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Chandra Levy Killer Gets 60 Years Do Her Parents Feel Justice Was Done?
Chandra Levy’s alleged murderer was sentenced on Friday. The Salvadoran national named Ingmar Guandique will be spending the next 60 years in prison, so basically the rest of the 28-year-old’s life.
Guandique was convicted by the D.C. Superior Court for the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy, a congressional intern. Prosecutors had wanted a sentence of life with no possibility of parole, but the defense stood by their stance that there was no DNA evidence or witnesses and that Ingmar Guandique never confessed to the crime.
To be Chandra Levy’s parents and to not have the man accused of taking their daughter’s life given the harshest punishment available must be a hard cross to bear. What must they be thinking when the sentence of 60 years vs. life was handed down?
“We would like justice to be done, but even if it is done, it won’t bring her back so we’ll never really be happy,” Chandra’s father, Robert Levy, told FOX News’ Geraldo Rivera back in 2009. “We have a terrible void in our life…we have a life sentence without her,” his wife, Susan, added.
At the victim impact statement at D.C. Superior Court Susan Levy asked Ingmar Guandique, “Did you really take her. Look me in the eyes and tell me.” He did not reply.
“Finally, f*ck you,” Susan Levy said, pointing at her daughter’s alleged murderer. “That is it.”
How can anyone find peace after losing a child, even after the man who supposedly took her life was not just caught but jailed. It sounds like the Levy’s have their own life sentence of grieving and missing their beloved daughter.
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Mina Justine commented on Feb 12 11 at 1:06 amWhat a miscarriage of justice! This guy is a drug addict, pervert and a loser but what evidence supports him killing Ms. Levy? This is horrendous. The real killer (GARY CONDIT) is out there. Relying on a jailhouse informant? Please!
Maggie commented on Feb 12 11 at 8:13 amNothing will bring their daughter back. But if Chandra’s mother is totally convinced that they convicted the actual killer, she has more faith in the justice system than I do. Illegal immigrant just happens to attack the paramour of a sitting congressman, just at the time that she’s leaving town without telling him? Give me a break.
Ri-chan commented on Feb 12 11 at 11:52 amI didnt really follow the case, but how did they convict him with no witnesses, no dna and no confession?
MnMama commented on Feb 12 11 at 1:05 pmI also think this is a little too convenient.
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