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Chandra Levy, a 24-year-old grad student from the University of Southern California, went missing in 2001 after completing a federal internship.
The 2001 slaying of Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy is back in court, but behind closed doors: Records show a judge has been holding secret hearings in the case of the man convicted of killing her, according to The Associated Press.
Hearings have been held for the past several weeks, with neither prosecutors nor defense lawyers revealing their purpose, according to court records obtained by AP. The next hearing will be on Feb. 7 in D.C. Superior Court; The AP and several other media organizations are petitioning to open the proceedings.
Ingmar Guandique was convicted of first-degree murder in November 2010, nine years after Levy's disappearance and death, despite no DNA evidence linking him to the crime, and a lack of witnesses.
Levy's father, Robert Levy, told KGO-TV in San Francisco that he has not been told what's been happening in the secret court hearings. He said Guandique was a "convicted rapist and an illegal alien."
But, he added, "if he's innocent of murder, he shouldn't be in jail for it."
Jacquelyn Martin / AP file
Ingmar Guandique, seen in 2009.
Police had initially questioned then-California Rep. Gary Condit -- who Levy was romantically tied to -- in their search for suspects, before determining he wasn’t involved. The following year, when Levy's remains were found in a Washington national park, authorities charged Guandique, who was already in prison for attacking female joggers in the same park, reported The AP.
Levy's case stole the attention of the national media. Condit was never charged, but his political aspirations were ruined nonetheless.
Prosecutors had requested a life prison sentence for Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Savador. Instead, he was given a 60-year sentence, which he is currently serving.
After he was sentenced, Levy's mom, Susan, asked him if he was the one who killed her daughter, and he shook his head.
"Mr. Guandique, you are lower than a cockroach," she told him at the time, according to The AP.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A secret hearing, a Democrat involved. No, I'm shocked.
Exactly. Kinda makes you wish for the good old days of open meetings like the closed door Energy meetings under Bush, right?
It's so obvious when the GOP is trying to score political points by ALWAYS tying anything bad that happens to Obama or the Democrats. By the way, where did you get that a Democrat was involved in this hearing? The only mention of a Democrat was Condit who was absolved of involvement in 2002...more than ten years ago.
Are all GOP in Oregon this lame?
Don, there are those on here that will tie a bad storm to Obama or the Democrats.
Don't loose any sleep over it. They just can't help themselves.
And the Dems can stop breaking laws.... they just can't help themselves
Hey Bill from Oregon
I bet you think Obama and the Democrats are responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire too... Get a life.
Bush didn't campaign on transparency, Obama did.
AKRandy, save the lies for the morons over at Fox. Just as many, if not more GOP politicians have committed and been convicted of crimes. Plus I am sure the GOP has committed many more they just never got caught at. The GOP is the party of false morals, the are corrupt to the core while pretending to be morally superior. You yourself have to be equally corrupt for defending them.
http://www.ranker.com/list/corrupt-republicans/lstone
http://republicanoffenders.com/
Hey Jersey girl , what is the difference between trash and a jersey girl . the trash gets picked up . lmao at you ya skank !!!!!
totally uncalled for..classy guy aren't ya, it not only shows but absolutely radiates from your post.
At Jersey Girl 1... Did u forget Bush STOLE both elections???
Cliff: Why stoop to calling names? Jersey Girl did not direct anything toward you. Do you kick the chessboard over when someone makes a move?
@IA tramp .
When i want to hear your opinion , I will give it to you ! just like ya Daddy Odumbo does . HA HA HA
SSSSHHHH........ damn it all people these are "SECRETE" HEARINGS !!!!!!!
utter brilliance....as i have stated many, many, many, times before. You can always tell the IQ of a post and hence the poster by the name calling and insults used there of. and therefor just KNOW they are worthy of your time and consideration.
and ME...? an obama supporter?...new here or having some drunk/high epitome?
R U KID...~~~~~~ Bush did not steal ANY elections. The votes were released for counting after the election. The Right and fellow travelers pounced on them like a suicide bomber pouncing on his 72 virgins. A day or so later, they sheepishly admitted that Bush had WON. They made this admission on the back pages, below the fold, whereas they had been trumpeting the stolen election in big black print on the top of page 1 and other comparable outlets. But they did admit that BUSH won. If you don't believe me, go back and do the research, yourself.
Secret hearings probably means there is doubt that he actually did it, because if he is already convicted I can't think of any other reason for the hearings. If the guy didn't do it, and there is something that clears him, or if there is a lack of sufficient evidence to have convicted him in the first place, then he is just another poor SOB in jail who should not be there, illegal alien or not. If the hearings merit his release he should be released and deported.
One guy makes a comment, and liberals come out of the woodwork to prove they are all as pure as the wind-driven snow, while also stating conservatives are all criminal dirtbags. Surprised? No.
