Crime Fort Hood Military base killings 2020

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The family of a missing Fort Hood, Texas, soldier named Vanessa Guillen is pleading for help after one month with no answers. The 20-year-old US Army soldier's mom, Gloria Guillen, is pleading for the public to help her find her missing daughter, who has not been seen since April, when she was working at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.

Vanessa's family is urging the public to sign petitions, speak out, and join their search parties, and they are concerned about the soldier's well-being after her mom says her daughter claimed she was being sexually harassed inside the military base by a sergeant. She also said someone from inside the base told her that her daughter had been "kidnapped." Tom Rheinlander, the spokesperson for Fort Hood, released a statement about Vanessa's disappearance and said the Army is doing its own investigation and search by sending 500 soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to search for her on foot in and around the area.

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Vanessa was last seen on April 22.
It's been more than a month since Vanessa was seen or heard from. The Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that an investigation done by Fort Hood officials and an Army Criminal Investigation Command, known as CID, revealed that the 20-year-old was last seen at 1 p.m. on April 22 in the parking lot of the Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters for the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at the base. Vanessa's car keys, the keys to her room, her identification card, and wallet were later found in the armory room where she was working earlier that day.

Her mom shared the details of the phone call she had with her daughter.
Her mom tearfully shared the story of a phone call she said she had with her daughter prior to her disappearance in which Vanessa claimed she was being harassed by one of the sergeants at the military base. Her mom told her to report him. "Mom, others have reported him but they don't believe them," the mom claims her daughter said, and then asked her not to get involved for fear that she would be retaliated against.

The mom shared a conversation she had with a sergeant about her daughter's disappearance. "A sergeant talked to me anonymously, and I can't say his name because he said 'If you say it, they'll kill me.' He said, 'They kidnapped your daughter inside. And the corruption is horrible and there's tunnels.'" She is asking for this situation to be investigated and is looking for a lawyer to help their case.


The family and members of the community have taken matters into their own hands and have launched their own search parties. More than 60 family members and friends came together at Miller Springs Park in Temple, Texas, to search for her on May 30. "I am hoping we can cross a big area off the map. It's a huge area we need to search," Vanessa's older sister, Mayra Guillen, told 6News at the gathering. "I feel that she is still with all of us, and that hopefully someone confesses," the sister said. "Or we can somehow find her ourselves before the authorities because its been over a month we need to keep pushing."
She added, "We aren't going to stay quiet. For as long as this goes on we are going to keep it going."
 
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mindlessobserver dijo:
Wearing Captains bars. They didn't just outrank the drill sergeants, they outranked the company commander himself most likely. Don't know if that was a fuck up or an actual deliberate statement to let the Drill Sergeants know they were being watched.
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That's a pretty straight forward CID investigation, that's how I've known CID to handle business.
 
Arm Pit Cream dijo:
If you report rape in the military you deserve to be murdered? What the fuck lol
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That sounds like some hardcore cope. Probably was too afraid for her career to report it when it happened to her, so she feels the need to justify her inaction by tearing down someone who stood up for themselves.

Also, are armory rooms not usually jacked to the tits in cameras? You'd think the place where they store weapons would have some surveillance.
 
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Bill The Fucker dijo:
That sounds like some hardcore cope. Probably was too afraid for her career to report it when it happened to her, so she feels the need to justify her inaction by tearing down someone who stood up for themselves.
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Any report you make cannot be made anonymously. If anyone goes to IG and files a report on their command, IG will always include it was you who filed the report before any action even begins. So that could be absolutely true.

I don't get how someone from a different unit made it into the armory to beat her with a hammer then move the body without anyone noticing. No one saw the bloody mess in the armory?
 
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Really putting the hood back in Ft. Hood.
Xarpho dijo:
It's not a desert, but the vast majority of Fort Hood is basically Central Texas ranchland, which in the dry season can look like a bombed-out wasteland, and even in the wetter seasons, it's rock, scrubby evergreens, cactus, and high grass. (EDIT: The picture below is not Fort Hood, but it's generally the landscape around it).

It's very beautiful to go hiking in (especially in the wildflower season), but if you get lost in it (as a total, Fort Hood is 300 square miles, and most of that is basically unused), you're fucked.

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Texas EquuSearch does God's work.

I've fucked around in this sort of terrain enough to know that it can be a downright hellscape if you wander off the beaten path in the sun-blasted, cactus-pocked juniper/oak hill country unprepared.
 
