You don't read a lot of mystery stories, I would guess. One had already been written (link posted here) “a 1999 novel "Capitol Scandal" by Sarah Gregory. It's the story of a Democratic congressman and an intern with whom he was having an affair. Then something horrible befalls the intern. Her body is found in Rock Creek Park. In fact, Rock Creek Park is mentioned in the second paragraph. The park is the choice of 'Washington runners of the lean and mean variety. ...”
I don’t recall any stories of her discussing Condit to any extent with “cofidants” – and why would that have been a deterrent if it were a crime of passion, or more likely, a crime of expediency (not to hide the affair, so much as to shut her up about something else) carried out by an emissary?
I smell a great movie plot here: the murder is planned based on the above novel, (or at least on the fact that Rock Creek Park is a haven for joggers, but not a very safe one), and then money and influence are used to persuade Mr. Guandequ to stage some phony attacks (the judge said they were “strange”), and take the fall if the body is discovered. Chances are they won’t be able to pin it on anyone, given the condition of the body, but it will certainly make this guy the convenient suspect.
I guess the bottom line is that nothing is too devious (or tin-foil) to suspect of the Washington power brokers -- even those as seemingly insignificant as Condit.