A former U.S. Army soldier, Shannon Wilkerson, 43, was convicted by a federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, for the second-degree murder of 19-year-old Pfc. Amanda Gonzales. The Department of Justice announced the verdict on Tuesday.
The tragic incident occurred in November 2001 at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, a former Army base in Hanau, Germany. Gonzales, who was four months pregnant, was found beaten and strangled in her barracks room after failing to report to her job as a cook in the Headquarters Supply Company of the 127th Aviation Support Battalion.