Army launches civilian review of Fort Hood following Vanessa Guillen's killing
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(Her boyfriend praying at a memorial)
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Army launches civilian review of Fort Hood following Vanessa Guillen's killing

The US Army is assembling a panel of four civilian consultants to review the "command climate and culture" at Fort Hood in Texas, in the wake of the killing of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced Friday.
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The US Army is assembling a panel of four civilian consultants to review the "command climate and culture" at Fort Hood in Texas, in the wake of the killing of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced Friday.

McCarthy announced the investigation following a meeting Friday with US Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Texas, who had demanded an independent investigation into Fort Hood's handling of the murder of Guillen, one of Garcia's constituents.

Other reviews are underway, but this one takes the matter outside of Army hands by bringing in outside consultants. The consultants' names have not yet been made public. They are expected to spend five to 10 days on the base.

It's not clear what the consultants could do regarding talking to civilians off base. While on base, they are expected to review previous command climate surveys, inspector general reports, criminal military justice reports and the sexual harassment and sexual assault response programs at Fort Hood.

Guillen, 20, was last seen in the parking lot of her barracks at Fort Hood on April 22, according to the US Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID). Her remains were found June 30, according to her family's attorney, Natalie Khawam.

Guillen was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in the armory room where she worked. Her body was transported from the military installation by her killer, Khawam said, citing details the family learned during a meeting with Army investigators.

Spc. Aaron Robinson, a 20-year-old soldier suspected in the disappearance of Guillen, killed himself after police confronted him in Killeen, Texas, authorities said July 1. Texas Rangers arrested another civilian suspect in connection with the case, according to CID.

Guillen was a small-arms repairer assigned to Support Troop, Engineer Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment. A private first class when she disappeared, she was promoted to specialist effective July 1, based on time in service, according to Fort Hood.

Robinson was a combat engineer assigned to A Troop, Engineer Squadron.

At a news conference, Garcia said it would be up to Defense Secretary Mark Esper "to make that decision and to make sure that the Department of Defense does its job, and does a full independent investigation."

"The purpose of this independent review is to determine whether the command climate and culture at Fort Hood and the surrounding military community reflects the Army's values including respect, inclusiveness and workplaces free from sexual harassment, and the commitment to diversity," according to a statement from the Army.

Multiple reviews or investigations into Fort Hood now underway.

CID and civilian law enforcement are investigating Guillen's death.

Fort Hood is conducting an investigation in whether Guillen was sexually harassed.

And an Army Inspector General investigation is assessing whether the climate fostered by Fort Hood commanders is supportive of reporting incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley were questioned about Guillen's death during a congressional hearing on Thursday. Milley raised concerns that warning signs of serious trouble may have been missed.

"I suspect, although I don't know, that there were probably some missed signals and one of the key lessons that we've learned in other situations is when we do get early warning, it's to take action and take action swiftly and appropriately," he said.
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Vanessa Guillén may have faced harassment before her disappearance and death, Army says
Army investigators said Friday that Army Spec. Vanessa Guillén, the soldier who was missing for more than two months before her remains were discovered in late June, could have faced some harassment some time before she was killed.

Guillén’s family say she confided in them that she faced sexual harassment before her disappearance on April 22 from Fort Hood in Texas, an allegation the Army said it has not substantiated. But investigators said on a call with reporters that she faced “potentially some harassment, not of a sexual nature.”
That potential harassment did not come from people of interest in the investigation, they said, or Spec. Aaron Robinson, the soldier they say killed Guillén before fatally shooting himself on July 1 in a confrontation with police. Officials did not say if that potential harassment was sexual or racial in nature

Robinson became a “party of concern” April 28, six days after Guillén’s disappearance, according to investigators, and they were finalizing evidence of probable cause before Robinson left Fort Hood. “We don’t know the circumstances of his departure,” Undersecretary of the Army James E. McPherson told reporters on Friday.
Don Christensen, a former chief prosecutor for the Air Force, said an officer in Robinson’s chain of command could have held Robinson until the process was finalized, if they were alerted.
“They had no sense of urgency from the very beginning. Robinson early on was the most obvious suspect,” said Christensen, the president of Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group focused on sexual harassment and assault in the military.

Guillén, 20, was bludgeoned to death at Fort Hood, near where she was last seen, investigators said. Guillén and Robinson each worked in arms rooms in nearby buildings, and investigators learned early on that Robinson was among the last witnesses to see her alive, he said.

