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On the anniversary of Vanessa Guillen's death last week, her family focused on fighting for legislation to protect soldiers from sexual misconduct.

"She is my hero," Vanessa Guillén's fiancé Juan Cruz tells PEOPLE. "Because of her, a lot of people are speaking up"

A Killeen woman facing federal charges related to the homicide of a Fort Hood soldier is asking a federal judge to throw out the three-count indictment against her. Cecily Aguilar, 22, has been held without bond in the McLennan County Jail since her arrest in July of 2020. Aguilar is accused of helping her boyfriend dispose of Vanessa Guillen’s body after he had killed her with a hammer on April 22, 2020, according to a criminal complaint. Aguilar has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence and two substantive counts of tampering with evidence. If convicted,...

HOUSTON — Gloria Guillen's eyes filled with sadness and tears as she described how her late daughter, 20-year-old Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, was her mirror image, the resemblance stretching far beyond looks into personality and character.  Thursday was the first anniversary of her daughter's slaying at Fort Hood, a death that — through the family's activism — sparked a reckoning at the post over flawed leadership and a long-standing toxic culture that allowed violence, sexual abuse and misconduct to thrive. The anniversary, which came with a week of tributes from military leaders an...

The local League of United Latin American Citizens put on the candlelight vigil around 6 p.m. Thursday. AnaLuisa Tapia, director of District 17 for the League of United Latin American Citizens, spoke during the vigil along with several other guest speakers, including Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra. “We are here today to honor the life of our soldier, our own Vanessa Guillen,” Tapia said to the crowd before opening the celebration in prayer. Segarra spoke with a heavy heart on the impact of Guillen and how the city and its residents will continue to remember her and honor her. “We a...