Ingmar Guandique Will Not Be Retried in Death of Chandra Levy, Will Be Released
Charges dropped against man accused of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy
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District prosecutors have dropped charges against the man who had been accused in the murder of Chandra Levy, saying in light of new information it has concluded it can “no longer prove the murder case.”
Prosecutors did not detail what that information is, saying only that it was received in the past week. The suspect, Ingmar Guandique, was set to go to trial in October.
Levy was a 24-year-old intern with the Federal Bureau of Prisons when she disappeared May 1, 2001. The case gained national attention because police investigators at first looked closely at former California congressman Gary A. Condit, with whom Levy had an affair. Authorities later ruled him out as a suspect.
The man who was convicted and then later granted a new trial in the death of Washington intern Chandra Levy will be released and will not be retried, prosecutors said Thursday.
"Based on recent unforeseen developments that were investigated over the past week, the Office moved to dismiss the case charging Ingmar Guandique with the May 2001 murder of Chandra Levy," said a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
Prosecutors did not elaborate on the developments but said they felt they could no longer prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Levy, a 24-year-old California native, was living in Northwest D.C. when she vanished in 2001. Her disappearance made national headlines after she was romantically linked to then-U.S. Rep. Gary Condit.
Condit, a California Democrat, was ultimately ruled out as a suspect.
Levy's remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year after her disappearance. Prosecutors argued her death fit a pattern of attacks Guandique committed on female joggers.
Authorities later turned their focus to Guandique, who was accused of attacking Levy while she jogged in the park. At the time, he was serving 10 years for attacking two other women in Rock Creek Park.
However, prosecutors lacked hard evidence against him, presenting no eyewitnesses nor DNA evidence. The prosecution admitted evidence was mishandled as the early investigation focused on Condit.
A jury found Guandique guilty in November 2010 on two charges of felony murder in Levy's death.
Guandique was sentenced to 60 years but was granted a new trial in 2015 after defense attorneys argued that a key witness at his previous trial gave false or misleading testimony. The retrial had been scheduled to begin in October.
"Pending action by the Court, Mr. Guandique will then be released to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where he faces removal proceedings," the statement said.
Levy's brother, Adam Levy, said Thursday afternoon that his family was not ready to comment on the case.
Stay with NBC Washington for more shortly.
Levy’s remains were found in 2002 in Rock Creek Park. Guandique, who had pleaded guilty to attacking other women in the park, was charged. He was found guilty of Levy’s murder following a 2010 trial, but his conviction was overturned last year and he is set to be tried again in October.
Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, has been jailed awaiting retrial. After his release, he will be handed over to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where he faces removal proceedings.
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