Who Killed Chandra Levy? Search For REAL Killer Could Resume Soon As New Information Surfaces On Key Witness
Jan. 28 2013, Published 2:59 p.m. ET
The recent revelation that a judge is holding secret hearings centering on new information in the Chandra Levy murder case means that the conviction of Ingmar Guandique could be overturned and the search for the REAL killer may resume — 12 years after the murder.
Criminal defense lawyer Dana Cole says it is difficult to believe that Ingmar Guandique was responsible for Levy’s death after he was convicted for the crime largely by the testimony of a cellmate. There was no DNA or forensic evidence against Guandique.
Now new evidence has surfaced that apparently undermines the credibility of the inmate whose testimony was so crucial in gaining a conviction against the immigrant from El Salvador, and CBS This Morning reports that new information may toss the conviction. The judge has sealed all court records and issued a gag order.
Guandique is serving a 60-year murder sentence based on evidence that his former cellmate, Armando Morales, claimed he confessed to killing Levy. Two women also gave sworn testimony during the trial saying that Guandique had attacked them around the same time Levy was murdered.
If the new information destroys Morales' credibility not only could the conviction be thrown out but it would also trigger a new hunt for Levy's killer.
“It can happen that Guandique’s conviction of the murder of Levy could be thrown out and the killer could still be out there,” Cole told Breaking Celebrity News.
“The fact that secret hearings have been called is a strong indication that some new evidence could have been found that could clear his name.
“New information could be that the jailhouse snitch has been discovered as unreliable or a liar. There was once a famous Los Ange