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Sources: Arrest near in Levy slaying case

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Law enforcement authorities are close to making an arrest in the unsolved 2001 slaying of Washington intern Chandra Levy, sources say.

Police in California have contacted Levy's parents, telling them an arrest was imminent, KGO-TV, San Francisco, reported Saturday. The station also quoted a Washington television report that indicated police were pursuing an arrest warrant for current jail inmate Ingmar Guandique.

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"We appreciate all the hard work they did," Susan Levy, Chandra's mother, told KXTV, Sacramento, Calif. "You want justice. You want the person incarcerated. It is still painful no matter what. Your child is dead and gone. But we are glad the police are doing something and making a difference."

Levy, of Modesto, Calif., was reported missing on April 30, 2001. Her remains were found May 22, 2002, by a man walking his dog in a remote area of Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia. Levy had been linked romantically with former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif., but he was never named a suspect in the case.

The Washington Post mentioned Guandique in an investigation last year, quoting investigators who said he assaulted two other women in the park where Levy's body was found, CNN reported.

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