Chandra Levy

Chandra Ann Levy (April 14, 1977 – 2001) was an intern who worked at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C., who disappeared in the summer of 2001 and was subsequently found murdered in Rock Creek Park. The investigation into her disappearance uncovered an affair with then-U.S. Representative Gary Condit, a Democrat representing California's 18th district, and though Condit was never called a suspect by police, the uproar led to his exit from Congress. Her murder remains unsolved. Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because the information on its source or copyright status is disputed. ... Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because the information on its source or copyright status is disputed. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... In North America, an intern is one who works in a temporary position with an emphasis on education rather than merely employment, making it similar in some respects to an apprenticeship. ... The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a subdivision of the United States Department of Justice, and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... Rock Creek Park is an urban natural area with public park facilities which bisects Washington, D.C. East of the park, except for a few enclaves, the city has a decidedly urban character. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21, 1948) is an American politician, a fiscally and socially conservative Blue Dog Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Sacramento Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... The 18th District is in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California, and includes the cities of Stockton, Modesto, Ceres, Atwater, Merced and Los Banos. ...

Life and background

Levy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Modesto, California. She attended San Francisco State University earning a degree in journalism. After interning for the California Bureau of Secondary Education and working in the office of Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, she began attending the University of Southern California to earn a Master's degree in Public Administration. As part of her studies, she moved to Washington, D.C., to become an intern with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, although shortly before her death, this was abruptly terminated when her academic eligibility was found to have expired. She had previously completed her degree requirements and was scheduled to return to California for graduation. Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Official website: www. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Columbus Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq. ... Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Sacramento Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. ... This is a list of mayors of Los Angeles, California. ... Richard J. Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, who had served as the California Secretary for Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), was founded in 1880 and is Californias oldest private research university, and is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Ê:For other degrees, see Academic degree M.S. redirects here. ... It has been suggested that public management be merged into this article or section. ...

Case and scandal

Disappearance and search

On May 1, 2001, police said she had disappeared and controversy surrounding her disappearance was a main topic of American news headlines for the months prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The resulting publicity contributed to Condit's failure to win his party's re-nomination, and thus re-election, to his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The explosion resulting from the crashing of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower. ...

Levy's parents, Robert and Susan Levy of Modesto, held numerous vigils and news conferences in an attempt to "bring Chandra home."

Condit, a married man who represented the congressional district where the Levy family resided, at first denied that he had had an affair. His later statements left open the possibility of an affair. Even though police repeatedly stated that Condit was not a suspect, many in the popular media—along with Levy's family and much of the American public—suspected that Condit was still hiding important information about the intern's disappearance. This suspicion was deepened when Condit refused to submit to a lie detector test to be administered by the Washington D.C. Police which they requested on July 10 of 2001. Additionally, Condit tried to avoid answering direct questions during a televised interview with news anchor Connie Chung on August 23, 2001. Condit later appeared before a District of Columbia grand jury investigating the disappearance. An affair is a euphemism for a situation where two people are involved in an illicit sexual, romantic and/or passionate attachment, usually for a limited duration. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Connie Chung at the announcement of the start of her CNN show, Connie Chung Tonight Constance Yu-Hwa Chung (Chinese: 宗毓華; Pinyin: Zōng Yùhuá; born August 20, 1946) is a television newswoman. ... This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A grand jury is a type of common law jury responsible for investigating alleged crimes, examining evidence, and issuing indictments if they believe that there is enough evidence for a trial to proceed. ...

Condit subsequently lost the primary elections in March 2002, and left Congress at the end of his term in 2003.

Discovery of remains

District of Columbia Police Chief Charles Ramsey announced on May 22, 2002, that remains matching Levy's dental records were found by a man walking his dog and looking for turtles in Rock Creek Park near Levy's apartment in northwest Washington, D.C. Police had previously searched well over half the area of the 2,000-acre (8 km²) park, which Levy had visited on many occasions, after determining that someone had used Levy's laptop computer to do an internet search for the park's Klingle Mansion on the day police believed she went missing. Charles H. Ramsey is the current chief of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) in Washington, D.C. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he joined the Chicago Police Department as an 18 year old cadet in 1968. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Forensic odontology (also called Forensic Dentistry) deals with the proper handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence, which will be then presented in the interest of justice. ... Rock Creek Park is an urban natural area with public park facilities which bisects Washington, DC. East of the park, the city has a decidedly urban character. ...

Police stated that they had not searched this particular area before due to its remoteness. Her remains were found a mile (1.6 km) north of the mansion and about four miles (6 km) away from Levy's apartment. After a preliminary autopsy was performed, District of Columbia police announced that there was sufficient evidence to begin a homicide investigation. Then on May 28, the District of Columbia medical examiner officially declared that Levy's death was the result of homicide. An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination or an obduction, is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of a persons death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present. ... wikipedia sucks Etymology: Latin homicidium, from homo- human being + caedere- to cut, kill Homicide is the killing of another human being by one or more persons. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... A coroner is the presiding officer of a special court to investigate deaths that occur under unusual circumstances where conventional criminal proceedings are not immediately called for. ...

Police interviewed Ingmar Guandique, a Salvadoran national incarcerated for assaulting two women in the park. Washington police chief Charles H. Ramsey called him a "person of interest". Police administered a polygraph test, which he passed. Person of interest is a phrase used by US Attorney General John Ashcroft to describe the status of Dr Steven J Hatfill during the FBIs investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks. ... Polygraph results are sometimes recorded on a chart recorder A polygraph or lie detector is a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked, in an attempt to detect lies. ...

As of February 2006, the Levy homicide is listed as a "cold case" on the D.C. police website, and the FBI says that their investigation remains open. Cold Case is an American hour-long fictional television show about a police division that specializes in investigating unsolved crimes. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

Joyce Chiang connection

Levy's disappearance came two years after the disappearance and declared homicide, under similar circumstances, of Immigration and Naturalization Service attorney Joyce Chiang. Levy's apartment building was four blocks away from Chiang's former building. Levy's remains were found in a D.C. federal parkland area, as were Chiang's belongings, and presumably her body, before it washed up in a nearby river. Both were attractive, young, brunette women of petite stature and semi-'ethnic' appearance. These similarities have led to various theories that both women were killed by the same person. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice which used to handle legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. ... Joyce Chiang was an attorney with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, who disappeared on January 9, 1999 in Washington, DC, and was later found to have been murdered. ...

Member of the "why would you want to risk your marriage by fucking her list?

A common philosophy among guys is that if you are going to fuck around, at least do it with somebody more attractive than your wife.

External links

• Homicide Investigation - Chandra Ann Levy
• Matters Of Consequence—in memoriam (MP3)
• Ralph Daugherty, Murder on a Horse Trail: The Disappearance of Chandra Levy, iUniverse, ISBN 0595318479, Chapter 9.
• Unexplained Death: Joyce Chiang, Unsolved Mysteries, June 10, 2002