Huckaby Ordered To Court 8/17

Originally scheduled to appear in court in mid-September, prosecutors have moved up the hearing and are having Melissa Huckaby appear in court this Monday at 1pm.

After the body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was discovered stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in a dairy drainage pond, Huckaby was arrested April 10 and charged with:

Murder with special circumstances of lewd and lascivious acts on a child
Rape by instrument
Kidnapping

She pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Several weeks ago, a secret criminal grand jury was convened to consider the evidence and to determine whether or not to prosecute Huckaby, but no indictment has been handed down as of yet. The scheduling of Monday's court appearance seems to signal the grand jury has decided to indict and Huckaby will likely be arraigned and given a trial date.

A gag order issued early on in the case prevents those involved with the case from discussing it with reporters or the public.

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Pending Arrest in the Chandra Levy Murder

~Chandra Levy




She was a pretty 24-year-old who disappeared from her apartment on May 1, 2001.

Chandra Levy’s remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year after her disappearance and the cause of death was ruled a homicide, however no one was ever charged with her murder.

What followed in the wake of her disappearance was the Gary Condit scandal. Condit, a California congressman admitted having an affair with Chandra, but always denied any involvement in Levy’s disappearance or death.

Now, it seems an arrest in the murder case may be imminent.

Police have turned over evidence to the U.S. Attorney’s office seeking an arrest warrant for Ingmar Guandique.

Guandique is currently in prison for assaults on two women in the same park where Chandra’s remains were ultimately found.

It appears Guandique allegedly confessed to Levy’s murder to another inmate back in 2001. Guandique, an illegal Salvadoran immigrant, was interviewed by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington by prosecutors and D.C. detectives.

He has now told investigators that while he had seen Levy in the park on several occasions, he had no part in her death.

Let’s hope for Chandra and her family that justice will finally be served.

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