It was the spring of 2001 and Chandra Levy was in the prime of her life.

She was about to graduate with a master's degree in public administration and was wrapping up a prestigious internship

with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She was dating a rich, powerful man and it

seemed like all her dreams were about to come true. Then one day she just

disappeared, vanished without a trace.

Nobody knew where she went or what happened to her.

The ensuing investigation captivated the public's attention

like few stories ever did before and what it uncovered

would send reverberations through the nation's capital for years to come. People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end, but you don't

always know which part you're on. Sometimes the final chapter arrives far too soon and we don't always get to know the real ending.

I'm Carter Roy and this is Murder True Crime stories a crime house original show powered by

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I'll be bringing awareness to stories that need to be heard,

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podcasts. Your feedback truly matters. This is the first of three episodes on the murder of Chandra Levy, a 24-year-old

government intern who was killed in May 2001. Today I'll be taking you through Chandra's life trying to understand who this young woman was,

the people who are in her orbit and the various elements that led to her sudden disappearance.

Then part two will be dedicated to the likeliest suspects.

I'll be highlighting who the investigators thought might be responsible and anything strange that happened along the way.

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