LEVY INVESTIGATION FOCUSES ON FORENSICS

New York Post ^ | 5/23/02 | DAN MANGAN

[kattracks]

Parents Robert and Susan Levy go to Washington in June to plead for information.

May 23, 2002 -- The Chandra Levy investigation was revived yesterday with the discovery of her remains, but Washington cops still face the tough task of proving who, what, how and why.

[goldstategop]

Solving a crime after a year is difficult. Evidence can degrade and be worn away by the weather, biological processes of decay, and animals. It will be interesting to learn if the forensic scientistists come up with a suspect.

[The Great Satan]

Renowned forensics scientist Henry Lee said investigators will conduct a careful probe of the skeletal remains, which he called "a major break for the case." And "because it's high-profile, they're definitely going to do a good job," Lee predicted.

I'm not sure how "renowned" Henry Lee is after his "something wrong here" debacle during the OJ trial. Notorious might be a better term. And the logic that high profile means careful escapes me. How careful was the DC cops' search of Rock Creek Park in this "high profile" case?

[~Vor~]

"I'm not sure how "renowned" Henry Lee is after his "something wrong here" debacle during the OJ trial. Notorious might be a better term."

This is also the same Henry Lee that worked the Jon Bonet Ramsey case...

[morjon]

But Ol' Hank Lee never misses a chance to get his mug on TV during these high profile cases does he?

[RippleFire]

After identification of the remains, the next step is determining "manner and cause of death," said Lee, currently chief emeritus for the State of Connecticut's Division of Scientific Services.

Lee became famous after he and his lab did a creditable job in the "Woodchipper Murder" where a CT man fed his murdered wife through a woodchipper and shot the debris into a creek to hide the evidence. Since then he has become a professional expert witness (presumably the reason for his emeritus status) and as far as I can tell has not had a clue.

[Lion's Cub]

My guess is that the only benefit of finding the body will be that her parents will finally be able to bury her. I doubt that they will ever really know what happened.

Even if the police somehow put together a case, almost any piece of "evidence" can now be argued away by any half-competent defense attorney.

[Prodigal Son]

I'm not sure how "renowned" Henry Lee is after his "something wrong here" debacle during the OJ trial.

From the location where the body was found, I had been hoping Kay Scarpetta would be the Medical Examiner of record /sarcasm.

If I were the family, I would be screaming bloody hell to have at least two other respected MEs on the case to oversee and audit this Henry Lee's findings.

It's a shame the cops couldn't have kept a lid on this finding until they had a chance to plant some agents within sight of Condit and whatever suspects they might have to see how they reacted to the news. Hopefully, the forensics exam will uncover something useful- if not, the killer got away.

[cgk]

Solving a crime after a year is difficult

I agree. Wasn't it this same problem, though in MUCH less time that lead to the inability to determine the cause of death for Danielle Van Dam?

Mrs Kus

[Judith Anne]

Maybe they did.

[meenie]

All paths lead to Condit's door. It is now up to him to get involved to clear his name. He will be guilty in the public's opinion unless he cooperates fully. The fun and games are over for him and his associates.

[Judith Anne]

It's my opinion that the bulk of the circumstantial evidence and the lack of Condit's cooperation have convicted him. And for some reason I can't explain yet, I think that Trickie Dickie Gephardt is in it with him up to where his eyebrows would be if he had any. Maybe also Kasich.

[liberalism=failure]

But Ol' Hank Lee never misses a chance to get his mug on TV during these high profile cases does he?

Yeah, Henry Lee the Jesse Jackson of Forensic investigation.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Renowned forensics scientist Henry Lee

Another 15 minutes....

[Howlin]

But Ol' Hank Lee never misses a chance to get his mug on TV during these high profile cases does he?

Cyril Wecht makes Hank look like an amateur, IMO. I swear he was on ALL the cable channels yesterday. He must have a camera set up, ready to go with a live feed, in his office.

[Howlin]

I, for one, thought we already KNEW the "who" and the "why."

[Judith Anne]

Yes, agreed. I still have a weird feeling about Trickie Dickie being involved in some way. BTW, fantastic job on that long thread yesterday...

[Howlin]

I do so love breaking news threads!

[Judith Anne]

Questions that occur to me:

Where is Tricky Dicky's DC residence?

Is he married? I don't think so...

Does he belong to the (*yark!*)Gentlemen's Club?

[Quilla]

Here's an interesting tidbit from the Wash. Post this morning:

The bones were very deteriorated and had no tissue or hair, the sources said. The skull, which was not complete, was cracked, although the cause was unclear. All the bones that were discovered were found within five yards of the skull.

Her skull was cracked!