Linda Henning – Page 7 – September Sacrifice

Judge: Hossencofft failed to provide a proper statement

January 17, 2002 / 4 minutes of reading

Hossencofft to stay in Albuquerque jail until he provides a legitimate statement (Albuquerque) The defense came out swinging. “This is absurd, your Honor,” Diazien Hossencofft’s attorney Mark Robert emphatically stated to the Honorable John Brennan as the District Court judge began to hear the prosecution’s motion to compel compliance this morning. Mr. Robert (pronounced Roh-bair) …

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Hossencofft pleads guilty

January 9, 2002 / 2 minutes of reading

Surprise appearance results in sudden turn in case (Albuquerque) 36-year-old Diazien Hossencofft has taken the first step toward keeping his end of a bargain. A plea bargain, that is. By pleading guilty to his estranged wife’s murder and a dozen other crimes this afternoon, Hossencofft set the wheels into motion for a deal cut with …

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July 17, 2001 indictments

July 17, 2001 / 1 minute of reading

July 17, 2001 (photos to be added: dh1001a.jpg hengface1.jpg) Diazien Hossencofft: OPEN COUNT OF MURDER; OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE: FIRST DEGREE MURDER (FELONY MURDER); CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST DEGREE MURDER; KIDNAPPING (VICTIM NOT FREED IN A SAFE PLACE AND GREAT BODILY HARM INFLICTED); CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT KIDNAPPING, CRIMINAL SOLICITATION (THREE COUNTS); TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE …

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Investigators search Rio Puerco for Girly’s remains

March 4, 2001 / 2 minutes of reading

…won’t disclose what–if anything–was found. March 4, 2001 (photos to be added: rpsearch1.jpg A few hundred yards south of Interstate 40, searchers gather as two of them dig in a small area behind a tiny hill. rpsearch2.jpg A cadaver dog, named Jasper, disappears into the shadows along the side of the Rio Puerco as his …

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Noted forensic psychiatrist to evaluate Hossencofft co-defendant

January 17, 2001 / 1 minute of reading

*This story was written by the Associated Press Wednesday, January 17, 2001 (Albuquerque-AP) A forensic psychiatrist who has testified about Jeffrey Dahmer and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is expected to evaluate an Albuquerque woman accused of murdering Girly Chew Hossencofft, whose body has never been found. State District Judge Richard Knowles granted a prosecution motion Tuesday …

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A busy day in court

October 4, 2000 / 3 minutes of reading

…and an exclusive interview with Diazien Hossencofft October 4, 2000 (photos go here: dhossen1.jpg hornerhoss1.jpg hengface1.jpg) (Albuquerque) Diazien Hossencofft told District Court Judge Richard Knowles Tuesday that–with his attorney Ron Koch in poor health–he plans to represent himself (pro se). A bit later, Hossencofft shared part of his lawyering strategy with this reporter in an …

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