What I will say is that Obama campaigned on transparency, as JerseyGirl stated, and then proceeded to appoint 51 lobbyists to his cabinet (something he said he would NOT do under any circumstance), hold countless secret meetings off-site from the White House and away from the Capital Bldg, and serve two leadership posts at one time (one being President, and the other serving to rule over the UN for a series of meetings - this is in direct violation of the Constitution.) That's just the tip of the ice berg. But all you LIBs want to do is point a finger at Bush. Was Bush great, no. But let's not rub new car scent all over another piece of S__T and call it a new car. Obama is every bit as bad as Bush was. I submit that he is twice as bad, simply because he has expanded many of Bush's policies. Where are the libs on Guantanimo? Where are they regarding the practice of rendition? How about the entire Patriot Act? I hear crickets. Hypocrites.
Crank up the conspiracy machine!
close....more like crank the spotlight elsewhere, or didn't you get gas today or see the price ?.. oh that's right its those nasty " speculators" or the price of crude, it certainly has NOTHING to do with raising the debt limit thereby devaluing the dollar yet again...now could it?
This loser deserves to be in jail. He was in jail when he was arrested for Chandra's rape and murder. He had been convicted of assaulting another woman on the same path that Chandra used that day. I guess it's possible he didn't do it.....but the facts show he is a dangerous dude and should be kept confined. If the supposed bad actor is out there.....I hope they find him.
Any bets as to whether a Dem or not?
Pathetic that so many Americans die at the hands of illegals - oops, sorry; I meant "undocumented" - aliens. Obamas biggest base.
Deprogrammer - Well, admittedly there are crooks on both sides, but at least the Republican Party isn't crawling with a bunch of communist weasels, baby-killing feminazis, affirmative action racist blacks and shakedown artists like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. No matter how you slam their critics and try and defend your precious incompetent community organizer, you can't escape the fact that the Dems are just a collection of dyed-in-the-wool commies who want to impose their Marxist policies on everyone (but themselves, of course . . . such as John Kerry who just disclosed that he has a net worth of $193,000,000 (but it's Romney who is the evil rich guy)). Some things never change. These limp-wristed friends of terrorists and, for that matter, virtually anyone who is against the U.S., have been around for a long time, lurking in the shadows like cockroaches under the fridge. They just happen to have come out more into the light since they got the little commie manchild installed in the Whitehouse. Probably the only good thing about it is that now most of them are out in the open, so we now have an even better idea of who America's and the Constitution's enemies are. What a bunch of rat bums. Get a clue dickh*ad.
Brilliance , indeed. In a literary ocean, Cliff has the intellectual depth of a wading pool. He is writing for the ages --- the ages between 5 and 12.
This is what has happened to this Nation? An article about private meetings of counsel in a murder case immediately degenerates into childish political name calling. Has American's reading comprehension gotten to the point were no one gets the topics or have you all been completely duped by politicians and are doing exactly what they want you to do? Arguing back and for like either party really gives a crap about you, and your family is comical, but really more pathetic. While you hate each other and name call every day, the politicians continue to give this country's jobs, civil liberties, lives and taxes money away at an alarming rate. Wake the hell up and go on your local, state and federal representatives chat boards or use that animosity to go after the politicians who could not care less about you. Hold them accountable for once, "We the People" better wake up and stop this moronic name calling, because that is the distraction, they want. Kind of like putting on a Disney movie for your four-year-old. People get a grip, time to start acting like the greatest nation on earth again instead of a bunch of teenage haters on Facebook. Sorry you made me do it!!! Good day and God bless.
Is there perchance someone with legal experience who can explain what kind of "secret hearings" these are? Defense attorneys do not participate in grand jury hearings, I can't imagine a stretch that would tie this to the "war against terrorism" secret courts that (unfortunately) Obama continued after Bush started. "Hearings" implies more than "private meetings" between defense and prosecution.
Or does this just mean "closed" hearings, which seems like a different animal than "secret". Are they on any sort of docket???
HEY IA!!!
What a nice surprise seeing you on at this hour. Usually see your posts from the AM after I get up.
A/noon chefaz...Hope you are staying warm over there in the States where ever you are...
Moron from Oregon, more like it.
@ deprogrammer
Well, there's one less moron @Fox now, Palin's been ousted.
One down, many, many more that need to go!
Does this mean he said YES or NO ?
Does anyone know?
63F in Florida so I'd say pretty good and hope that you're keeping cool down under. ☺
What does the article have to do with Obama?
Um which way did he shake his head?
Hey Chef!!
ok, so Bush stole elections but Patrick Murphy didnt? Only in democrat lala land!!
YOu actually think Allen West won that election? No one is THAT crazy...
G'Morning Fed!!!
☺
What the @!$%# does this have to dow ith Obama??? Damn, the right wingers in this country are pathetically desperate. No wonder the GOP has become the laughing stock of the nation. On a daily basis their irrational rants only plunge them deeper into irrelevance for anything other than comedic relief.
