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Texas woman sentenced to 30 years for role in death of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
August 14, 2023 9:11PM ET
Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, 20, was killed in 2020.. - U.S. ARMY PHOTO/U.S. ARMY PHOTO/TNS
A Texas woman who admitted she helped mutilate and conceal the body of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. According to the U.S. attorney’s office in Western Texas, Cecily Aguilar received the maximum sentence for her role in the death of the 20-year-old Army specialist, who disappeared from the base in April 2020. Her remains were found that June in a shallow grave near the base. Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas, was renamed Fort Cavazos in May. Aguilar previously pleaded guilty in November to federal charges of of accessory to murder after the fact and t...