Two Charged with Murder
Investigative Grand Jury returns 27 indictments against
Diazien Hossencofft, 20 against Linda Henning
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Friday, November 19, 1999 |
"Looks
like the wave is about to crest."
-Linda Henning's attorney Darryl Cordle
(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. The woman adds that 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. The woman also says Diazien Hossencofft 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) Candlelight 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, 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 and Osuna in Albuquerque. 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.
(*editor's note: the unsealed documents
are lengthy. I need to re-read them a few more times. I have
several questions, including, Do investigators believe Girly
Hossencofft was shot? Was a bullet hole found in her clothing
that was discovered along Highway 60? Was any gunpowder detected
on that clothing? Girly Hossencofft's body has not been found.
I'll have more information posted on The Horner Report in a day
or two.) |
