It occurred to me as I prepared this post that the poor girl was Jewish -- thus the AmeriKan media maelstrom just before 9/11.
"Man gets 60 years in Chandra Levy slaying" February 12, 2011|Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago was sentenced yesterday to 60 years in prison, a term that could keep him behind bars the rest of his life.
Ingmar Guandique, 29, was convicted in November of first-degree murder in Levy’s 2001 disappearance and death, despite a lack of witnesses and no DNA evidence linking him to the crime....
Someone had to pay in this special case.
Levy’s disappearance became a national sensation after she was romantically linked to Gary Condit, who was a California representative at the time of her disappearance. Police initially focused on Condit as a suspect. Levy’s remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year after she disappeared. Police eventually shifted their focus to Guandique, who was already serving a prison sentence for attacking female joggers in the park in the same time frame Levy disappeared.
Prosecutors asked for a life sentence, arguing that Guandique showed no remorse and had a history of violence toward women. Guandique’s lawyers argued for the minimum possible sentence of 30 years in prison. They pointed to his suffering as a child, including the severe poverty in which he was raised.
Is that really a defense?
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That's strange. Article never mentioned he was an illegal immigrant.
