THE death of US Army soldier Venessa Guillen sparked national outrage after her family claimed the military ignored her pleas for help.
The Guillen family have now lifted the lid on the "evil and corruption" she faced while at the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas in an upcoming Netflix series.
Who is Lupe Guillén?
Houston native Lupe Guillen hit the headlines in 2021 when she spoke out about her sister's ordeal in a speech inside the Capitol.
The youngest of the three Guillen sisters, Lupe said that she wanted to continue to bring attention to Venessa's case rather than stay private.
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"I wish every family member out there will fight the same fight that we are today because in two days, in two days, it's one year," Lupe said.
"My frustration, my anger is the same because it's not fair my sister was murdered the way she was.
"She had to be murdered for everyone to realized all of these issues. This has happened for decades."
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Who is Mayra Guillén?
Alongside her sisters, Mayra Guillen has campaigned for improved military reform.
She spoke at the nations capital earlier this year to lobby for sexual assault to be included under the Feres doctrine - which instates the rules over what injuries military members can file lawsuits over while serving.
The 24-year-old is the eldest of the three Guillen sisters.
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What happened to Vanessa Guillen?
Authorities believe Venessa Guillen was killed by fellow Fort Hood soldier Aaron Robinson in April 2020.
It is suspected that Guillen discovered he was having an affair with Cecily Aguilar, and he was worried about getting in trouble for violating the Army’s fraternization rules since Aguilar was married to another soldier.
This led Robinson to allegedly kill her with a hammer before disposing of her remains in the Leon River.
But as authorities tried to question him just hours after her remains were discovered two months later, Robinson fatally shot himself.
Her death made international headlines after it sparked the the "I Am Vanessa Guillen" movement in 2020.
The campaign targeted issues within the US Military, and saw hundreds of servicemembers openly share their experiences with sexual assault within their ranks.
In April 2021, a year after Guillen's death, the US Army released a report confirming that officers ignored Guillen's sexual harassment complaints.
She had reportedly verbally reported it at least twice in 2019, and the report lead to the firing or suspension of 14 Army officials.
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What have Vanessa's sisters said about her murder?
Venessa's family have alleged that the 20-year-old soldier was sexually assaulted while training at the Fort Hood Army Base.
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They claim that she was ignored despite her pleas for help in the lead up to her death.
Guillen's family have filed a $£35 million lawsuit against the US Army, and are seeking damages on the basis of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy, and wrongful death.
