Levy Tip Leads Police to Virginia
The FBI and police on Wednesday examined an anonymous tip to an Internet site alleging Chandra Levy’s body was buried under a parking lot near a Virginia military base 130 miles away. Plans for a search were put on hold.
Police who have investigated Levy’s disappearance in Washington asked authorities at Ft. Lee, 30 miles south of Richmond, Va., to search the site, but the FBI announced late Wednesday there were no plans for such a search “at this time.”
“If the tip is deemed credible, appropriate investigative steps will be taken,” the FBI office in Richmond said in a statement.
Police cautioned their request was routine and that the tip, which came from a California crime tip Web site, was just one of hundreds of leads being pursued since Levy disappeared.
Levy, 25, of Modesto, Calif., came to Washington last year for an internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons and was last seen April 30.
Police have interviewed Rep. Gary A. Condit (D-Ceres), who has acknowledged he had an affair with Levy, according to a police source. Police say he is not a suspect in the disappearance.
Executive Assistant Police Chief Terrance W. Gainer said police requested the search.
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