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CNN Saturday Morning News

Police Work to Create Profile of Levy

Aired July 28, 2001 - 09:05   ET

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BRIAN NELSON, CNN ANCHOR: Now to a case that's causing some tremors here at home in Washington: the disappearance of Chandra Levy. Police are trying to create a detailed profile of the missing former intern, and they've talked to Congressman Gary Condit once again to help them fill in some of the blanks.

And CNN's Kathleen Koch has the details. Good morning again, Kathleen.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Brian.

For nearly an hour and a half, D.C. police investigators and the FBI quizzed the congressman, who police sources say in his previous interview admitted having an affair with Levy. So the congressman is a critical source of information, since Levy apparently had few other close friends in Washington.

The Thursday night interview produced what law enforcement sources call "insightful, useful information" into Levy's behavior and her state of mind. Police will not rule out a fifth interview with the man they say still is not a suspect.

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CHIEF CHARLES RAMSEY, D.C. METROPOLITAN POLICE: 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 that 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 Miss Levy is who we're interested in.

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KOCH: So police are very interested in talking with residents of Chandra Levy's apartment building in downtown Washington, D.C. They have questioned some but have had difficulty reaching others, even had a few doors slammed in their faces.

So police are appealing to any of Chandra Levy's neighbors who they haven't spoken with to please come forward. And after another fruitless week canvassing local parks, D.C. police recruits have this weekend off. They'll hit the wooded trails and paths again next week, even retracing some of the routes of their earlier searches -- Brian.

NELSON: Kathleen, I wanted to ask you a question about the reward money. Is that bringing in any tips, whether positive or fruitless? Is there being quite a response from the public on that?

KOCH: Brian, D.C. police say that they get sometimes upwards of more than 100 e-mails every day in response to this reward. It's $205,000 that's being offered, in part by family friends, by the "National Enquirer," by other organizations. Chandra Levy's parents actually came out yesterday in California for the first time and mentioned that reward and stressed that even if, say, someone is holding Chandra Levy somewhere, they will give that reward to that person if they will only let their daughter go free.

NELSON: All right, thank you. CNN's Kathleen Koch.

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