Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa

When Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén goes missing, her family pressures the military for answers. The search for their beloved sister and daughter ignites a movement, and sparks a reckoning in the military. A six-part series from ABC Audio and 20/20. New episodes Tuesdays beginning September 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Private First Class Vanessa Guillén shows up for work one morning at the Fort Hood Army base and disappears without a trace. When she stops responding to text messages, her tight-knit family in Houston immediately sounds the alarm. Who was Vanessa Guillen? How did this strong 20-year-old soldier suddenly go missing on a military base? And why does she inspire an international movement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for Vanessa starts to stretch over days, then weeks, and her family grows frustrated and finds their own ways to bring awareness to Vanessa’s case. Meanwhile, the military’s investigation is hindered by early missteps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Human remains are found in a field near Fort Hood. Are they Vanessa’s? Plus: late-night phone calls lead investigators to question another soldier’s alibi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators find remains scattered across three burial sites 20 miles away from Fort Hood. The discovery causes  investigators to revisit a key witness, who suddenly changes her story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dramatic day in the investigation concludes with a manhunt. Plus: New details emerge during a tense hearing in federal court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vanessa’s family forces a reckoning inside the U.S. military. Five years later, what became of their fight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode of Vanished, host John Quiñones and Start Here host Brad Mielke discuss John's reporting on this story and newly-released police dash camera footage from the night Aaron Robinson killed himself.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, we're sharing something a little different. This is the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Bridge of Lies," hosted by Juju Chang. In episode one of "Bridge of Lies," a call about an abandoned car on a bridge in New Jersey touches off a search for a missing person. The driver of the car is 19-year-old Sarah Stern, an aspiring artist. Authorities try to piece together what happened in the hours before she disappeared. To hear the rest of the series, follow "Bridge of Lies" on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Amazon Music⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts. WARNING: This program includes discussions of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide -- free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text the national lifeline at 988. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices