▁susp icious ▁when ▁Reyn olds ▁rout ed ▁interview ▁requests ▁through ▁B ren ner , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁hers . ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁and ▁Had ley ▁( as ▁" H ast ings " ▁and ▁" K ode e "), ▁along ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁staff , ▁attended ▁a ▁mem orial ▁service ▁arranged ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁out post . ▁After ▁open ly ▁we eping ▁at ▁the ▁service , ▁Reyn olds ▁and ▁Had ley ▁met ▁with ▁Trib une ▁rep or ters ▁briefly ▁at ▁a ▁restaurant , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁told ▁that ▁media ▁l ia isons ▁at ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁Kenn ings . ▁Reyn olds ▁refused ▁to ▁provide ▁any ▁proof ▁of ▁Kenn ings ' ▁existence . ▁Days ▁later , ▁rep or ters ▁located ▁her ▁at ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Mar ion , ▁Illinois , ▁where ▁she ▁admitted ▁to ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁ho ax . ▁ ▁B ren ner ▁was ▁dup ed ▁by ▁Reyn olds . ▁After ▁numerous ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Post - Dispatch ▁and ▁the ▁Daily ▁Egypt ian ▁itself , ▁it ▁appeared ▁no ▁crime ▁was ▁committed . ▁The ▁parents ▁of ▁Had ley ▁were ▁particularly ▁ups et , ▁however ▁and ▁considered ▁a ▁rest ra ining ▁order ▁against ▁Reyn olds . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁attempts ▁to ▁contact ▁Reyn olds ▁after ▁news ▁of ▁her ▁ho ax ▁broke ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁Reyn olds ▁went ▁so ▁far