 By the beginning of 1926, however, Gilliard was clearly of the opinion that Anderson was an impostor.While supporters of Anderson insisted that the Gilliards recognized her as Anastasia and then recanted, possibly the couple were hesitant at first because her emaciated condition made her look so different from the plump teenage Anastasia they had last seen.While this was enough to suspend their initial doubts, they eventually decided, once she was better and they could question her more closely, that she was an impostor.