The Army initially offered a $ 15,000 reward for information indicating its whereabouts, but has since increased the prize to $ 25,000.
“We are fully committed to finding Vanessa and aggressively pursuing every credible information and every clue in this investigation,” said Chris Gray, a CID Army spokesman in a statement released Monday. “We will not stop until we find Vanessa.”
The $ 25,000 matches the leading Latino civil rights organization, the Latin American Citizens’ League (LULAC), on Tuesday.
“This young woman is wearing a uniform to serve our country. The least we can do is find out where she is now and what we can do to help her,” LULAC National President Domingo Garcia said in a statement.
virtual news conference Tuesday.
The search for Guillen, who is of Hispanic descent, has attracted the attention of local and national celebrities.
Houston rapper Baby Bash vowed to add an additional $ 5,000 in a Facebook post last week. And actress Salma Hayek promised to put Guillen’s photos on her Instagram stories every day until she was found.
Allegations of sexual harassment
Before Guillen went missing, he told his family that he was sexually harassed by one of his sergeants at Fort Hood,
according to the website his family was founded to promote the search. He did not identify the sergeant.
“We have to study this case to find Vanessa, but to reach the bottom of whatever might happen at Fort Hood,” the Texas Rep said. Sylvia Garcia at a press conference on Tuesday. “This sexual harassment allegation is not the first time we hear about sexual harassment allegations in the armed services.”
However, the Army CID said it had found “no reliable information or reports” that Guillen was sexually abused or that his case was related to the disappearance of Gregory Wedel-Morales, another soldier who disappeared last year while driving his car in Killeen, Texas.
Last seen wearing a black shirt
Guillen, a private first class, was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and purple fitness type pants, according to Army CID. His car keys, room key, ID card, and wallet were later found in the armory room where he worked earlier that day.
Guillen is described as 5 feet 2 inches, 126 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, according to an Army CID statement.
He has a cross tattoo with flowers on his left arm, flowers also on his left arm and a mountain with a circle on his upper left shoulder,
according to his family’s website. The official asks anyone who has information about his whereabouts to call a special Army CID agent or military police.
