The police said there was no sign of foul play after they found a body, believed to belong to Sgt. Elder N. Fernandes, about 30 miles from the base in Central Texas.
The family of a Fort Hood soldier found hanging from a tree demanded Congress investigate the base on Wednesday, saying he had accused a superior of sexual assault before he went missing almost 10 days ago. The death of the soldier, Sgt. Elder N. Fernandes,23, has brought renewed scrutiny of Fort Hood, a sprawling Army complex in Central Texas and the home base of several soldiers, including Specialist Vanessa Guillen, who have died this year. The police said results of an autopsy were pending and that they had not officially ruled Sergeant Fernandes’s death a suicide. The body was found about 30 miles from Fort Hood in a brush area near railroad tracks in Temple, Texas, on Tuesday. There was no sign of foul play, said Cody Weems, a spokesman for the Police Department, and the police said they believed the body belonged to the sergeant. Sergeant Fernandes was last seen on Aug.17 at a residence in Killeen, Texas, the U.
