Also, it was a dog who "alerted" to the remains - would have smelled them even if covered by leaves. (Dog owner was looking for turtles of all things.)
-Ben > I also heard that the area is very large and very woody. Perhaps a recent > storm blew the leaves and brush around enough to uncover them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:35 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Chandra Levy > > > There's a forensic anthropologist with the Smithsonian who is leading the > in-site investigation. They mentioned that the remains may have been dumped > there, however the local NPR station's reporter also said that its too early > to tell right now. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:30 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Chandra Levy > > > > > > 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
