39: "Vanessa Guillen - Remember Her Name"

Shear Crime Podcast

This week, Ame and Kenzie cover the brand new documentary Vanessa Guillen: Remember Her Name. Vanessa was a 20-year-old United States Army soldier who was brutally murdered inside Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas on April 22, 2020. After having been missing for over 2 months (with little help from the military) her family, friends, and the community take charge and lead a search that would ultimately end in her remains being found in a horrific method of disposal. But it wasn't long after her disappearance that a lone suspect was identified and put on 24/7 watch. Specialist Aaron Robinson knew he was cornered the moment her body was discovered and he fled the base with authorities on his tail, which ended in him taking his own life. Any answers we would have had died that day along with Robinson. Vanessa's family would go on to demand change in the military and how situations of sexual harassment and assault are handled by the government we entrust our soldier's lives with. The bright light in this story shines upon an immigrant family who fought hard and has since forced the spotlight on these issues within our United States Military.