Update: Jul. 31, 2006

The strange disappearance of Chandra Levy was the big mystery of the summer of 2001. The Washington intern, who had an affair with California Congressman Gary Condit, vanished that April, sparking a media frenzy that lasted for months. Five years later, her case is still open–and its impact lingers on its principals.

Levy’s remains were found in a Washington park in 2002, but the police haven’t nailed her killer and have listed her case as cold. Her family has continued seeking answers, maintaining the site www.whokilledchandra.com

Despite media speculation about Condit’s role, D.C. police said repeatedly that he was not a suspect. The controversy still cost him his 30-year political career. The Democrat lost his 2002 re-election bid and moved with his wife to Arizona in 2003. “He’s a survivor, but [the defeat] crushed him,” son Chad told Larry King last year. The Condits filed–and settled–defamation lawsuits against publications including the National Enquirer. Today Condit runs a couple of businesses, including a Baskin-Robbins–and avoids reporters.