Show Notes
Private First Class Vanessa Guillén shows up for work one morning at the Fort Hood Army base and disappears without a trace. When she stops responding to text messages, her tight-knit family in Houston immediately sounds the alarm. Who was Vanessa Guillen? How did this strong 20-year-old soldier suddenly go missing on a military base? And why does she inspire an international movement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Human remains are found in a field near Fort Hood. Are they Vanessa’s? Plus: late-night phone calls lead investigators to question another soldier’s alibi.