The parents of a missing intern, Chandra Levy, have spoken out 25 years after her death, claiming their daughter may have known something she ‘wasn’t supposed to know.’ 

Susan and Robert Levy made the startling remarks during an appearance on NewsNation’s Jesse Weber Live this week, where they reflected on the anniversary of their daughter’s disappearance on May 1, 2001.

The 24-year-old Federal Bureau of Prisons intern vanished while living in Washington DC, in a case that quickly became one of the capital’s most infamous unsolved mysteries.

Her remains were discovered in a park a year later, but questions about what happened to her have lingered for decades.

Now, on the anniversary of her disappearance, her parents said they believe their daughter’s knowledge of and curiosity about UFOs may have contributed to her death.

Robert suggested that events unfolding in Washington at the time, including a conference featuring whistleblowers discussing UFOs, may have overlapped with his daughter’s time in the city.

He said Levy once mentioned learning about UFO-related topics connected to political figures in Washington.

While the Levys acknowledged they do not have proof of a connection, they said the unanswered questions continue to haunt them decades later.

Chandra Levy was 24 and about to graduate college was she disappeared while in Washington DC where she worked as an intern

Her parents, Susan and Robert Levy, spoke out about their daughte’s disappearance and death, suggesting it was due to her knowledge of UFOs

Levy’s disappearance led to the dredging up of reports linking her romantically to then-California Congressman Gary Condit, who represented her hometown of Modesto. 

‘Chandra mentioned something that she knew about the UFOs, that Congressman Condit was on the (House Intelligence) Committee to learn about UFOs,’ Robert told NewsNation. 

‘She says, “Oh, he believes in UFOs like I do” and that he deals with this stuff. So then it left me thinking, knowing Chandra, she’s very inquisitive. Could she have known something that she wasn’t supposed to know? And could she have been wiped out because she knew too much?’ Susan added. 

She also said that about three years ago, at the ‘Contact in the Desert’ UFO conference, she experienced what she described as a ‘strong, intuitive’ feeling that her daughter’s death could be connected to CIA activity. 

Speaking to host Jesse Weber, Robert recalled how his daughter’s time in Washington coincided with a conference organized by ufologist Dr Stephen Greer that featured whistleblowers discussing unidentified aerial phenomena.

‘Around the same time Chandra was in Washington, Dr Stephen Greer had his UFO conference in the first couple of weeks of May,’ Robert said during the interview on NewsNation’s Jesse Weber Live.

‘He presented a lot of witnesses, a lot of whistleblowers on the UFO subject. And at that time, Chandra mentioned something that she knew about the UFOs that Congressman [Gary] Condit was on the committee to learn about UFOs,’ he added.

Susan said the idea that her daughter might have known sensitive information has lingered in her mind for years.

The 24-year-old Federal Bureau of Prisons intern vanished while living in Washington DC , in a case that quickly became one of the capital’s most infamous unsolved mysteries 

Levy’s body was discovered in a park a year after she disappeared

‘Knowing Chandra, she’s very inquisitive,’ she said. ‘Could she have known something that she wasn’t supposed to know? … And could she have been wiped out because she knew too much?’

Despite their suspicions, the Levys emphasized that they cannot definitively link their daughter’s death to any specific theory.

Susan and Robert were believed to be the last people to hear from Levy after she emailed them the morning of May 1 to inform them about her travel plans.

She had ended her lease and cancelled her gym membership in the area, saying she was moving back home to California.

Her parents called for three days before contacting the police on May 5 to report that they had not heard from their daughter.

In the months after Levy’s disappearance, more and more details were revealed about her relationship with Condit, which led him to hire a criminal defense team while still denying he had anything to do with her disappearance.

A search of the park where the young woman often jogged turned up no evidence suggesting Levy had been in the area when she went missing.

Robert acknowledged that a suspect, Ingmar Guandique, had previously been charged in connection with the case in 2010, though legal proceedings later complicated the outcome.

‘Yes, quite possibly, although, you know, he’s still a suspect,’ Robert said when asked whether Guandique could have been responsible.

Guandique spent six years in jail for the killing, until the charges were dropped in 2016 due to an ‘unforeseen development’.

It was reported that vital testimony from Guandique’s former cellmate, Armando Morales, was found to be fabricated.

Morales told jurors at Guandique’s trial that he had confessed to killing Levy while the pair shared a jail cell.

However, after his release, Morales confessed to a neighbor that he had invented the story to gain credibility with prison officials, the Washington Post reported.

Over the years, the Levys said they have struggled with the emotional toll of living without clear answers about what happened to their daughter.

The Levys have been searching for answers about their daughter’s dispparance and death for 25 years

Susan described coping with the loss one day at a time, particularly as the anniversary approaches each year. ‘Day by day, one step at a time, one breath at a time,’ she said.

Robert added that the pain of losing their daughter never truly fades.

‘I’m still working, but, you know, it’s always on my mind,’ he said. ‘You just can’t keep it in your mind all the time. You have to go on living. It’s tough to think about.’

The couple also expressed frustration over what they believe were failures during the investigation and trial.

Robert said they do not believe the case is currently being actively pursued.

‘No. Not as far as we know,’ he said when asked whether investigators were still working on the case.

Susan added that mistakes during legal proceedings left them without confidence in the official outcome.

‘So, we don’t know the real truth,’ she said. ‘But so many things have happened since then that we have other ideas.’

The Levys also said they believe their daughter’s curiosity and interest in public service may have placed her in situations where she encountered sensitive information.

Susan described her daughter as deeply committed to her beliefs and public duty, saying: ‘She had high moral standings. She really did believe in the government and believed in the Constitution.’

Even decades later, the Levys said they remain hopeful that new information could eventually shed light on what happened.

Susan said she continues to call for transparency and accountability surrounding unresolved cases like her daughter’s.

‘I’m stepping on a limb,’ she said. ‘I’m asking for disclosure. Someone knows the truth of what happened to my daughter, our daughter, Chandra.’

She added that she believes answers may exist not only for daughter’s case, but for other disappearances that remain unexplained.

‘And what has happened to a lot of other people that have disappeared, gone missing, that have demised in some mysterious ways,’ Susan said.

Twenty-five years after their daughter vanished, the Levys said their search for answers continues, driven by the belief that someone, somewhere, still knows the truth.