/tags/vanessa-guillen Vanessa Guillén en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:07:47 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-17/mesquite-soldier-killed-near-fort-campbell-was-stabbed-almost-70-times-advocates-want-answers In May, Clarksville, Tennessee police found U.S. Army Private First Class Katia Dueñas Aguilar dead in her home. The Mesquite soldier was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and stationed at Fort Campbell, near Tennessee-Kentucky border. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:07:47 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-17/mesquite-soldier-killed-near-fort-campbell-was-stabbed-almost-70-times-advocates-want-answers Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio /news/2023-08-15/cecily-aguilar-given-maximum-sentence-for-her-role-in-spc-vanessa-guillens-death Aguilar was the girlfriend of suspected killer Army Spc. Aaron Robinson Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-15/cecily-aguilar-given-maximum-sentence-for-her-role-in-spc-vanessa-guillens-death Carson Frame /texas-news/2021-07-13/vanessa-guillen-murder-was-one-of-many-deaths-disappearances-on-military-bases-in-2020 A Vanity Fair writer says the military has struggled to properly respond to the deaths, leaving grieving families feeling frustrated and forgotten. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:00:41 GMT /texas-news/2021-07-13/vanessa-guillen-murder-was-one-of-many-deaths-disappearances-on-military-bases-in-2020 Shelly Brisbin, Kristen Cabrera | Texas Standard, Caroline Covington /news/2021-07-02/a-commission-finds-quite-a-lot-of-tolerance-for-sexual-harassment-in-the-military A new report says commanders need training to learn how to stop what it described as "daily acts of demeaning language and sexual harassment" in the military. Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:00:41 GMT /news/2021-07-02/a-commission-finds-quite-a-lot-of-tolerance-for-sexual-harassment-in-the-military Ayesha Rascoe /news/2021-06-17/a-year-after-vanessa-guillens-death-the-call-to-pass-military-sexual-assault-reform-bill-continues A federal bill was recently reintroduced, proposing sweeping changes to the way the military investigates sexual assault and harassment allegations. Texas lawmakers are urging Congress to make it law. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:00:12 GMT /news/2021-06-17/a-year-after-vanessa-guillens-death-the-call-to-pass-military-sexual-assault-reform-bill-continues Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune /news/2021-05-06/army-to-put-civilian-in-charge-of-fort-hood-criminal-probes-add-staff The Army is putting a civilian in charge of its criminal investigations, adding staff and freeing up more agents to work on cases, in a plan to address widespread failures that surfaced last year after a string of murders and other crimes at Fort Hood, Texas. Thu, 06 May 2021 20:00:10 GMT /news/2021-05-06/army-to-put-civilian-in-charge-of-fort-hood-criminal-probes-add-staff Associated Press /news/2021-04-23/a-year-after-vanessa-guillens-murder-family-and-advocates-say-not-enough-has-changed-in-the-military The Texas woman’s death exposed a pattern of violence and abuse against soldiers at Fort Hood, the U.S. military’s largest active-duty base. It also sparked national outrage over federal officials’ handling of sexual harassment and noncombat deaths. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:00:27 GMT /news/2021-04-23/a-year-after-vanessa-guillens-murder-family-and-advocates-say-not-enough-has-changed-in-the-military Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune /news/2020-10-26/amid-continued-anger-about-vanessa-guillens-death-critics-say-sex-crimes-often-ignored-by-army Following Guillén's killing, the Army launched an independent investigation into the climate of Fort Hood, but critics say the problems are systemic. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:46 GMT /news/2020-10-26/amid-continued-anger-about-vanessa-guillens-death-critics-say-sex-crimes-often-ignored-by-army Jolene Almendarez /2020-10-08/military-justice-reformers-pushing-senate-candidates-to-pledge-to-support-guillen-bill The legislation would remove sexual assault and harassment prosecutions from the military chain of command. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:04:54 GMT /2020-10-08/military-justice-reformers-pushing-senate-candidates-to-pledge-to-support-guillen-bill Bret Jaspers /news/2020-09-16/i-am-vanessa-guillen-act-of-2020-introduced-in-the-u-s-house A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the “I am Vanessa Guillen Act” on Wednesday. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:00:01 GMT /news/2020-09-16/i-am-vanessa-guillen-act-of-2020-introduced-in-the-u-s-house TPR Staff