The Chandra Levy case has seemingly been closed with the sentence of Guandique. Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was determined guilty after the jury deliberated for four days. Some oddities within the proof lead some to think Guandique was put in place as a patsy.
Convicting Ingmar Guandique for murdering Chandra Levy
After years of the case going unsolved, Guandique was found guilty after the litigation over the Chandra Levy homicide, according to MSNBC. Levy was an intern in Washington, D.C., and was allegedly having an affair with then-Congressman Gary Condit. Ingmar Guandique is already serving a 10-year sentence for attacks on two women in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., from 2001. It was 2001, a year after Levy was reported missing, that her remains were found in Rock Creek Park. Guandique was only tried because of the testimony his cell mate gave. Evidently he admitted to killing her, but didn't say other things about it. However, the murder trial remains controversial, as many believe Guandique has been made a scapegoat.
The evidence brought to the table
The defense for Guandique, an illegal immigrant, argued that Gary Condit has always acted suspiciously concerning the court case and had taken the Fifth Amendment at trial. The Fifth Amendment could be taken by witnesses so as to keep away from incriminating themselves. Condit did this. The Washington Post explains that you will find also some concerns with the physical proof pointed out by the defense. Guandique ever coming into contact with Levy can't even be proven through physical proof. A homicide weapons was never discovered by any person. Also, the DNA on Levy's running tights did not match Condit or Guandique's DNA. According to the prosecution, it is very possible that the DNA accidently was mixed with DNA from others because it was handled improperly. No tests were done to confirm this though.
High profile court case ends sour
It seems very possible that Guandique might be guilty within the Levy court case thinking about his prior crimes although there are inconsistencies in proof. Maybe Chandra would appreciate the justice if she were still here.
Info from
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/40317461/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/22/AR2010112203633.html?hpid=topnews
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