Two people have been charged in connection to the death of 23-year-old Army soldier Katia Due\u00f1as Aguilar, police said Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aguilar — a private first class who had been stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky — was found dead at a residence in Clarksville, Tennessee, on May 18, 2024, according to the Clarksville Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was found with 68 stab wounds, mostly to the neck, according to an autopsy report obtained by Nashville ABC affiliate WKRN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aguilar served as an information technology specialist in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, according to the 101st Airborne Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police announced on Saturday that Sofia Rodas, 35, had been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Aguilar’s husband, 40-year-old Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, was charged with tampering with evidence, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both Rodas and Cruz had already been in federal custody on unrelated charges at the time of their indictment, police said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n They were extradited to Clarksville on Friday and taken to the Montgomery County Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was not immediately clear whether Rodas or Cruz had obtained attorneys in regard to the charges out of Clarksville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This case remains an open and active investigation and is now awaiting prosecution,” police said. “There are no more details available for public release at this time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police said the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) assisted with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n