A U.S. Soldier Was Stabbed 68 Times. Who Killed Her?
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The killing of a decorated U.S. Army soldier in May remains unsolved, and the mystery has deepened after an autopsy report revealed disturbing details about her death.
Private First Class Katia Dueñas Aguilar, a 23-year-old native of the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, was found dead just after 8:30 p.m. on May 18 in her apartment in Clarksville, Tennessee, about seven miles from Fort Campbell, the Army base where she was stationed. In the months since, no suspect has been named, no motive identified and no arrests made.
Her family and authorities have pleaded for anyone with information to come forward, and police have released few details publicly because of the active and ongoing investigation. But earlier this month, an autopsy report provided new insight into her brutal killing. The Montgomery County medical examiner determined that Dueñas Aguilar suffered 68 stab wounds to her neck and upper body, the Leaf Chronicle reported , and found her cause of death to be homicide due to sharp force injuries of the neck.
She had 55 stab wounds and 13 incised wounds , mostly on her neck, the autopsy found.
A toxicology report said that on the day she died, Dueñas Aguilar had a blood alcohol level of 0.161. Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, which can be used as a date rape drug or taken recreationally , was also found in her system.
Dueñas Aguilar was married to her second husband at the time of her death, Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Tony Hoefler confirmed to HuffPost. She had a 4-year-old son.
Friends and family described Dueñas