Killing of Chandra Levy

Chandra Levy (1977 - 2001) was an intern who worked in Washington, DC and is notable for disappearing after having an affair with US Representative Gary Condit . On May 1, 2001 police say she disappeared and controversy surrounding her disappearance was the main topic of news headlines for the months prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and contributed to Condit's lose of his reelection bid.

Her parents, Dr. Robert and Susan Levy of Modesto, California held numerous vigils and news conferences in an attempt to "bring Chandra home". Congressman Condit at first denyed a relationship with Levy but later recanted this denial. 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 tryed to avoid answering direct questions during a televised interview with news anchor Connie Chung on August 23, 2001.

Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey stated on May 22, 2002 that remains that match the dental records of Chandra Levy were found by a man walking his dog in the Rock Creek Park near Levy's apartment in northwest Washington, DC. Police had previouly searched well over half the area of the 2000+ acre park, which was visited by Levy on many occasions, after determining that someone had used Levy's laptop computer to search for the park's Klingle Mansion on the day police think she vanished. Police stated that they had not searched this particular area before due to its remoteness. Her remains were found a mile north of the mansion and about and four miles away from Levy's apartment.