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Police Identify Levy's Body
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
(6:15 PM ET)
The Associated Press

Police have positively identified the remains of Chandra Levy. She was last seen April 30, 2001.
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A sociable, earnest student who enjoyed travel abroad with her family and staying fit, Levy was last seen April 30 when she canceled her membership at a health club near her apartment.

WASHINGTON -- AP
Bones found in a Washington park Wednesday are the remains of Chandra Levy, the federal intern who disappeared more than a year ago, police announced Wednesday. Police chief Charles H. Ramsey said the identification was made through dental records. The finding ended the search for the federal intern whose disappearance more than a year ago riveted the nation and contributed to the political demise of her hometown congressman, Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif.

Levy, 24, of Modesto, Calif., disappeared sometime after logging off her computer at about 1 p.m. on May 1, 2001. When police searched her apartment they found her wallet, credit card, computer and cell phone. Only her keys were missing.

Police conducted intensive searches in the weeks following her disappearance but turned up no solid clues. They looked at a variety of theories -- murder, suicide or that Levy went into hiding.

They also questioned Condit several times. The 54-year-old, married lawmaker denied having anything to do with the disappearance but did eventually acknowledge an affair with her, a police source said.

Police repeatedly said Condit was not a suspect.
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