Episode 37: UPDATE to Episode 31 – Vanessa Guillen & Gregory Morales
This is an update to Episode 31 (have you listened to it yet?). In Episode 31, Margot discusses the disappearance of Vanessa Guillen and Gregory Morales – two Fort Hood soldiers – whose disappearances do not appear to be related. In this episode (Episode 37) – Margot provides a significant update on BOTH cases. The updates in this episode are discussed in chronological order.
But just to recap – the remains of Gregory Morales were discovered in a shallow grave on Friday, June 19, 2020 in a park in Killeen, Texas.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, authorities discovered partial human remains and a firepit near the Leon River, 26 miles from Fort Hood. The partial remains have not yet been positively identified. However, it is believed to be the remains of Vanessa Guillen. One suspect (Specialist Aaron Robinson) killed himself during the early morning hours of July 1st, when authorities closed in on him. Another suspect (Cecily Aguilar) was arrested and is pending charges in federal court on conspiracy to assist in destroying evidence.
This episode contains a public outcry by the Fort Hood Deputy Commander, as well as a portions of the July 2nd press conference held by Army CID.
Dig in with Margot as she discusses the new information that has come to light in the last 6 weeks since she covered the original disappearances.
Vanessa Guillen
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Gregory Wedel-Morales
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Episode 37 Resources:
Vanessa Guillen Update
- https://media.telemundohouston.com/2019/09/CECILY-AGUILAR-CRIMINAL-COMPLAINT-1.pdf (Cecily Aguilar Criminal Complaint)
- https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/cecily-aguilar/
- https://forthoodpresscenter.com/3rd-cavalry-regiment-continues-to-aggressively-search-for-pfc-vanessa-guillen
- https://forthoodpresscenter.com/update-missing-soldier-positively-identified-reward-available/
- https://forthoodpresscenter.com/3rd-cavalry-regiment-commander-initiates-an-investigation-into-sexual-harassment-allegations-concerning-pfc-vanessa-guillen/
- https://forthoodpresscenter.com/https-forthoodpresscenter-com-update-2-spanish-fort-hood-officials-provide-update-on-search-efforts-in-locating-missing-soldier-pfc-vanessa-guillen/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3CuMfiYFvY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWyXf6FH0Es
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c6t4i1YrGg
- https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/fort-hood-cid-texas-rangers-conducting-search-operation-near-leon-river/500-a16c1ba4-f8aa-4135-9360-b5dded0ab4ef
- https://www.kcentv.com/video/news/director-of-texas-equusearch-tim-miller-speaks-on-search-for-vanessa-guillen/500-f926a94f-7055-4ce5-b655-e29e9d5c98b1
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oabQPe67ja4
- https://deaddeath.com/krysta-martinez-death-dies-in-a-tragic-car-accident/
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/krysta039s-funeral-expenses?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3RGsZurpjtg-ooGMjKPBg2oIqq2MPPMpel6CqQpAWDDwS-LUrYa2YEUg4
- https://lailasnews.com/international/krysta-martinez-accident-obituary-krysta-martinez-death-what-happened/
- https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/02/missing-fort-hood-soldier-was-killed-in-armory-then-hacked-to-pieces-familys-attorney-says/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Socialflow+ARM&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3yvKLp4zzADKhaonyaz2u9goDAZUM1ileUAnCgx3Hg8hWrPNhyD0xZAPI&fbclid=IwAR2MWBtLqFbm5aP9GnipZgbYPDtBwxPGPBvK7MDMf7zk-AC8g1fFHOKDk-k
- https://www.kwtx.com/2020/07/01/killeen-police-investigating-shooting-suspect-dies/
- https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/07/02/breaking-fort-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen-bludgeoned-dead-with-hammer-in-armory-room-family-lawyer-says-exclusive/
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_EquuSearch
- https://www.texasequusearch.org/thirty-two-years-ago-today-still-no-justice-for-laura-miller/
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgntv.com/news/suspect-in-fort-hood-disappearance-of-vanessa-guillen-is-identified/amp/
- https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/07/01/army-increases-reward-25k-death-of-fort-bragg-paratrooper.html
- https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/07/01/another-arrest-made-in-case-of-fort-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen-report/
- https://forthoodpresscenter.com/pfc-vanessa-guillen-investigation-update/
- https://forthoodpresscenter.com/fort-hood-senior-commander-hosts-press-conference-july-2-on-spc-vanessa-guillen-case/ (she was promoted due to time in service)
- https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/bell-county/one-suspect-dead-two-others-arrested-in-connection-to-disappearance-of-pfc-vanessa-guillen (Info about Robinson’s suicide
- https://www.fox7austin.com/news/family-believes-remains-of-missing-ft-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen-have-been-found (Snippets of 1 July Family Press Conference in DC)
- https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/07/01/vanessa-guillen-perps-mix-and-pour-wet-cement-on-fort-hood-soldiers-body-to-hide-her-exclusive/
- https://www.fox26houston.com/news/partial-human-remains-found-close-to-leon-river-during-search-for-vanessa-guillen (Tim Miller discusses the human remains near Leon River only 3 feet from items found a week earlier)
- https://news.yahoo.com/vanessa-guillen-search-video-154500090.html (snippet of Texas Equusearch searching Leon River weekend of Jun 26th)
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/national/foul-play-suspected-in-case-of-missing-fort-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen/2020/06/26/e2fc4e9e-b659-11ea-a8da-693df3d7674a_story.html%3foutputType=amp
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8472245/amp/Human-remains-search-missing-soldier.html (attorney Khawan makes shower and vulgar language comment)
- https://www.kcbd.com/2020/06/26/items-found-river-could-be-linked-missing-fort-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen/ (Items found near Leon River – 26 Jun 20)
- https://home.army.mil/hood/index.php/find-vanessa-guillen (Army’s FAQ – 1 Jul 20 – after Robinson killed himself)
- https://abc13.com/vanessa-guillen-gregory-wedel-morales-soldiers-remains-found-missing-person/6275952/
- https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/ft-hood-deputy-commander-pleads-for-help-in-finding-pfc-vanessa-guillen/
- https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ktxs.com/amp/news/local/reward-to-find-missing-soldier-vanessa-guillen-raised-to-55000
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace:
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fort-hood-soldier-missing-help-us-find-vanessa-guillen/id1193068130?i=1000473092526 (April 29)
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fort-hood-soldier-missing-foul-play-suspected-help/id1193068130?i=1000479445959 (June 24)
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exclusive-20-y-o-pfc-vanessa-guillen-body-found-in/id1193068130?i=1000480949496 (July 1)
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exclusive-killers-married-girlfriend-hacks-vanessa/id1193068130?i=1000481901990 (July 2)
Gregory Morales Update
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kcentv.com/amp/article/news/local/mother-of-gregory-morales-pushing-for-change-in-deserter-status/500-5a7e1b05-d1d7-4a15-a833-8158e1aabb84
- https://www.kwtx.com/2020/06/19/skeletal-remains-discovered-in-field-near-local-residential-neighborhood/
- https://abc13.com/6258464/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
- https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/bell-county/authorities-discover-body-in-field-after-tip-given-to-fort-hood-cid