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Investigators in the Chandra Levy Case Look for Fresh Leads

Aired July 28, 2001 - 16:06   ET

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DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: Investigators in the Chandra Levy case are spending this weekend looking for fresh leads. Law enforcement sources tell CNN that the fourth interview with California Congressman Gary Condit on Thursday evening produced some promise, yielding what they call "insightful, useful information" concerning Levy's state of mind just before she disappeared, and that happened nearly three months ago now.

Law enforcement sources say that Congressman Condit admitted having an affair with Levy during an earlier police interview. Police, however, are not revealing any specifics about what Condit told them on Thursday.

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CHIEF CHARLES RAMSEY, D.C. POLICE: We are involved in an investigation now for two and a half months or so, and we're continuing to work every aspect of this case, and that's where we are. We don't have anything right now that leads us down any particular path, or whether or not she met with foul play, or whether or not she left on her own accord.

There are cases throughout the United States that have just simply gone unsolved, we don't know what happened to the individual. I hope this doesn't become the case here, but the longer it goes, the higher the likelihood that we may never find out what happened to her.

I'm still optimistic that we'll be able to find out, but I'm certainly not really happy with the fact that we still don't even know whether or not she left on her own free will, or whether or not she's the victim of foul play.

We don't have a suspect because we don't have a crime. And again, that language may not mean much to some people, but to us in law enforcement it means a great deal. And we have to be careful how we use that language. We have a lot of people we have spoken to, probably close to 100, and I know slightly more than 100 that we've talked to. Anyone who we think has information that might help us out in locating Ms. Levy is who we are interested in.

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KELLEY: So, where does the Chandra Levy investigation go next? For the latest on that, we turn to CNN's Kathleen Koch. She is in Washington -- Kathleen.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Donna, step one is completing the interviews of residents in the downtown apartment building where Chandra Levy lived. Police have questioned a majority of Levy's neighbors, but some haven't been home and others have actually slammed their doors in the face of police investigators.

Police do believe that someone there may have a nugget of information that might seem insignificant, but that could yield valuable clues to Levy's disappearance.

Now, the lack of breakthroughs so far has Levy's family increasing fearing the worst.

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ROBERT LEVY, CHANDRA'S FATHER: All the scenarios, you know, we go through all those, they are all -- a lot of them are pretty bad. Some of them are still possible and positive. Just hope that, you know, good will triumph, that's what we hope for. But, you know, we don't know.

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KOCH: Suspended this weekend, but resuming Monday police cadet searches of local parks. Since Levy apparently left her apartment with only her keys, some believe that she may have gone jogging. Police hope to wrap up the labor-intensive canvassing of D.C.'s wooded areas next week.

They are also reserving the right to question Congressman Condit a fifth time, if necessary -- Donna.

KELLEY: Kathleen Koch in Washington, thanks.

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