The Murder of Vanessa Guillen : Aaron Robinson

This Is Monsters

Jiles

True Crime

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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When Vanessa Guillen went missing from Fort Hood army base, her family knew something was wrong because she had told them that a Sergeant had been sexually harassing her. They were right to worry and the case would raise questions about the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment in the US military.

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0:00.0	On Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020, Myra Gien was worried about her sister after not having been
0:06.9	able to reach her all day. Her younger sister, Vanessa, was the type to be in constant contact with
0:13.1	her family, usually sending text messages on her breaks or after her shift at work.
0:18.6	That day had been different, though. She had not made contact all day,
0:23.0	and the texts from Myra and her mother, Gloria, went unanswered. They had a reason to worry,
0:28.5	though, as Vanessa had been planning to confront the person she said had been sexually harassing her.
0:35.0	It was no coincidence that she was missing, and her family was determined to find her.
0:40.7	This is Monsters.
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1:14.6	They're dark stories from history and if you like this show, you'll probably like that one.
1:19.4	Give it a shot. There are links in the description. Thanks.
1:25.2	Vanessa Gehan was born on September 30th, 1999 in Houston, Texas, the second of six children.
1:32.7	Her parents, Rahalio, and Gloria, had moved to the U.S. from a small farming community in Mexico.
1:39.4	Vanessa was extremely smart, testing into the gifted program at Cesar Chavez High School. There, she took
1:46.1	advanced placement classes and was a star athlete in track and field and on the soccer team.
1:52.1	She was committed to fitness and would describe herself as a gym-holic. Her strong sense of
1:58.1	commitment led her on a path to join the U.S. Army once she graduated from high school.
2:03.4	She spoke of wanting to give back to the country that had offered her family so many opportunities.
2:09.1	It was barely a week after she had received her diploma that Vanessa was on her way to basic training in Fort Jackson and South Carolina.
2:18.8	From there, she went on to Fort Lee, now called Fort Gregg Adams, in Virginia, to learn her specialty in small arms and towed
2:24.8	artillery repair. Those skills would make her an armorer wherever she was eventually stationed.
2:31.8	By the time she was finished with training, she was a private first class,
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