Posted on 05/22/2002 10:06:59 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:53:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Thirteen months after former intern Chandra Levy disappeared, her body was found yesterday morning in Rock Creek Park by a man walking his dog and searching for turtles.
D.C. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey told a gathering of hundreds of reporters and news-crew members that dental records had confirmed the identity of the remains found on a steep embankment just off Broad Branch Road near Brandywine Street NW.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Well, I beg his pardon...not in SOME quarters...
In cases of, for example, ARKANSAS, for example. Fort Marcy Park, comes to mind. Etc.
Given this datum, and the fact that the body was in a shallow grave, I think my favored theory -- Condit killed her himself, during the period for which he has no alibi, but tried to fake up an alibi -- remains the hot favorite. No Arab white slavers killed Chandra -- anymore than mythical Oriental white slavers killed Condit's previous victim, Joyce Chiang. Chandra wasn't hiding out in Israel to spite Condit, and she didn't reenact the death scene from Madam Butterfly out of grief for losing good ole Gary. All the BS theories just went up in smoke. The truth is, the obvious answer is usually the correct answer. Book him, Danno. Murder One, two counts.
He said the case is being handled as a "death investigation" but that that could change after the medical examiner determines the cause of death.
Aren't these the most brilliant statements? This one is a done deal, a la Vince Foster, Ron Brown, Mary Jo Kopechny. If her parents don't have the financial and political resources to get an independent investigation and autopsy, forget it. Doesn't matter if Condidit or not. Forget it. Darn, those autopsy photos are about to get misplaced again....
The discovery Wednesday of the corpse of missing Washington intern Chandra Levy -- a dog spotted the remains in Rock Creek Park while the owner was searching for turtles -- closes one long, grim chapter in this gruesome, heartrending mystery.But it opens yet another.
The discovery resolves at least one of the many burning questions, however: The 24 year-old intern was victim of a homicide -- she did not take her own life, as some had suggested. (D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey officially isn't calling it a homicide yet, but few doubt that's where he's headed.) Nor was she a runaway, as others had speculated.
Either way, the dismal news was of little comfort for the Levys, whose ardent devotion to their daughter catapulted the case to national prominence in the months leading up to 9/11. To the bitter end, the Levys held out hope that, any day now, they'd hear that long-awaited knock on their door, the joyful sound of Chandra's voice, cheerfully calling out, 'Dad! Mom! Open the door, I'm home!'
Tragically, it was not to be. For the Levys, imagine the grief, the sorrow, the anguish in these bleak moments of shattered hopes, these moments of crippled dreams.
Chandra's relationship with Congressman Gary Condit, Democrat of California, also helped bring the case gobs of publicity. For the cable news shows, the many transfixing 'whodunits' swirling around this intrigue became grist for the mill.
Mr. Condit's shameful and despicable misconduct in the days and months after Chandra's mysterious disappearance -- she was last seen alive April 30, 2001 -- drew deep suspicions over what he knew and when he knew it.
To homicide investigators in Washington, Mr. Condit proved singularly uncooperative; indeed, he bordered on hostile witness. During repeated questioning, his 'answers' were cagey, coy or outright misleading: He grudgingly acknowledged a sexual relationship with Chandra but only after her aunt, Linda Zamsky, blew the whistle on him in July.
Anne Marie Smith, a former United Airlines fight attendant from Seattle, testified last July that Congressman Condit pressured her to deny their 10-month affair in an affidavit. In two phone conversations last May, he also urged her stay tight-lipped with the FBI.
Tampering with a witness, like his attempts to hide the watch box, adds up to obstruction of justice.
Obstruction of justice, however, is likely the least of Condit's problems right now.
The discovery of Chandra's remains in Rock Creek Park is highly significant. For one thing, it appears to confirm a theory long-held by the Levy family; namely, that their daughter had rode to the park in a cab to meet someone -- some she knew well -- accompanied this 'someone' for a walk and disappeared shortly thereafter.
Using her laptop, Chandra on May 1 sought directions on the internet to Klingle Mansion, nestled in the woods of Rock Creek -- fueling speculation she was lured there by someone. It's not a place she'd ever visited before, according to friends and family. (Incidentally, how D.C. police could've botched the initial search so completely likely will be scrutinized intensely for months to come.)
After Ramsey's official announcement late yesterday that the remains were, indeed, Chandra Levy's, Congressman Condit's office released a statement which, for sheer chutzpah, gets the grand prize, to wit:
"..Condit and family want to express their hearfelt sorrow and condolences to the Levy family. The Levy family will remain in our prayers".
CNN cited a "source close to Condit" claiming he was "genuinely sad".
Oh, he's sad alright -- indeed, he'd be well advised to get himself a criminal lawyer.
Pronto.
Now, a word on the reportage -- the news coverage.
Ideologically, if it had its druthers, Big Media would rather not 'go there'.
By 'go there', I mean cover Chandra Levy, the story, that is.
Sure, ratings is the coin of their realm -- higher ratings means more lucrative ad revenue, more lucrative profit, and there's no shortage of public interest in the Chandra story.
Do the math.
