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>> reporter: what started as a small local news item about a missing woman exploded in the summer of 2001 into a full-blown media obsession. >> it was like a brushfire that just spread out of control and practically consumed the entire media forest. >> it was a story of chandra levy, a washington intern who seemed to disappear without a trace. >> i think shes been stolen and kidnapped or murdered -- oh! >> suspicion and speculation soon centered on gary condit, a california congressman who for m...

Washington intern whose mysterious disappearance back in 2001 sparked a media frenzy. early in the case, we learned that levy was having an affair with her boss, california congressman gary condit who quickly came under suspicion. what you might not know is all these years later, someone else is finally facing murder charges in the case. jeanne meserve looks back at the summer of chandra. >> reporter: what started as a small local news item about a missing woman exploded in the summer of 2001 in...

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Information be turned over, gary? >> yes, we will -- we are more than happy to turn that over, and we are negotiatiy goesgotii policy. >> we will follow up. >> there are a lot of innocent clients, we know that. >> president of the police officers association and public defender, gentlemen, i can guarantee you we will follow up. appreciate your time. twisters ripping through the plains and more on the way. we have the latest, jacqui jeras is here. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you....

Allowed to basically hide in plain sight. >> exactly. you know, the press had a big impact on this case, john. the media frenzy in the summer of 2001, as you know, was unbelievable. newspapers and television. and because of the press coverage, people think they know the chandra levy story. but they dont know the real story. and we found amazing new revelations in our book. and one thing we really focus on in the book is that the press rushed to judgment, as we know now, gary condit had nothing t...

Perjury, gary. were talking about, lets say you have an officer who has been convicted of a crime of violence, a misdemeanor would that not be relevant in a case where the person is saying, hey, this officer tried to beat me up. >> gary, go ahead and answer that, gary. >> go ahead and answer that. >> first of all, that information can be obtained through a pitchs motion as mr. adachi well knows. second of all -- >> it hasnt been and thats the problem here. >> go ahead, gary. >> why not, jeff? >>...

Because of the press coverage, people think they know the chandra levy story, but they dont know the real story and we found amazing new revelations in our book. and one thing we really focus in the book is that the press rushed to judgment, as we know now, gary condit had nothing to do with the disappearance and the murder of chandra levy, but they focused -- there was a singular focus gary condit. it was too good a story. >> so the chandra levy case cost a congressman his career, but its not t...

Gave us thousands of confidential documents to sort of help us along the way. >> so it took eight years to finally arrest ingmar guandique. why did it take so long, and how did the trail eventually lead to him? >> it took so long because, first of all, from the time he was arrested in 2001, ingmar guandique said in prison that he was the one who murdered chandra levy. but really, i dont think anyone believed him because the police and the prosecutors and the press were so focused on gary condit....

Where the officer falsely arrested somebody, and that was not provided to me even though i had made a specific request for this evidence. so again, this is evidence thats falling in between the cracks. i think gary, you need to go back to your officers and talk to them and find out, you know, just what theyve been withholding. >> jeff, youre beautiful. youre beautiful, jeff. >> thank you. >> are you saying these officers are 100% clean and not tied to any type of crime whatsoever? >> this is non...

Their new book is called "finding chandra: a true washington mystery". >> this book expands on a 13-part series you did in 2008 why. is this case still fascinating to you nine years after the fact? >> it plays on so many different levels, john, and it has so many fascinating elements to it. you have a missing intern from california who comes to washington to strike out on her own. you have a congressman, very charismatic congressman from her hometown who she has an affair with. you have a police...