Her disappearance, and her family’s allegations that she was sexually harassed, drew attention from activists, lawmakers, celebrities and other soldiers. Guillén felt she could not surface her allegations within her chain of command, her family said.
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Friday he has directed an independent review of the command climate at Fort Hood in response to the killing.

Investigators defended what they described as a thorough investigation into Guillén’s disappearance and death amid questions from the family on whether the Army moved with enough urgency through more than two months of leads, when developments sometimes took weeks to unfold.

More than 50 law enforcement agents conducted hundreds of interviews and searched dozens of cars and phones, according to an Army official.

Investigators used cellphone data to track Robinson’s phone to a point near the Leon River east of Fort Hood, they said. On June 21, a burned-out section of ground and scorched trees were discovered, along with a smell of decomposition, an FBI agent wrote in a criminal complaint.
Agents and cadaver dogs did not find a body until nine days later when fence-builders nearby looked around after smelling the odor, investigators said. Her remains were discovered three feet from the burn site, said Tim Miller, director and founder of Texas EquuSearch, a nonprofit organization that assists in searches and helped on the Guillén case.

Agents unwittingly stood on top of her remains in their earlier search, Miller said.
Witnesses told investigators in May that they saw Robinson struggle with a large plastic box on the day of Guillén’s disappearance. Burned remains of a plastic box were found at the site, an investigator said, but he said it seemed of no value at the time.

Robinson’s alleged accomplice, the estranged wife of a former Fort Hood soldier, Cecily Aguilar, told investigators she arrived at the spot near the river to find Guillén’s body in the box before they dismembered, attempted to burn and buried her remains encased in concrete. Aguilar was arrested and charged with evidence tampering, authorities said.

After Guillén’s remains were discovered, Robinson “absconded” from his Fort Hood barracks, where he was on lockdown, the FBI said. An official said noncommissioned officers in the unit had “oversight” of Robinson but declined to address how or why Robinson was able to leave, or the nature of the lockdown.
Typically, soldiers are posted at all times at barracks entrances to monitor who comes and goes. Family attorney Natalie Khawam said she was told by investigators the lockdown was related to coronavirus restrictions.

It is not clear how many senior leaders were present.
Robinson fatally shot himself in Killeen outside Fort Hood after he was confronted by police in the early hours of July 1, the Army has said.

The Guillén family criticized the investigation’s progress, pointing to weeks of gaps before breakthroughs and perceived delays. They have called for congressional inquiries into Guillén’s chain of command and the handling of the investigation.
Guillén’s death also sparked calls by lawmakers to hold independent investigations and make changes in sexual harassment and assault policies in the military. Khawam said she will reveal proposed legislation on July 30 on Capitol Hill in Washington, timed ahead of a protest.
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Bodies keep pilling up but mainstream publications are starting to really run with this story, very weird stuff going on
Third Fort Hood soldier found dead near Texas Army base within past month
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Another soldier has been found dead near Fort Hood, the third body of a soldier to be discovered near the U.S. Army base in Texas within the past month.

Pvt. Mejhor Morta, 26, was found unresponsive July 17 in the vicinity of Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Fort Hood officials said on Tuesday. Stillhouse Hollow Lake is a reservoir located in Bell County and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth District.

Officials have not said whether the death is considered suspicious. The Bell County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident.


“The Black Knight family is truly heartbroken by the tragic loss of Private Mejhor Morta,” said Lt. Col. Neil Armstrong, commander of 1st Brigade 5th Cavalry. Regiment. “I would like to send my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.”

Morta, of Pensacola, Fla., entered the Army in September 2019 as a Bradley Fighting Vehicle mechanic. Since May 2020, he had been assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, according to a statement released by the Fort Hood Press Center. His awards and decorations include the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

On June 19, officials discovered skeletal remains in a field in Killeen, just over 10 miles from Stillhouse Hollow Lake, which were identified two days later as the remains of 24-year-old Fort Hood soldier Gregory Wedel-Morales.

U.S. Army officials have said they suspect foul play in the death of Wedel-Morales, who had been missing since last August. Even though Wedel-Morales was scheduled to be discharged from the Army within days of his disappearance, his unit had declared him AWOL and then a deserter.

Wedel-Morales’ was reinstated to active duty after the Killeen Police Department, which serves the town adjacent to Fort Hood, found new evidence suggesting he died before he was “dropped from rolls.” That meant he could be buried with military honors in his home state of Oklahoma.

