Vanessa Guillén’s killer escaped under guard’s watch, Army reveals

The 20-year-old’s body was found two months after she went missing from Fort Hood in April 2020, with an initial investigation indicating that serviceman Aaron Robinson was responsible for killing her with the assistance of girlfriend Cecily Aguilar.

Robinson was reportedly able to flee from Fort Hood despite being a suspect, according to a report into the killing.

It found that he was able to run away while under the watch of senior US military figures at the facility and was able to reach Ms Aguilar with a phone while in confinement.

Personnel reported that while in confinement, Robinson phoned his mother and said, “Don’t believe what you hear about me,” and whispered into the phone on another call.

Investigators were watching the pair’s communications in the days before Robinson ran away from the conference room where he was being kept.