Vanessa Guillén | Ep. 9

On April 22, 2020 a first class army officer went missing from Fortwood military base in Texas. Her body was later discovered dismembered and burned. Outrage and confusion fuelled her family to look for answers and justice. How could a solider go missing from a military base? The case captured attention of celebrities, lawmakers and other public figures, and has drawn particular outrage from women in the military and Latinos The family raised allegations that before she was killed she had been sexually harassed and Activists expressed their anger at the lack of answers and action from the military and called for systematic changes in how the military handles reports of sexual harassment and assault. Her case inspired protests and caught the attention of the president, and led the Army to discipline more than a dozen officials. Tonight we are going to be discussing the case of Vanessa Gullien. www.www.instagram.com/something.dark.podcast