When asked during a call with journalists Tuesday whether Efflandt would still be going to Fort Bliss, Army officials said only that he would remain at Fort Hood for the remainder of the investigation into Fort Hood leadership. Army officials said in July that they have evidence she may have been harassed by others at the base but had no evidence on Robinson. The investigation will look at the response from Fort Hood leadership between the time Guillen went missing and when her body was found. Murray's investigation will be separate from the independent review of climate at Fort Hood. He was a deputy chief of staff with the U.S. Army Forces Command, not its commanding general.

Fort Hood soldier drowns; 4th from base dead in monthsThe body of Spc. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas, 24, was recovered Sunday after he went underwater while being pulled on an inner tube behind a motorboat on Stillhouse Hollow Lake, according to Fort Hood officials. According to a federal complaint, she was bludgeoned to death at the base by a fellow Fort Hood soldier, Army Spc. Following that case that has received national attention, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Thursday that he ordered an independent review of the command climate at Fort Hood. On June 21, officials authorities discovered skeletal remains in a field in Killeen, near Fort Hood, which were subsequently identified as 24-year-old missing soldier Gregory Morales.

FORT HOOD, Texas – U.S. Army officials said Thursday that a criminal investigation has not found any link between Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance and sexual harassment allegations. “We are still investigating their interactions, but at this time, there is no credible information or reports that Specialist Robinson sexually harassed specialist Guillen,” Phelps said. The other suspect is an estranged wife of a former Fort Hood soldier who is currently in custody in Bell County Jail awaiting charges by civil authorities, according to Phelps. Regarding the Guillen family’s claims that Vanessa was sexually harassed, Phelps said, “We have no credible reports or information that Vanessa Guillen was sexually assaulted. The attorney for Vanessa Guillen’s family said that human remains found Tuesday near the Leon River in Bell County are believed to be Guillen’s and that her death was a result of sexual harassment in the military.