The Curious Case of Chandra Levy (opens in new tab)

In the months following the 2001 disappearance of Chandra Levy, her face was everywhere, from tabloid covers to cable-news reports. Twenty-five years ago, her disappearance dominated the news—until 9/11 diverted the nation’s attention. Few tuned in for the twists and turns that followed By Joseph Rodota The name Chandra Levy is now mostly forgotten, or prompts questions which begin: “Wasn’t she … ?” But in the summer of 2001, she was the most famous missing person in America.Levy arrived in W...