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Henning, who appeared as a personal reference of Diazien. In her interview, she claimed that she believed that Diazien was an accomplished doctor and that she had no knowledge of Girly Chew's disappearance. She later stated to an
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Diazien's missing wife, but police were able to prove that she was lying. Investigators showed that Linda had banked at the branch where Girly worked, and that Girly had been Linda's teller on at least one occasion. Linda Henning was charged with
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Henning "had made statements that she had actually consumed the flesh of Girly Chew and that, as a consequence, her remains and body would never be recovered by authorities." Despite the allegation, Linda was not given a
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who had doctored his transcripts and was expelled from medical school. Following his expulsion, he changed his name to
Diazien Hossencofft and married Girly Chew. Diazien continued to trick people into believing he was a
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