Nevertheless, it'd be wrong to simply dismiss ideological undercurrents -- the mood, feelings, attitudes, beliefs -- in medialand.
Given how this 13-month-old case involves one of their own -- i.e., a Democrat -- Big Media'd rather give it as little publicity as possible.
Or as little as they can get away with.
Add looming midterm elections, and you can see why the presstitutes are worried.
They should be.
Because justice will ultimately be done.
My sincerest condolences go out to Robert and Susan Levy.
The discovery Wednesday of the corpse of missing Washington intern Chandra Levy -- a dog spotted the remains in Rock Creek Park while the owner was searching for turtles -- closes one long, grim chapter in this gruesome, heartrending mystery.But it opens yet another.
The discovery resolves at least one of the many burning questions, however: The 24 year-old intern was victim of a homicide -- she did not take her own life, as some had suggested. (D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey officially isn't calling it a homicide yet, but few doubt that's where he's headed.) Nor was she a runaway, as others had speculated.
Either way, the dismal news was of little comfort for the Levys, whose ardent devotion to their daughter catapulted the case to national prominence in the months leading up to 9/11. To the bitter end, the Levys held out hope that, any day now, they'd hear that long-awaited knock on their door, the joyful sound of Chandra's voice, cheerfully calling out, 'Dad! Mom! Open the door, I'm home!'
Tragically, it was not to be. For the Levys, imagine the grief, the sorrow, the anguish in these bleak moments of shattered hopes, these moments of crippled dreams.
Chandra's relationship with Congressman Gary Condit, Democrat of California, also helped bring the case gobs of publicity. For the cable news shows, the many transfixing 'whodunits' swirling around this intrigue became grist for the mill.
Mr. Condit's shameful and despicable misconduct in the days and months after Chandra's mysterious disappearance -- she was last seen alive April 30, 2001 -- drew deep suspicions over what he knew and when he knew it.
To homicide investigators in Washington, Mr. Condit proved singularly uncooperative; indeed, he bordered on hostile witness. During repeated questioning, his 'answers' were cagey, coy or outright misleading: He grudgingly acknowledged a sexual relationship with Chandra but only after her aunt, Linda Zamsky, blew the whistle on him in July.
Anne Marie Smith, a former United Airlines fight attendant from Seattle, testified last July that Congressman Condit pressured her to deny their 10-month affair in an affidavit. In two phone conversations last May, he also urged her stay tight-lipped with the FBI.
Tampering with a witness, like his attempts to hide the watch box, adds up to obstruction of justice.
Obstruction of justice, however, is likely the least of Condit's problems right now.
The discovery of Chandra's remains in Rock Creek Park is highly significant. For one thing, it appears to confirm a theory long-held by the Levy family; namely, that their daughter had rode to the park in a cab to meet someone -- someone she knew well -- accompanied this 'someone' for a walk and disappeared shortly thereafter.
Using her laptop, Chandra on May 1 sought directions on the internet to Klingle Mansion, nestled in the woods of Rock Creek -- fueling speculation she was lured there by someone. It's not a place she'd ever visited before, according to friends and family. (Incidentally, how D.C. police could've botched the initial search so completely likely will be scrutinized intensely for months to come.)
After Ramsey's official announcement late yesterday that the remains were, indeed, Chandra Levy's, Congressman Condit's office released a statement which, for sheer chutzpah, gets the grand prize, to wit:
"..Condit and family want to express their hearfelt sorrow and condolences to the Levy family. The Levy family will remain in our prayers".
CNN cited a "source close to Condit" claiming he was "genuinely sad".
Oh, he's sad alright -- indeed, he'd be well advised to get himself a criminal lawyer.
Pronto.
Now, a word on the reportage -- the news coverage.
Ideologically, if it had its druthers, Big Media would rather not 'go there'.
By 'go there', I mean cover Chandra Levy, the story, that is.
Sure, ratings is the coin of their realm -- higher ratings means more lucrative ad revenue, more lucrative profit, and there's no shortage of public interest in the Chandra story.
Do the math.
Nevertheless, it'd be wrong to simply dismiss ideological undercurrents -- the mood, feelings, attitudes, beliefs -- in medialand.
Given how this 13-month-old case involves one of their own -- i.e., a Democrat -- Big Media'd rather give it as little publicity as possible.
Or as little as they can get away with.
Add looming midterm elections, and you can see why the presstitutes are worried.
They should be.
Because justice will ultimately be done.
My sincerest condolences go out to Robert and Susan Levy.
Anyway, that's....
My two cents...
"JohnHuang2"
If she wasn't there to run, then, maybe she went for a bike ride? Wonder who was supposed to bring the bike.
Condit pads around his Washington office in slippers and a sweater like a Central Valley incarnation of Jimmy Carter, but he rides a Harley when he goes back home every weekend to see his family. He keeps a bicycle stashed in his office to take off through Rock Creek Park during legislative lulls.By Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau
San Francisco Chronicle
December 18,1996
FOXNEWS' Rita Cosby cited that very article, suggesting it could be a clue.
PR verbage designed by an attorney and PR rep. Also, I can't imagine what kind of god Condidit prays to.
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