Summary: The Mysterious Death Of Chandra Levy

The Mysterious Death of Chandra Levy

The mysterious murder case of Chandra Levy wasn’t just an ordinary case, but a tragic story about the death of a young woman that would make headlines throughout the nation because of a scandal involving an important political figure. Chandra Levy moved from California to Washington D.C. during her last year of school for a paid internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. There, she worked in the division of public affairs and in 2001 her academic eligibility had ended and her internship was terminated. She was supposed to return to her home for her graduation in May, but she went missing and was never seen nor heard from again. The mystery behind her disappearance had two theories involving U.S congressman

On May 1st, she sent an email to her parents about her flight home and searched for a website for Rock Creek Park that was located 3 miles from her apartment. (Katz 371). Then, after several days of trying to get into contact with Levy but being unable to reach her, her worried parents decided to contact the police for help (Katz 372). Next, when the police had searched her apartment they found “two pieces of packed luggage” along with “her credit cards, driver’s license, and jewelry”(Katz 372). Soon, after an investigation of a “missing persons” case for Levy had been ongoing for two months, on May 22, a man walking his dog in Rock Creek Park contacted police after he spotted “a half-buried human skull, pieces of clothing, a sneaker, a Sony Walkman, and a pair of sunglasses.” With medical examination, the police were able to identify the skull as Levy. The missing persons case then quickly turned into a homicide investigation. (Katz 374). This supports the idea that something terrible happened to Levy. The details found in Chandra Levy’s death were important to detectives in trying to solve what had led this disastrous

Levy and Condit met after he gave her friend an internship, and despite being married and nearly 30 years older, Condit decided to have an affair with Levy, who was younger than his own daughter (Katz 370). Then, after news of their affair went public, he was thought to have been a primary suspect. Levy’s family thought that “Condit knew more about Chandra’s disappearance” despite his denies to any knowledge(Katz 372). Soon, more women started to confess about their affairs with Condit. Anne Marie Smith, who had confessed to a three year long affair with Condit told authorities that during their relationship Condit was “controlling, manipulative,” and that she also had “feared for her safety” (Higham). On July 10th, just hours before the police were supposed to search his apartment, Condit was seen throwing out a box that contained a watch given to him from one of his other affairs (Katz 373). Condit’s image was destroyed by the media and he lost the opportunity at being re-elected for Congress. (Katz 374). Condit’s involvement with Chandra Levy is what eventually led to the end of his political career and his behavior throughout the whole investigation only made him look like he was hiding