Two people have been charged with stabbing a soldier at Fort Campbell in Tennessee last year, with one of the suspects being the victim's husband, police said Saturday.
According to an autopsy report from the Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office, the victim, Katia Dunas Aguilar, 23, of the US military private first class, suffered 68 stab wounds to the neck and upper body. Her body was found in May at her Clarksville, Tennessee home.
Sophia Rodas, 35, has been accused of tampering with evidence of first-degree murder and Aguilar's death, the Clarksville Police Department said in a news release.
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This undated photo provided by the US Army shows a private first class Katia Duenas Aguilar. (US military via AP)
Aguilar's husband, Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, 40, is accused of tampering with evidence of his wife's death.
Police say both suspects were in custody on unrelated federal charges before being handed over to Clarksville on Friday.
The examination room ruled murder as the cause of death due to a sudden neck injury.
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Sofia Rodas and Reinaldo Salinas Cruz were charged with the death of Katia Dunas Aguilar. (Clarksville Police)
Police said the incident remains an open and aggressive investigation.
“The success of this case highlights a key partnership between local law enforcement and military authorities in dealing with serious crimes affecting service members and their families,” police released the police said. stated in.
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Aguilar of Mesquite, Texas, joined the Army in 2018 before a year later arriving at Fort Campbell on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. She was a member of the 101st Fighter Air Brigade in the 101st Airborne Division.
