In spring 2001, 24-year-old Chandra Levy, an ambitious woman determined to pursue a career in Washington, D.C., vanished without a trace. Her murder dominated the media, as rumors swirled about her reported affair with an older, married congressman.
But her murder was unsolved for years, until 2010, when an undocumented immigrant named Ingmar Guandique was convicted of killing her.
Finally, the case appeared closed -- until Guandique was granted a new trial last year.
Then, this summer, before the new trial could begin, secret recordings from an unlikely source came to light, and charges against Guandique were dismissed, altering the course of the Levy case.
It's now been more than 15 years since Levy’s murder, and there’s no convicted killer behind bars, leaving more questions than answers in one of D.C.’s most famous murder cases.
Chandra Levy grew up in Northern California with her parents, Bob and Susan Levy, and younger brother, Adam Levy. She was a fun loving, but typically playful bossy older sister who played little league and loved the San Francisco Giants, her parents say.
"She didn't like being told what to do," Susan Levy told "20/20"'s Deborah Roberts. "Very individualistic."
