Ingmar Guandique

A judge has refused to push back the trial for the man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a Washington intern. At a hearing Friday, prosecutors told D.C. Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Alprin that they have provided more than 5,000 pages of evidence to attorneys for Ingmar Guandique (gwan-DEE'-kay.) Chandra Levy had just completed a U.S. Bureau of Prisons internship when she disappeared in 2001 after leaving her apartment in jogging clothes. Her remains were found a year later in a Washington park. Defense attorneys say they need to interview at least 10 other possible suspects. They asked to push back the January trial ... Read Full Story

There are plenty of witnesses in the case against an imprisoned Salvadoran immigrant accused of killing former D.C. intern Chandra Levy — the ex-girlfriend who says she was beaten, other women he's convicted of attacking and a man believed to be a fellow inmate. But none of the dozen prosecution witnesses outlined in a March 3 affidavit actually saw the attack on the young woman in a Washington park about eight years ago. Only two directly link Ingmar Guandique, who's expected to arrive in Washington in the next few weeks, to Levy's death. Prosecutors have nailed convictions in other cases with no physical evidence ... Read Full Story

A man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. Twenty-seven-year-old Ingmar Guandique was arraigned Wednesday in District of Columbia Superior Court on six counts, including murder, kidnapping and attempted sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty to all counts. A judge set a two-week jury trial for Jan. 27. A status hearing is set for July 31. Levy disappeared in May 2001, and her remains were found in a D.C. park a year later. Guandique has been serving a 10-year sentence for two other attacks in the same park. The case was blamed for destroying ... Read Full Story

A grand jury has returned an indictment against the man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy in 2001. Twenty-seven-year-old Ingmar Guandique (gwahn-DEE-kay) was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, attempted first-degree sexual abuse and other offenses. He will be arraigned on May 27 and is in jail. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday that "the indictment speaks for itself." The 24-year-old Levy had just completed an internship with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons when she disappeared in 2001 after leaving her apartment in jogging clothes. The Modesto, Calif., native's remains were found in a Washington, D.C., park a year ... Read Full Story

Officials say a Salvadoran immigrant facing charges in the slaying of Washington intern Chandra Levy has been moved from a federal prison in California. A spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons says Ingmar Guandique (gwan-DEE'-kay) was transferred Thursday from the Adelanto, Calif. prison where he was serving a 10-year sentence for assault. Ponce says Guandique was taken to the bureau's federal transfer center in Oklahoma City. Spokeswoman Felicia Ponce couldn't say where he was headed or how long he would be in Oklahoma. Authorities issued an arrest warrant last month for Guandique. He faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with Levy's death ... Read Full Story