Cecily Aguilar, the woman who admitted to helping mutilate and hide the body of soldier Vanessa Guillen, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Aguilar pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to the 2020 killing at Fort Hood. She was charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of false statement or representation.

Aguilar was the girlfriend of Aaron Robinson, the soldier who was suspected of killing Guillen. Robinson died by suicide as police moved to arrest him in connection with the case. During Aguilar's trial, it was revealed that Robinson got the idea to dismember Guillen's body from the TV series "Criminal Minds." Aguilar and Robinson visited the burial site twice, first to dismember the body and then to mix the remains with cement.

The sentencing hearing was attended by members of the Guillen family and supporters who gathered outside the courthouse calling for justice. Vanessa Guillen disappeared from Fort Hood on April 22, 2020, and her remains were found two months later. The case sparked outrage and led to the "I Am Vanessa Guillen" Act, which mandated changes in how the military handles sexual assault and harassment cases.