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Welcome back to your crime army. I am your host Margo and this is a true crime podcast where I focus on crimes committed by military members and veterans.

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.

Today I have a jam-packed episode for you that's a little different than my other episodes.

And I am pumped because today I will be having an open conversation with a very special guest.

Someone whose military career can only be admired and whose civilian career has been aimed at fighting for victims of foul play in the military.

A year ago this week, a military soldier by the name of Vanessa Guillen was beat popping along on Fort Hood, living her life, counting down the days until she could say, Sionara Army.

You see, she had signed up for the army against her mom's advice and here she was sitting in her dorm room wishing she had just taken her mom's advice to her.

Well, what Vanessa didn't know then was that she would soon become the most talked about soldier in the world.

On April 22, 2020, Vanessa Guillen went to work in the arms room. She was wearing civilian clothes, apparently.

She was only there to do someone a favor when poof, she vanished.

For the next 70 days, her sister's mother, family, and friends would go up against a Goliath, the United States Army.

And if Goliath laughed when he saw a small, meek-looking Latino family that hardly spoke English, well, Goliath soon would realize who was boss.

As they had to explain their actions, lack of actions, and poor excuse of an investigation, as the world watched Fort Hood leadership shall uncle, uncle, uncle.

Join me today as together with my special guest, retired Air Force drag, and current president of Protector Defenders, Colonel Don Christensen, remember Vanessa Guillen, and the legacy her family is hoping to see through fruition with the IAM Vanessa Guillen bill.

Now, let's dig in.

Vanessa's case is one of those cases that pulled at my heartstrings when I first saw her family with maybe one or two supporters standing outside of the gates of Fort Hood.

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