Since the release of the Netflix documentary, I Am Vanessa Guillen, people have been willing to know Vanessa Guillen’s Killer and what was the actual story behind her murder. 

A Netflix documentary, I Am Vanessa Guillen, is based on the real-life events surrounding the s*xual assault and death of 20-year-old US military expert Vanessa Guillen. 

The documentary’s directors and producers are Christy Wegener, Isabel Castro, Lindsey Cordero, and Armando Croda.

The documentary looks at the army’s shortcomings in s*xual harassment investigations in general and its shortcomings in particular in the inquiry into Guillén’s death.

The documentary also explores how Guillén’s family’s pressure accelerated the investigation and changed how the military handles s*xual harassment. 

I Am Vanessa Guillén, a unique feature-length documentary, debuted on Netflix on Thursday, November 17.

Let’s read more about it. 

The Investigation

After Guillén had been gone for more than two months, a thorough investigation was conducted to try to locate her. 

Some of Guillén’s severed remains were discovered buried by the Leon River on June 30. Aaron David Robinson was suspected of Vanessa Guillén’s killer.

Authorities detained Cecily Aguilar, a local woman they later determined to be Robinson’s girlfriend, and she is suspected of helping him bury and dismember Guillén’s body. 

Aaron David Robinson, The Suspect

One of the suspects in the death of Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old US army member, was Aaron David Robinson. 

Robinson, an Illinois native who joined the US army in October 2017 and held the rank of E4 Specialist, was also a sergeant.

Robison is thought to have killed Guillén by beating her in April 2020, then dismembered her body and buried the pieces.

Cecily Aguilar, his alleged lover, is charged with participating in the murder’s cover-up.

Later, Aguilar said Robinson told her that he had killed Guillén by hammering him to death. She stated that Guillén allegedly did this after spotting an image of Aguilar on Robinson’s lock screen.

Robison apparently feared repercussions for breaking the military’s fraternization laws if Guillén revealed his relationship with Aguilar, who was married but estranged from another enlisted member.

He might have been fired and imprisoned for up to two years as the harshest punishment if he had violated the guidelines.

Aguilar was charged on July 2, 2020, with one federal count of conspiring to tamper with evidence. 

A federal grand jury returned an eleven-count indictment against her on July 13, 2021.

Aguilar was charged with the crime on 11 counts, including destroying evidence. Her trial is set for January 2023; if convicted, she may spend up to 20 years behind bars.

Aaron David Robinson Killed Himself

After discovering that Guillén’s remains had been found, Robinson, who had been detained at his Fort Hood unit, broke free and was chased by law enforcement. 

Police tried to arrest Robinson in the early hours of July 1, but he shot himself to death with a revolver before they could.

Guillén’s mother said she had been informed by Robinson’s death witnesses that there had been two gunshots. 

She thinks that police killed Robinson in an effort to cover up the crime.

Robinson was never convicted for Guillén’s murder or given a punishment because he committed suicide.