Diana was born and raised in New Orleans. She believed very strongly in and practiced voodoo. After her boyfriend broke up with her she decided to teach him a lesson. Diana constructed a very elaborate voodoo doll with the intent to kill him by mutilating the doll. If criminal charges are brought against her for this behavior she may claim inherent impossibility as a defense.

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Inherent impossibility refers to the fact that the intended crime is impossible to achieve due to the nature of the act itself, such as using a voodoo doll to cause harm, which legally and scientifically cannot directly result in physical harm to a person.

Diana Was Born and Raised in New Orleans