All- How in the hell do you people turn an article about a 2001 murder into a political argument! The questions should be how the hell did he get convicted with such a lack of evidence? And whats with the closed hearings?? The @!$%#ty thing is if he is innocent of this he will be let go and could most likey have grounds to sue and win!
cliff-1955574, you're suspended for a week for violating #1 of the Code of Honor.
Not a good way to spend a Friday. Stop namecalling.
Maybe he wasn't paid enough?
The conviction in this case has always felt flakey to me. It sounds like the cops needed to pin it on anybody they could so they pinned it on this scumbag. Maybe the guy is guilty of this crime he certainly has a solid track record of crime and probably deserves to be in prison. The thing that troubles me is how prosecutors got a conviction 9 years after her death without any physical evidence……… If he didn’t do it, the killer is still out there.
Big Al,
that my friend is a great point.
If the feds are holding hearings there is another shoe to drop. Round up the usual suspects and put one away can no longer be our approach to the law when politicians are involved.
Did he shake his head yes, or no? Who writes this stuff?
Mike,I was wondering the same thing,I have always wondered if they had the right guy in jail.Shake you head,what? yes or no?
Shaking your head generally implies "no." Nodding would imply "yes."
The media convicted Condit of the murder before this guy....
Mike... shook, not nod...
That guy said that he did not kill her after he was arrested and after his trial. I believe Condit had something to do with this situation. The commisioner at the time was Ramsey and he allowed Condit to say what he wanted. He was not interrogated like the average Joe.
hey cliff ur a fukn assol lets see wat happens if it was ur daughter
I agree with Smitty. I always thought Condit was the one and he got away with it because he knew the right people. Perhaps the secrecy is that someone knows this and is trying to take down all involved. Just a theory.
I would suppose, that on the other hand, this illegal alien probably wishes he hadn't sneaked into the country at this point. His zeal to grab his 'free' citizenship led him to a jail cell whether he's guilty or not.
A victim of circumstance? YES, self inflicted circumstances.............
Chances are, if he hadn't sneaked into the U.S. he would be in prison in El Salvador!
And you KNOW that how??????
I don't "KNOW" it, but he attacked women in the park. He's a sexual predator. Do you think he was any different in his home country? Maybe he came to the U.S. and decided it was time to get a new hobby!
Meanwhile as reported on the MSNBC "Latino edition"....
AKRandy: In a previous story back when this guy was convicted it stated that he fled El Salvador because he was accused of attacking women there. Pretty simple to deduce that he would most likely be in prison there.
just yet one more... "poor undocumented immigrant".....sure glad Barrys next "great achievement" will be passing amnesty .....er i mean ...immigration reform...Don't forget to either turn in our register your firearms now folks...it the only way to avoid violence, Just ask barry or crazy uncle Joe.Their from the government and only there to help you.
Secret hearings can only mean one thing....there is more to this then we've been led to believe. Also it seems to me that the mother is convinced no matter what this guy says.
Condit did it . just Like a scumbag Democrap to get away with it . shame it was not Pigorty or feisty that disappeared . lmao at those skanks
Wow cliff...i absolutely despise those two clowns opinions...but really, chill...or go their lair over on first read and tell them about it.
"an illegal immigrant from El Savador"
Really? Nice article schmuck, erm I mean Chuck!!!
You do realize that you're a total moron, right? Get lost, as you're far too stupid to understand articles like this. Sigh, annoying 14yr old twits.
I thought this was about a murder. Why are people making it about politics. Have all American's gone insane . I guess these are the same people that let Casey Anthony and OJ Simpson off the hook .
"You do realize that you're a total moron, right? Get lost, as you're far too stupid to understand articles like this. Sigh, annoying 14yr old twits."
No, that would be:
1: the person who wrote this article and did such a major typo without catching it before hitting the submit button
2: the "editor" who didn't catch it
3: the other "editor" who keeps claiming that they have "editors" here
4: you, for leaping to great big incorrect assumptions, and not getting 1, 2, and 3 which were clear to even a small child.
Just another undocumented hard working immigrant looking for a better life.
She might have been involved in "secret things" in D.C. since her case is so secret. The guy from El Salvador is just someone who has been pointed to in order to distract public attention and have a result for the case, but hey in 2001 a lot of dirty things were going on in D.C. especially with the 9/11 planning ... ooops, did I say something?
She might have known something or someone who wasn't supposed to be known. And so she had to disappear.
Tell the nice men in the white coats that it's time for your meds.
hey crack pot . i will be over to get your guns . I am keeping them . but you not right in head to have them . wacko
still a classy guy eh cliff, now you not only insult other posters but threaten them as well? Wheres Tyler or sally...oh that's right you spout lib garbage hence that's ok.
