Nearly 10 years after her murder, Chandra Levy finally sees justice.
The jury has reached a verdict in the case against the man charged with the 2001 killing of Washington intern Chandra Levy.
It is expected to be announced shortly.
If convicted of first-degree murder, Ingmar Guandique faces a sentence of life without parole. The jury could instead find him guilty of second-degree murder, which could mean 20 years to life.
Earlier, attorneys made their closing arguments in the case against Guandique, who denies he killed Levy, then an intern for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
“She’s been waiting nine years for justice,” said prosecutor Amanda Haines, holding up for the jury a poster-sized photograph of the smiling young woman. “It’s been nine years, but you need to say the words ‘Ingmar Guandique is guilty.’”
Levy’s mother was in the spectators’ gallery, and at times looked close to tears as prosecutors brought out her daughter’s clothing, found at the crime scene in 2002.
Haines told the jury, “You have a roomful of corroboration” for the circumstantial case against Guandique.
That includes the fact Guandique is serving time for two other attacks on women that prosecutors say closely resemble the one that led to Levy’s death, she said. Both of those attack victims testified during the trial.
