Chandra Levys mom says DC prosecutors refuse to help her

Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 5:11 p.m.

b"The mother of Chandra Levy, the Washington intern found murdered in a DC park a year after she disappeared in May 2001, sat down with Crime Stories' Nancy Grace to discuss a possible new act being sought that would allow outside agencies to help law enforcement solve cold cases.\\xa0Susan Levy says Chandra\\u2019s pants and other items were left outside for years after her murder at Rock Creek Park many people touched the evidence and contaminated it.\\xa0Cold Case Research Institute Director\\xa0Sheryl McCollum joined the discussion for this episode, noting that new touch DNA technology could help solve the case.\\xa0Prosecutors however are reportedly not willing to spend funds to use the latest crime-solving technology, such as touch DNA or the M-Vac system, to help solve Chandra\\u2019s case. Susan said when she asked prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to retest the evidence in Chandra\\u2019s case, they told her \\u201cit\\u2019s all been done.\\u201d"