Texas woman who helped conceal Vanessa Guillén's body sentenced to 30 years

The big picture: Prosecutors said that from April 22-July 1, 2020 Aguilar helped Army specialist Aaron Robinson in "corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating and concealing evidence," the body of the 20-year-old Guillén, in order to prevent her boyfriend "from being charged with and prosecuted for any crime."

• Investigators uncovered Guillén's remains on June 30, 2020, over a month after the killing. Robinson was placed under guard but fled and died by suicide.
• Aguilar "made four materially false statements to federal investigators" during the investigation into Guillén's disappearance, per a Department of Justice statement Monday.

Of note: Aguilar apologized in court to Guillén's family. But the soldier's sister Mayra Guillén said she felt it was disingenuous, per NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.

What they're saying: "Our hope is that today's sentence brings a sense of relief and justice to the Guillen family, who have endured such pain throughout these past few years," said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas in a statement.

• "Ms. Aguilar's actions were indefensible, and she will now face the maximum penalty for the choices she made."

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