A $25,000 reward is being offered for information about his case.

On June 30, U.S. Army officials found more human remains, which were later identified as 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, near the Leon River in Bell County, about 20 miles east of Fort Hood. She had been missing since April.

There is no indication that the deaths of Morales and Guillen are connected, but both their families argue Fort Hood officials did not investigate the disappearances with enough empathy or urgency.

Members of Congress joined advocates for women Tuesday to continue the call for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment following the death of Guillen, whom investigators believe was bludgeoned to death and dismembered by a fellow soldier stationed at the same base.
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Lawmakers call for military changes after soldier’s death
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Members of Congress joined advocates for women Tuesday to continue the call for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment following the death of a soldier investigators believe was killed and dismembered by someone stationed at the same Texas base.

Three congresswomen joined about a dozen other women on Capitol Hill to demand systemic shifts in military culture. Many held signs bearing the name Spc. Vanessa Guillen, whose remains were found earlier this month following her disappearance in April from Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas. Some signs held at a press conference calling for action included the Mexican flag and the hashtag #NiUnaMas, meaning “not one more woman dead,” a rallying cry in Mexico against the murder of women.
Guillen’s family has said she was sexually harassed by the fellow solider suspected of killing her, but the Army has said there is no evidence of that.

“(Vanessa) felt so unsafe that going to them to make any kind of report that she shared with her family and her friends, any kind of report, she knew that she may receive harassment or retaliation,” Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, said during a news conference.
Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., said that at least one in four women veterans has been sexually harassed or assaulted, noting that the numbers could be higher.
“That is far, far too many, but I have to say that this statistic alone, it is staggering. It horrifies me,” Brownley said. “And it is a very deep scar in our military’s history that needs to change, and it needs to change now.”
Guillen’s body was found in Bell County, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Fort Hood. Investigators say the 20-year-old was bludgeoned to death.

A criminal complaint released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas identified the soldier suspected in Guillen’s slaying as Aaron David Robinson, of Calumet City, Illinois. Authorities said Robinson, 20, pulled a gun and shot himself as police were trying to make contact with him during the investigation on July 1.

Cecily Aguilar, a 22-year-old civilian from Killeen, Texas, near Fort Hood, has been arrested in connection to Guillen’s death. She is facing three counts of conspiracy to tamper with evidence. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Robinson enlisted Aguilar to help him dispose of Guillen’s body, according to the complaint.

The Army CID and the League of United Latin American Citizens offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guillen’s whereabouts.
Army officials recently announced that it will begin a review of the command climate at Fort Hood following calls by members of Congress and community activists.
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Cpl. Long Dong Silver dijo:
Why is the beaner flag on that mural for an American soldier?
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Fort Hood is pretty southern she probably has family in Mexico, seems like the most petty of concerns to bring up in the case.
 
6 dead now(including Vanessa's friend who died in a mysterious car accident), ridiculous. Same lake too, what's going on? I get fort hood is big but not normal for so many people to die in a short time
Fort Hood soldier from Queens found dead near lake marks fifth service member to die near military base this year
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Fort Hood soldier from Queens found dead near lake marks fifth service member to die near military base this year

The body of Spc. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas, 24, of Woodside, Queens, was recovered after a boating incident Aug. 2. on Stillhouse Hollow Lake, officials said on Tuesday.
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The body of a soldier stationed at Fort Hood was pulled out of a lake near the military base this week, making him the fifth U.S. Army service member there to die this year.
The body of Spc. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas, 24, of Woodside, Queens, was recovered after a boating incident Aug. 2. on Stillhouse Hollow Lake, officials said on Tuesday.

“The Black Knight family is heartbroken by the loss of Specialist Francisco Hernandezvargas. Our hearts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time,” said Lt. Col. Neil Armstrong. “Specialist Hernandezvargas served his country honorably both stateside while at Fort Hood and abroad in Korea and Romania and this tragic loss is felt by every member within our formation.”

The decorated soldier was found just weeks after Pvt. Mejhor Morta drowned at the same lake on July 17, which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth District.

On May 18, Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Brandon Rosecrans, 27, was found shot to death beside to his burned Jeep.

