FT. HOOD, TX – The search for a missing Ft. Hood soldier intensified Wednesday and the reward for information on her whereabouts doubled to $50,000 according to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command at the Central Texas Army Post.
Vanessa Guillen, 20, has been missing since April 22 on the military base property.
Guillen is a 91F Small Arms/Artillery Repairer. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 126 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
In a press conference Tuesday, Guillen's family said they have been active in promoting the search online, creating a website and "Find Vanessa Guillen" campaigns on social media platforms.
She was last seen in the parking lot of her military unit's headquarters in Fort Hood, wearing a black T-shirt and purple fitness-type pants. Her car and room keys, identification card and wallet were found in an armory room where she was working earlier in the day.
The search for Guillen has attracted nationwide attention, including support from Texas Congresswoman Sylvia García and actress Salma Hayek.
The family's website says Guillen told her mother she'd been sexually harassed by one of her sergeants before her disappearance, but that she didn't want to report it and felt she could put a stop to it herself.
The Army has teamed up with other agencies in a search by air and ground. The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Belton Police Department and Texas EquuaSearch are participating in the search as well.
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