Cecily Aguilar receives maximum sentence for Vanessa Guillén’s murder
Cecily Aguilar was sentenced to 30 years in prison for her role in the murder of Vanessa Guillén. (Bell County Jail)
Although Vanessa Guillén was murdered by Specialist Aaron Robinson and Cecily Aguilar, only Aguilar was arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced. Robinson committed suicide in the aftermath of the murder when Guillén’s remains were found. The maximum sentence means that Aguilar will spend 30 years in prison for her role in the murder. This murder was described as gruesome, and helped began a movement focusing on sexual harassment reporting within the military.
From Fox News:
A Texas woman whose boyfriend shot and killed himself while police pursued him following Army soldier Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance from a military base was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for her role in the gruesome murder that prompted a movement in how sexual harassment is reported in the military.
Cecily Aguilar was the only suspect arrested for the death of Guillén, who was killed at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas.
Aguilar was 24 years old when she pleaded guilty in November to one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of making a false statement. The sentence came after hours of testimony from attorneys, experts and Guillén’s family.
It was the maximum punishment Aguilar could receive, Jaime Esparza, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, said.
“Our hope is that today’s sentence brings a sense of relief and justice to the Guillén family, who have endured such pain throughout these past few years,” Esparza said.
“You received Justice today,” Guillén’s sister, Mayra, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Rest easy sister. Today was such a hard day, I learned so many details regarding your death after the fact of it’s been 3 YEARS. My heart hurts.”
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