Judith- one possibility mentioned on the radio news yesterday was that the body was put there *after* the initial searches of the park last year.
-Ben > At least they'll finally have some resolution. > > Now why did they leave so much territory uncovered apparently when they > searched for her last year? > > This from a friend on another list, taken from an article: > > May 22 — A man walking his dog and searching for turtles in a Washington > park today found the corpse of missing government intern Chandra Levy after > his pet uncovered the young woman's skull, police said. > Metropolitan Police Chief Charles Ramsey told a news conference this evening > that the medical examiner used dental records to determine the remains are > those of the 24-year-old missing intern, who disappeared more than a year > ago. > Medical examiners have yet to determine the cause or time of death. > "We have received word from the medical examiner that the remains discovered > this morning are in fact Chandra Levy," Ramsey said. "This was based on > dental records. The cause of death is pending. … We'd like to extend our > condolences to the family." > This morning, the man walking his dog while looking for turtles found the > skull after his dog started digging in some leaves in the expansive, heavily > wooded park in the Northwest section of the nation's capital, Ramsey said. > The young woman's body had apparently been in the park for a long time, and > the bones were not all in one location, Ramsey said. > He said that remnants of materials consistent with women's clothing were > found near the bones, but he declined to elaborate. Sources told ABCNEWS > that jogging gear and a portable cassette player were among the items found. > Ramsey said investigators did not know right now whether the area where the > remains were found was where Levy died or whether the body had been moved. > Investigators, he said, would continue to probe the area. > The remains were found in dense foliage in an area away from commonly used > paths, police said. Levy lived in an apartment near Rock Creek Park, and > police searched the park shortly after her disappearance last May. > Police searched the park three times last July, covering more than 1,700 > acres, Ramsey said. That left more than 1,000 acres unsearched, apparently > including the area where the corpse was found today. > Levys Mourn > Ramsey said Susan and Robert Levy, the young woman's parents, learned of the > identification of the remains while watching the news, despite his efforts > to make sure they were informed first. > The Levys, who conducted an interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier today > before being told about the discovery, have had no public comment. Their > attorney, George Arata, said the family was not ready to give an immediate > formal statement but would give one through their attorneys at around 7:30 > p.m. ET. > > One additional note, from the same article: [Gary Condit] has had no public > comment on today's discovery and his office said there would not be one > > > >Yep. It's her. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:41 PM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: Chandra Levy > > > >D.C. police chief about to have news conference, > >supposedly to announce that the remains found in Rock > >Creek Park are those of missing intern Chandra Levy. > > > >More later. > > > >-Ben > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
