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(Albuquerque) The Grand Jury investigating the suspicious disappearance
of Girly Hossencofft returned indictments Wednesday night against
Diazien Hossencofft (Girly's estranged husband) and 46-year-old
Linda Henning. Both suspects have been charged with murdering
Girly Hossencofft and several other crimes (D. Hossencofft indicted
on 27 charges, Henning indicted on 20-charges). While the indictments
made headlines Thursday morning, it was Judge Albert S. "Pat"
Murdoch's order to unseal warrants that same morning that provided
dramatic insight into the case.
From the freshly unsealed warrants, we learned that Linda Henning
told the Grand Jury she had did not know where Girly Hossencofft
lived at the time of her disappearance. But investigators found
Henning's DNA on the couch and the floor inside Girly Hossencofft's
apartment. We also learned that the clothing (a green and white
blouse with blood, a pair of pink and orange shorts with blood,
a pair of green panties with blood) were found along Highway 60
near mile marker 106 on September 10th; that's the same day Girly
Hossencofft was reported missing. Along with her bloody clothes,
investigators also found a gray tarp or curtains, a white cloth
with blood, two pieces of duct type tape with blood and hair,
and a piece of gauze with blood. It's important to note that the
documents also reveal that police found a similar "tarp or
curtain" at Linda Henning's home at 9 La Villita Circle in
Northeast Albuquerque (please see The Horner Report's Hossencofft
Archives for previous reports on Henning's home).
Additional disturbing details are disclosed in the unsealed court
documents. A search warrant says that on "September 18, 1999,
Detective E. Bylotas interviewed (a woman) in Bloomfield, New
Mexico. (She) stated she met Diazien Hossencofft over the Internet.
(She) stated Diazien Hossencofft represented himself as a medical
doctor and geneticist. (She) stated that Diazien meets women over
the Internet and conducts his business over the Internet, with
his computer. Diazien meets these women in chat rooms and with
E-mail, telling them he is a doctor and that he can extend their
life by giving them genetic shots. Additionally, he communicates
other personal information over the Internet with these women
about his life. (She) also added that Diazien told her he was
going to have Girly killed. Diazien stated, as soon as Girly signed
the adoption papers in relation to his child, Girly was going
to turn up missing. Diazien told Girly he was going to pay for
Girly to be killed, with the use of some diamonds he had in a
blue bag. (She) stated the last time she saw Diazien was when
he and another male friend (an Albuquerque man) picked up Diazien's
son from her."
Court documents reveal that (the Albuquerque man) told the Grand
Jury that Diazien Hossencofft approached him, twice, about killing
Girly Hossencofft. We also learn that (the Albuquerque man) agreed
to let police search his home at (XXXX) Candelaria NE (and his
camper, his car and his truck). According to court documents,
"Investigators recovered two handguns, two shovels, photographs
of Diazien and his son, Demitri, a grey cloth with red spots on
it, socks with red spots, a business card belonging to Linda Henning
which had been partially burned, found inside a fireplace, and
a newspaper article of the Girly Hossencofft disappearance."
We also learned from court documents that police now have three
guns belonging to Henning. Investigators recovered a .22 pistol
and 20 gauge shotgun from Henning. They recovered a 9mm Taurus
from Diazien Hossencofft.
Investigators arrested Linda Henning at the "Homestead Village"
motel at I-25 & Osuna. They found three swords inside her vehicle.
They also found three CD ROMs that they've been highly interested
in. I don't yet know exactly why.