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Police No Closer to Locating Chandra Levy

Aired June 22, 2001 - 08:05   ET

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: In Washington, California Congressman Gary Condit is saying very little publicly about his relationship with a missing intern. He's now met privately with the parents of Chandra Levy. The Washington intern has been missing since April 30.

As CNN's Bob Franken tells us, despite the meeting, police are no closer to finding Levy.

But, Bob, how did that meeting go anyway?

BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, the meeting is not something that has been -- provided many details. We have been told by a variety of sources that there was quite an extensive negotiation: Where would the meeting be held, what private location where they could avoid media? What would be said after the meeting?

Very little was said after the meeting, as I pointed out just a moment ago.

Would the meeting occur in Washington, as it did? Would it occur in Modesto, which is the home, of course, of Chandra Levy and her parents, and of course, Congressman Gary Condit.

In any case, the meeting did occur last night. Some sources say that it was a cordial meeting, but we have very little else to go on. The Levys, Susan and Robert Levy, had raised the question any number of times that has been raised publicly over and over again: Was there a romantic relationship between Congressman Condit and Chandra Levy, the former intern at the Bureau of Prisons who disappeared more than seven weeks ago?

Condit has said publicly over and over again that there was not a romantic relationship. But there continue to be these recurring accusations that that was, in fact, the case.

Now, Condit is supposed to meet for a second interview with the Washington, D.C. police. Both sides -- that is to say Condit staffers and the police officials -- say that there has been a repeated effort to try and set that meeting up all week. But schedules has just not jived. They're going to try and do it once again today.

The Levys, before they leave town, will have had a meeting with the Washington, D.C. police. They and their new lawyer, William Martin, had a meeting yesterday. They asked the police to intensify the investigation, to raise it from a missing-persons case to a criminal matter. The police said they did not have any evidence of foul play; therefore, they don't have the basis to do that.

That, of course, Carol, could be considered good news for the Levys.

LIN: Bob, let me get your perspective on all the machinations around how Gary Condit has tried to arrange this meeting with the parents. I mean, in a town like Washington, D.C., where it takes a team of people to organize a photo-op at the White House, what do you make of how careful he's being in terms of how these meetings take place?

FRANKEN: Well, first of all, according to Condit, he has repeatedly said to the Levys he would like to meet with them, would like to discuss the matter, and would like to help in any way he can.

The Levys, last week, said they did not want to meet without their attorney. And, of course, they now have an attorney. And that's why the meeting occurred. But, of course, there was certainly no photo-op here. One of the things that Condit has tried to do is to be as low profile as possible and to say as little as he can about the case. Many people feel that's been to his detriment.

LIN: All right, thank you very much, Bob Franken in Washington.

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