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| Chandra Levy: Prosecutors drop murder charges against Ingmar Guandique | Chandra Levy: Prosecutors drop murder charges against Ingmar Guandique |
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| Prosecutors have dropped charges against the man convicted of the 2001 murder of Washington intern Chandra Levy. | Prosecutors have dropped charges against the man convicted of the 2001 murder of Washington intern Chandra Levy. |
| The US Attorney’s office motioned to dismiss the case against Ingmar Guandique as they could not convict him in a retrial “based on recent unforeseen developments that were investigated over the past week,” they said in a statement. | The US Attorney’s office motioned to dismiss the case against Ingmar Guandique as they could not convict him in a retrial “based on recent unforeseen developments that were investigated over the past week,” they said in a statement. |
| “After investigating this information and reviewing all of the evidence in this case, the government now believes it is in the interests of justice for the court to dismiss the case without prejudice,” the prosecution said in a single-page motion presented to the court on Thursday. | |
| Mr Guandique was convicted of Ms Levy’s murder in 2009, but granted a retrial last year. | Mr Guandique was convicted of Ms Levy’s murder in 2009, but granted a retrial last year. |
| Her 2001 disappearance caused a media frenzy over her relationship to California Representative Gary Condit. | Her 2001 disappearance caused a media frenzy over her relationship to California Representative Gary Condit. |