YA, you guys git on that smiley face. He probably ALSO doesn't believe that JFK was killed by a lone gunman and a single bullet. LOL!
Hey LM....A lot of dirty things are STILL going on in D.C., as time goes on they just get dirtier and sneakier. These closed door hearings concerning Ms Levy...kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it???
Ingmar Guandique was convicted of first-degree murder in November 2010, nine years after Levy's disappearance and death, despite no DNA evidence linking him to the crime, and a lack of witnesses.
We don't need no stinkin' DNA evidence. We don't need no stinkin' witnesses. We just need very expensive lawyers.
I feel it's being held in secret because the government believes the Chandra Levy disappearance was a distraction planned by those who launched 9/11. The entire nation was engrossed by the disappearance and since a congressman was potentially involved many in the intelligence community were involved.
Good answer " Tom-817472" . lol
Holy sh*t, all the conspiracy crackpots are out today!
Dog, welcome to the Jungle!
The only place where you can go from a civilized discussion to a name calling throw down in only one comment.
Some on here see a conspiracy in everything that moves. You can find many tin-foil hatters lurking here while trying to pass themselves off as educated people. Just look at their spelling, punctuation, and grammar to find them out.
Avert the spotlight at all costs...states the King.............
Condit has to be involved here; the accused killer may be guilty, but I suspect a major coverup. Execute them both and let's be done with it.
ok airborn thy will be done...oh wait its California, sorry dude.
Execute two completely seperate unrelated people for the same murder?
I hope you are never on a jury.
yeah, they have this wacky law called "conspiracy."
It could be that new evidence is being presented by someone who demanded anonymity in exchange. The weight of the evidence compels the judge and DA to not only accommodate the request, but to move slowly in accepting it.
There are closed court meetings when a new witness comes forth or damning evidence is discovered. It doesn't mean Ingmar Guandique guilt is in question, just that there is something new. When they get their stories straight, we'll hear about it.
Don't bet on it.
depends on whos in the spotlight and weather or not it can be spun, wouldn't you say?
Our Government at work, Always in Secret from the people. I guess the "We the People" is not part of the SOP. Nothing should be in secret from the people.
When ever someone in government is in trouble its secret, One of us that is a different story. Our names are plastered all over guilty before proven the law of the land.
Chandra Levy:
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/03-18-04/discussion.cgi.18.html
Obama did it!!!
Couldn't have been he was busy organising his community in Chicago, there where 500 hundred testimonials to his fine work this year alone.
guilty or not , the thug already attacked and raped women anyway . so execution in a year or less for what he already did anyway doesant amount the 50,000 a year to prision the thug now -
i never believed this guy killed her. I think it went down like this...she is dating a high profile married senator, he gets his driver to pick her up (go back and look at how her apartment was left that day), she is killed to keep the affair a secret. Classic, political cover up.
but,,but,,but,,, that would insinuate that politicians lie...and we all KNOW that cant be true, especially given the amount of them that were lawyers that both were elected and RE elected for their "HONESTY"....you surely therefor must be one of "those" people.......
You can take from this whatever you want. Thing is, there's a real problem here nd if your political affiliation make you immune to the problem then you idiot, are the problem
Sorry Joe, although i believe i agree with that somewhat incoherent statement? The politics of race, party, religion etc. roll on. and the ill or un informed lemmings march ever FORWARD....
...I VERY SELDOM go for the 'conspiracy' theory solution to any given story....BUT......
I would stake some SERIOUS money that Gary Condit had EVERYTHING to do with this guy either being purely set-up as a convenient patsy, or his family was paid off in exchange for his cooperation.
This guy just seems waaaay too 'obvious' and typical...and it seems way outside of his style. Watch Condit's interview with Connie Chung if you want a laugh! Oh that's right....you can't find it ANYWHERE online!!!!! Hmmmn... very very interesting.
My guess...Condit knocked her up, she refused to get an abortion, then he had her murdered. Done.
DrSebby.....I tend to think like you....I have never been into the conspiracy theory either, at least not over all. But this situation smells to high heaven and I really think Condit had something to do with this girls murder, I thought it at the time it happened and I still think it...too easy, too convenient.....maybe she was going to 'tell all' and ruin his career which it did anyway! Our government must think we are a huge bunch of morons!!!
Lots of things you cant find online now a days....been going on for about 3.5 years...wonder why?.....Yet the very same media, who backs "adjusting" the second amendment, cant see how it will affect the 1st.
levys father said it best,or maybe not chatged with this crime if they can now prove he didnt do it,whatever else if proved should stand.remember the story,very sad.
The judges in DC will do anything to protect the Kennedy family.
they are now kinda busy ....what with side stepping and rewriting the constitution and all right now to concern themselves with such trivial matters as protecting one democrat...its under the bus you go....wonder where they learned that?