in efforts to search for Guillén. He toured areas in Bell County on Saturday before wrapping up his search mission for the day in Coryell County.
According to KWTX, volunteers found the remains in an undisclosed area in Coryell County, not far from the site of the remains of the missing soldier Gregory Wedel-Morales on June 19. Disappeared in August 2019.
Tim Miller, the founder of Texas Equusearch, said: “We know it is a process of elimination, so we know where it is not and we are moving forward so that we can wait for the day when we can say we know where it is.”
Vanessa Guillén, 20, reportedly disappeared from Fort Hood on April 22, shortly after telling her family that she was being sexually harassed and feeling insecure. She was last seen in the parking lot of her regiment engineer squad headquarters at the Killeen, Texas base around 1 pm
Texas Equusearch said it found personal items that may be related to the missing US Army soldier Vanessa Guillén. During a search Saturday, a team of 30 search engines found human remains, which are being examined
Volunteers found the remains in an undisclosed area in Coryell County, not far from the site of the remains of the missing soldier Gregory Wedel-Morales on June 19.
Soldiers from the Thunder Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, look at a map during Guillén’s search efforts.
The remains discovered by the volunteers have been secured by homicide investigators and transferred to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for analysis.
Some of the personal items that were located in a river, according to Miller, declined to reveal exactly what they found.
Natalie Khawan, a lawyer representing the family, told Univision News that they asked the military to check surveillance cameras at the base in the hope that there may be key information leading to Guillén’s whereabouts, but they were told there was no security cameras installed. in the place.
Khawan also said they appealed to authorities to secure cell phones that may have received messages from Guillén in the moments before his disappearance.
The lawyer said that a message sent from Guillén’s phone includes the serial number of a weapon.
Khawan found the content of the message to be highly suspicious, and suggested that perhaps someone else could have sent the text message using Guillén’s mobile device.
The serial number of a firearm was sent from Vanessa’s cell phone. This text message is very unusual for us because it is not something that is normally sent between soldiers at the base, “Khawan said.
“Therefore, we believe that there is a possibility that someone else has sent the message, but the military authorities do not want to tell us who received it.”
The Houston native, who is Latino, was last seen in the parking lot of her regiment engineer squad headquarters at Killeen Base.
Guillén’s car keys, barracks room key, ID card, and wallet were later found in the armory room where he worked earlier in the day.
She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, light purple tights, and black sneakers from Nike.
She had accused an unidentified sergeant of sexually harassing her and said she felt insecure before she disappeared, her family says.
Soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment conduct continuous searches in the training area at Fort Hood, Texas, for Guillén on June 18
Actress Salma Hayek has vowed to post photos of the missing Private First Class soldier Vanessa Guillen, 20, on her Instagram page until they find her.
Giullen’s attorney, Natalie Khawam, told ABC13 that her client once claimed that a superior entered her shower and another verbally assaulted her with vulgar comments in Spanish.
But Guillén did not report the harassment because he feared retaliation, said Natalie Khawam, the family’s lawyer.
Two weeks ago, the Fort Hood Army base launched an investigation into Guillén’s allegations that a sergeant sexually harassed her.
A $ 55,000 reward is offered for information about his disappearance.
Actress Salma Hayek shared a post on Instagram promising to share a photo of Guillén every day until they find her.
US Representative Sylvia Garcia said last Tuesday that US Army investigators suspect foul play in Guillén’s disappearance.
‘We don’t want just attention. We want action. We want answers, “said Garcia, a Democrat who represents the 29th congressional district of Texas.” We have to remember that this is a family that is suffering. ”
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and the League of United Latin American Citizens each contribute $ 25,000 to fund the reward.
The body of Pvt. Gregory Scott Morales, 24, of Oklahoma, was found Friday in a field near the 3200 block of Florence Road, near Killeen, Texas, after officials from nearby Fort Hood base received a tip. He had disappeared from the base last August.
Morales, who was also known as Gregory Wedel, was last seen on August 19, 2019, driving his personal vehicle outside of Fort Hood. He was due to be discharged a few days after his disappearance, the Army said.
Both Morales and Guillén were stationed at Fort Hood Army Base in Killeen, Texas.
Morales, who was also known as Gregory Wedel, was last seen on August 19, 2019, driving his personal vehicle outside of Fort Hood.
He was due to be discharged a few days after his disappearance, the Army said.
Morales joined the Army in June 2015 as a motor transport operator and had been assigned to the 1st Sustainability Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood since November 2016, according to the Army.
A $ 25,000 reward is offered for information about his death.
‘The first team is saddened by the news of the death of PV2 Gregory Morales. His life was taken too soon, and we appreciate his service to our nation, ‘Major General Jeffery Broadwater, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division.
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