Ingmar Guandique is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who is serving a ten-year sentence in U.S federal prison for assaults on two women. The attacks occurred in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. in May and July 2001.
On May 27, 2009, Guandique, 27, pleaded not guilty to all counts brought against him in the murder of Chandra Levy. He has been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and attempted sexual abuse. The judge in the case set the trial for January 27, 2010.BreitBart: Man pleads not guilty to killing Chandra Levy (Mmay 27, 2009)
Charged with Murder
On March 3, 2009, Ingmar Guandique was officially charged with first-degree murder in the 2001 Chandra Levy case. Levy went missing from the Rock Creek Park in May of 2001 and her body was discovered a year later. Guandique was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the case in early March of 2009 and a two-week trail date has been set for January 27, 2010.New York Times: Arrest Said to Be Near in Chandra Levy's Murder (February 21, 2009) People: Arrest Warrant Issued in 2001 Chandra Levy Case (March 3, 2009)People.com: Arrest Warrant Issued in 2001 Chandra Levy Case (March 3, 2009)BreitBart: Man pleads not guilty to killing Chandra Levy (Mmay 27, 2009)
Ingmar Guandique and Rock Creek Park
Illegal immigrant Ingmar Guandique was 19 years old when he missed work at his construction job on May 1, 2001. Around that date, acquaintances told authorities that Guandique looked like he had been in a fight.Washington Post: The Predator in the Park (July 18, 2008)
On May 7, 2001, a man broke into the apartment of Tomasa Orellana but ran off when Orellana returned home unexpectedly. On May 14, 2001, Halle Shilling was attacked by a Hispanic man with a 6-inch knife while she was running through Rock Creek Park. Shilling had been trained in self-defense and was able to fight off her attacker.Washington Post: The Predator in the Park (July 18, 2008)
On July 1, 2001, Christy Wiegand was jogging in the park and was attacked by a Hispanic man with a knife. She escaped and was taken by a passing motorist to the U.S. park police station. The police found Ingmar Guandique approximately 45 minutes later.Washington Post: The Predator in the Park (July 18, 2008)
Guandique was convicted of the Wiegand and Shilling attacks and was sentenced to ten years in prison. He was asked about Chandra Levy, and at one point admitted to seeing her in the park, but later denied it. A jail house informant reported that Guandique had confessed about the Levy murder but the informant later failed a lie detector test. In July of 2008, The Washington Post covered the case in detail and named Guandique as a primary suspect.Washington Post: The Predator in the Park (July 18, 2008)
On February 20, 2009, police officials reported to news medias and to the Levy family that an individual would be charged with Levy's murder within the next few days. Guandique's name was mentioned as the suspect.New York Times: Arrest Said to Be Near in Chandra Levy's Murder (February 21, 2009)
Guandique was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the case in early March of 2009 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He will face trial in Washington D.C.People: Arrest Warrant Issued in 2001 Chandra Levy Case (March 3, 2009)