A month later, officials discovered the remains missing Fort Hood Pvt. Gregory Morales, 24. His bones were found about 10 miles from Stillhouse Hollow Lake, according to ABC affiliate KTRK in Texas. Officials said they suspected foul play.
Officials uncovered more human remains weeks later that were identified as missing 20-year-old soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen about 20 miles east of Fort Hood, who disappeared in April.
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maybe they walked in on some army-drug cartel shit. the SEALS were out killing green berets and rangers when they stumbled upon their embezzelment, drug smuggling operations.
 
Alright, what the fuck is going on here? Gonna have to break out the white board and have to make a days since last murdered notification.
 
Uh yea this is 110% glownigger shit confirmed
Two Fort Hood soldiers among nine arrested in child prostitution sting
KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen Police Department Special Victim’s Unit, along with the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program, concluded a two-day prostitution sting on Saturday during which they arrested nine suspects, two of whom are Fort hood soldiers, according to the Killeen PD.

The goal of this effort was to find and arrest those who were willing to make overt efforts to pay minors to engage in sexual acts. During this operation, suspects contacted officers through various social media platforms and made agreements for sexual acts with girls they believed were 15 or 16-years-old. These agreements were for fees that included money, drugs and/or alcohol, according to Killeen PD.



The suspects were arrested without incident and the operation concluded with seven felony charges for second degree prostitution of a minor, two misdemeanor prostitution charges, and two guns were confiscated.

Although no children were involved in this operation, there are resources for victims of child sex trafficking. Aware Central Texas is one organization in Bell County that can help.

For more information on how to get help click here.


Those arrested are listed below:

  • Anthony Xavier Antwon, 25, of Fort Hood, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Javier Perez, 40, of Austin, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Brian Harley Flynn, 21, of Temple, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Brandon Anthony Lee, 25, of Killeen, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Dustin Edward Johnson, 42, of Lott, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Timmy Jones Jr., 30, of Fort Hood, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Shaun Paul Moore, 39, of Kempner, Felony Prostitution under 18
  • Rakeem Jamal Nelson, 28, of Killeen, Class A Prostitution
  • Pierre Jean, 32, of Killeen, Class A Prostitution
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Arm Pit Cream dijo:
6 dead now(including Vanessa's friend who died in a mysterious car accident), ridiculous. Same lake too, what's going on? I get fort hood is big but not normal for so many people to die in a short time
Fort Hood soldier from Queens found dead near lake marks fifth service member to die near military base this year
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Fort Hood soldier from Queens found dead near lake marks fifth service member to die near military base this year

The body of Spc. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas, 24, of Woodside, Queens, was recovered after a boating incident Aug. 2. on Stillhouse Hollow Lake, officials said on Tuesday.
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Following up from this
Texas Man Charged with Murder of Fort Hood Soldier Found Dead on Side of Road 3 Months Ago
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Texas Man Charged with Murder of Fort Hood Soldier Found Dead on Side of Road 3 Months Ago

Pfc. Brandon Rosecrans' murder is one of several deaths involving Fort Hood soldiers this year
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A Texas man has been charged with the murder of a Fort Hood soldier who was found fatally shot on the side of a road in May.

Brandon Michael Olivares, 28, is accused of killing 27-year-old Pfc. Brandon Scott Rosecrans, a quartermaster and chemical equipment repairer who had been assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since November 2018.

Police said Olivares and Rosecrans, a National Defense Service Medal recipient, were traveling together in Rosecrans’ Jeep Renegade before he was shot. His body was discovered at 10:16 a.m. on May 18 on a secluded road in Harker Heights.

Rosecrans’ Jeep was found about four miles away, engulfed in flames, 11 minutes later.

It is unclear how the two knew each other or the possible motive behind the murder.

“This is not over,” Rosecrans’ father Thomas Berg told the Statesman. “It is a victory, but at the same time this is just a piece of news until we can put this all together.”

Rosecrans’ murder is one of several deaths involving Fort Hood soldiers this year.

In late June, the partial remains of missing 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen were discovered in a shallow grave near the Leon River in rural Bell County. Guillen’s suspected killer, Spc. Aaron David Robinson, 20, died by suicide as police closed in on him.

Earlier that month, the remains of Pvt. 2nd Class Gregory Wedel-Morales, who was missing for 10 months, were discovered in a field in Killeen. Police suspect foul play, KTRK reports.

According to the Harker Police Department, an arrest warrant was issued for Olivares, who was already in custody on unrelated charges, on Aug. 5. PEOPLE was unable to confirm whether he has an attorney.

He is being held on $1 million bail.
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