Family reveals connection to Vanessa Guillen after death

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen vanished on April 22, 2020 from Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.

Her family searched for 69 days, pleading for answers and help.

Vanessa was found on June 30, 2020 - dismembered and burned.

The family came to Houston from Mexico in search of a better life, and forced the most powerful military in the world to change because of what happened to their daughter.

One year later, her family is sharing their story of grief, anger, and action in the ABC13 Original "Vanessa Guillen: Remember Her Name". In part six, one year after Vanessa's family last saw her alive, they are sharing the grief they struggle with every day, their connection to her after death, and what they wish they could tell her if she was still here.

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