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(Albuquerque) It may be hard to believe, but the calendar
is just seven days short of marking the anniversary of Girly
Hossencofft's disappearance.
Her body has not been found.
Two suspects behind bars still await trial. But don't let the
lack of major headlines lull you into thinking that the investigation
has stalled. It hasn't. A check of the case files, coupled with
the Horner Report's own investigation, provides proof a plenty.
The most recent development concerns a kiss between Diazien Hossencofft
and his divorce attorney, Felissa Garcia Kelley. According to
a court document filed August 21, 2000, Ms. Kelley and Hossencofft
had "physically intimate contact" at the Bernalillo
County Detention Center on August 14, 2000.
The Horner Report has learned that this contact was a kiss. Ms.
Kelley told me that she was about to walk away from Hossencofft
at the end of her jail visit, when he suddenly kissed her on
the cheek. Kelley explained that the kiss came as a surprise
and was inappropriate.
Marcos Gulin apparently has his own version of what transpired.
He's a corrections officer at the jail. The court document filed
on August 21st is a "Notice of Intent to Take Statement"
from Mr. Gulin. The notice, filed by state prosecutor Paul Spiers,
also requests the "production of all documents, reports,
statements, and videotapes(s) regarding physically intimate contact
between Diazien Hossencofft and Felissa Garcia Kelley" on
August 14 at the jail.
The document sets a time for Gulin's statement and the production
of evidence: August 25th, 2000, 11am at the District Attorney's
Office.
No word yet on what Gulin told prosecutors or regarding what
evidence was produced.
Ninja Sword
Another "Notice of Intent to Take Statement" was
filed in the Hossencofft case on August 18, 2000.
The prosecution states that Diazien Hossencofft purchased a "Ninja
Warrior 9417RD Sword" on September 9, 1999. That's the same
day his estranged wife, Girly Hossencofft, disappeared.
According to the court document, Mr. Hossencofft purchased the
sword at a store called "World of Knives" located inside
the Winrock Mall in northeast Albuquerque. The Notice of Intent
to Take Statement is directed at "World of Knives"
store manager Shawn Skinner.
Skinner is also asked to give his statement on August 25th and
to produce "all documents, receipts and statements of any
kind associated with the purchase" of the sword. No word
yet concerning Skinner's statement.
According to court documents previously filed in the Hossencofft
case, swords were found inside co-suspect Linda Henning's car
at the time of her arrest. Police also found a sword hidden in
the garage wall of Henning's home when they searched it last
year.
This example of a Ninja Warrior Sword--with standard
accessories-- is similar to one investigators say was purchased
by Diazien Hossencofft. The only difference is that Hossencofft's
sword had a red handle. The store manager explained to me that
a Ninja is an assassin.
Child Support Owed to California Woman
The mystery surrounding Diazien Hossencofft continues to unravel
in small pieces. In August, I learned that he owes $87,000 in
child support to a California woman. That woman, whose name I
will not release at this time, was married to Hossencofft. But
Hossencofft was still known as Armand Chavez at the time. He
later changed his name to Diazien Hossencofft
after moving to Albuquerque (prior to marrying Girly Chew).
Hossencofft is the father of a son conceived while he was married
to the woman in California. All of this I have established to
be factual. I recently received an e-mail from a reader of The
Horner Report who shared that Hossencofft's marriage to the California
woman was annulled. I have not yet confirmed the annulment.
Diazien Hossencofft, then known as Armand Chavez, as
he appeared in his high school yearbook. |
