CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The trial began Tuesday and continued Wednesday for the divorced couple charged in connection with the 2024 stabbing death of the man’s new wife, a Fort Campbell soldier.
Sofia Rodas, 37, and Reynaldo Salinas-Cruz, 41, were indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury in December 2024 in the stabbing death of Salinas-Cruz’s wife, according to previous reports. Court records show Rodas was charged with first-degree murder, and both were charged with tampering with evidence.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The victim was 23-year-old Pfc. Katia Dueñas-Aguilar of Mesquite, Texas – just east of downtown Dallas. Dueñas-Aguilar entered the active-duty Army as an information technology specialist in 2018 before reporting to Fort Campbell in 2019, according to previous reports.
Police find soldier with over 60 stab wounds
On the night of May 18, 2024, Clarksville Police responded to an ambulance call at a residence on Tiny Town Road, where they found Dueñas-Aguilar deceased, according to previous reports. The autopsy revealed she was stabbed to death, with at least 68 wounds…