FORT HOOD: Vanessa Guillen & Gregory Morales

Military Murder

Mama Margot Productions LLC

History, True Crime

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Significant UPDATES have occurred since the recording of this episode. Please listen here first, then go listen to Ep37 for the update. ----- On April 22, 2020, 20-year old Private First Class Vanessa Guillen was last seen on Fort Hood in a parking lot in front of the building where she worked. Vanessa left behind her car keys (and her car), her room key, and her ID card. Vanessa’s phone has not been found. On August 20, 2019, 23-year old Private Gregory Morales didn’t show up to work, so his Sergeant went looking for him. According to Greg’s wife, he hadn’t returned home the night before. He has not been seen or heard from since August 19, 2019. Vanessa Guillen: DOB: 9/30/1999 (20 years old when she disappeared) Height: 5’2” Weight: 126 lbs Description: Hispanic, Black Hair, Brown Eyes Distinguishing features: Mole on left side of her chin and 3 tattoos on her left arm – (1) flower, (2) cross with a flower, (3) mountain on upper arm. Gregory Scott Wedel-Morales: DOB: 1/19/1996 (23 years old when he disappeared) Height: 5’11” Weight: 140 lbs Description: White, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes Distinguishing features: Tattoo on his left arm (unsure where/what) Army CID is offering a $15,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to either Vanessa or Greg. If you have information about these cases, contact CID at 254-287-2722. Dig in with Margot as she discusses the little information that has been made publicly available about these two missing Fort Hood soldiers. Additional Content: Brief discussion on the May 18, 2020 murder of a Fort Hood Soldier - Private First Class Brandon Scott Rosecrans. He was found murdered on May 18, 2020. If you have any information about this murder, you can contact the Harker Heights police at 254-953-5400 or contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. ----- All sources for this episode can be found here. Join the Fan Club for EXCLUSIVE content and an ad-free listening experience! ----- Read about Military Murder Podcast in the media here. Follow on social: Instagram Twitter Facebook Email: militarymurderpodcast@gmail.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Military murder is an independent project and is not endorsed by the Department of Defense or any military component.
0:06.5	The views expressed are those of the host.
0:09.0	The content of this broadcast is not meant to be legal or medical advice.
0:13.0	Warning, this episode contains graphic details of murder and is not suitable for young listeners.
0:19.5	Let the nurse cry and answer positive.
0:22.0	Welcome back to your crime army. I am your host Margot and this is a true crime podcast where I focus on crimes committed by military members and veterans.
0:36.5	But don't worry, you don't have to know anything about the military to listen. I promise you just have to be a true crime enthusiast and if that's you, welcome home.
0:44.0	True crime army. I usually bring you cases that are open and shut. Here is what happens and here is the person responsible.
0:53.0	But on occasion, I have brought you cases of missing people such as First Lieutenant Noni Dotson who was last seen in 2006 and that was episode 4 and the case of the missing military spouse Bethany Dekker.
1:08.5	She was last seen in 2011 and I covered that case on episode 14.
1:14.0	But today I am bringing you two, yes, two missing people cases and these two cases are recent.
1:21.0	Maybe someone listening to this show will know something and can help find these two soldiers.
1:27.0	Yes, today I am discussing two forthood soldiers that seemingly poof disappeared into thin air in the last year.
1:35.5	One disappearance occurred just a few weeks ago during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1:41.0	So without further delay, let's talk about the disappearance of private first class Vanessa Gayone and private Gregory Scott Weddle Morales.
1:50.0	Now let's dig in.
1:55.0	My sources for these cases include articles on heavy.com, KWTX, NBC News, K-Sent TV, oxygen.com,
2:05.0	the Fort Hood Sentinel, crime online, the statesman, truecrimesociety.com, websluse.com, DPS, task and purpose, and a podcast called Crime Stories with Nancy Grates.
2:19.0	So on April 25th of this year, 2020, I was scrolling through my Instagram, which is something I do almost every day,
2:25.5	and one of the military related pages that I follow had a story about a missing soldier, a 20-year-old soldier named Vanessa Gayone.
2:33.5	Of course, these stories always interest me even before I had a true crime podcast, but something struck me about this particular case.
2:40.5	First, the missing girl looked like she could be related to me.
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