Chandra Ann Levy (April 14, 1977 – circa May 1, 2001) was an intern who worked at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C., who disappeared in the spring of 2001 and was subsequently found murdered in Rock Creek Park. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. FBOP redirects here For the bank holding company see FBOP Corporation. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with Public park facilities that bisects Washington D The investigation into her disappearance uncovered an affair^[1] with then U.S. Representative Gary Condit, a Democrat representing California's 18th congressional district and a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For other uses see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to Infidelity or to Adultery. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21 1948) is a former American Politician, a Democrat who served in the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. California's 18th congressional district is in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California, and includes the cities of Stockton, Modesto Though Condit was never called a suspect by police, the uproar led to his exit from Congress. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear.

Contents 1 Life and background 2 Case and scandal 2.1 Disappearance and search 2.2 Discovery of remains 2.3 Similar homicide of Joyce Chiang 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

Life and background

Levy was born in Cleveland and grew up in Modesto, California. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Modesto is the County seat of Stanislaus County in the US state of California. Her parents are members of Congregation Beth Shalom there, a Conservative Jewish synagogue. Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel and Europe) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of ^[2] She attended San Francisco State University, earning a degree in journalism. San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University 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. The Mayor of Los Angeles is the Chief Executive Officer of the City Richard J Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican Politician from California, U The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Public administration can be broadly described as the development implementation and study of branches of government Policy.

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. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D FBOP redirects here For the bank holding company see FBOP Corporation. She had previously completed her degree requirements and was scheduled to return to California for graduation.

Case and scandal

Disappearance and search

She was last seen alive on April 30, 2001; the following day, police said she had disappeared, and controversy surrounding her disappearance was a main topic of the American news media, ending only after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. All of this 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.

Levy's parents, Robert and Susan Levy of Modesto, held numerous vigils and news conferences in an attempt to "bring Chandra home. " Mrs. Levy later participated in the efforts to find another missing Modesto woman, Laci Peterson. Laci Peterson, born Laci Denise Rocha ( May 4, 1975 – c December 2002was the subject of a highly-discussed murder case after

Condit, a married man who represented the congressional district where the Levy family resided, at first denied that he had had an affair with Chandra. For other uses see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to Infidelity or to Adultery. His later statements left open the possibility of an affair. Even though police repeatedly stated that Condit was not a suspect, many in the media, along with Levy's family, felt that Condit was still being evasive and possibly hiding information about the matter. Condit later refused to submit to a polygraph test to be administered by the D. A polygraph (popularly referred to as a Lie detector) is an instrument that measures and records several physiological responses such as Blood pressure C. police. He also tried to avoid answering direct questions during a televised interview with news anchor Connie Chung on August 23, 2001. Constance Yu-Hwa "Connie" Chung Povich ( born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Condit later appeared before a District of Columbia grand jury investigating the disappearance. In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial.

Condit subsequently lost the Democratic primary election in March 2002, and left Congress at the end of his term in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

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. Charles H Ramsey (born 1950) is the Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology is the proper handling Examination and Evaluation of dental Evidence, which will be then Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with Public park facilities that bisects 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.

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. An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or obduction, is a Medical procedure that consists of a thorough Examination List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another On May 28, the District of Columbia medical examiner officially declared Levy's death a homicide. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling A coroner is an official responsible for investigating deaths particularly some of those happening under unusual circumstances and determining the cause of death List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another ^[3]

Police interviewed Ingmar Guandique, a Salvadoran national incarcerated for assaulting two women in the park. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Washington police chief Charles H. Ramsey called him a "person of interest". " Person of interest " is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a Criminal investigation who has not yet been Arrested Police administered a polygraph test, which he passed. A polygraph (popularly referred to as a Lie detector) is an instrument that measures and records several physiological responses such as Blood pressure

The Levy homicide remains listed as a "cold case" on the D. Cold Case is an American Police procedural Television series revolving around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division C. police website, and the FBI states that its investigation remains open.

Similar homicide of Joyce Chiang

Levy's disappearance came two years after the disappearance and declared homicide, under similar circumstances, of Immigration and Naturalization Service attorney Joyce Chiang. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service ( INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal Immigration Joyce Chiang (江宜玲 Jiāng Yílíng December 7, 1970 –c 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, before her body washed up in a nearby river. Both were young, brunette women of petite stature. These similarities have led to various theories that both women were killed by the same person. ^[4]

References

See also

• Missing white woman syndrome

External links

• The Full Story: From America's Most Wanted
• Homicide Investigation—Chandra Ann Levy
• Unexplained Death: Joyce Chiang, Unsolved Mysteries, June 10, 2002
• Ralph Daugherty, Murder on a Horse Trail: The Disappearance of Chandra Levy, iUniverse, ISBN 0595318479, Chapter 9.
• The Modesto Bee | Levy Coverage
• Special Reports > Chandra Levy
• Chandra Ann Levy News
• Chandra Levy Murder Case

Missing White Woman Syndrome (MWWS is the disproportionately greater degree of coverage in television radio and print news reporting of a missing person case involving a white woman

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