Last week, the Globe tabloid reported that it had learned of "startling new evidence" being examined by the grand jury charged with probing Chandra Levy's death. The tabloid claimed that Levy rode a bicycle that she borrowed from Congressman Gary Condit to Washington's Rock Creek Park, where her body was later discovered.
Three months after Levy's disappearance, I developed an interest in the case after watching Condit's daughter, Cadee, speak on Larry King Live. Although Levy's disappearance was intriguing, what fascinated me even more was the tabloids' coverage of the case and particularly what Cadee Condit had to say about it.
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Obsessed Reporter Reveals Dark Under World of Ramsey Case
It was nearly midnight on a warm summer night, May 1998, and the moon was shining brightly above the Flatirons. I quietly stepped out of my Dodge Intrepid, where I had been listening to John Fogerty singing "The Midnight Special."
Around my shoulder was a backpack-filled with a white nylon cord, a roll of black duct tape and a black metal Mag-Lite. The ingredients of the bag were all too familiar to any Boulder cop-the same types of items that may have been used in the murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey on Dec. 25, 1996.
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"Do you think she's innocent?" That's the most common question I'm asked about Lilly Fuller [a pseudonym used to protect her identity], the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant case. I often have to remind people that Fuller isn't the one who is on trial Bryant is.
The question never comes as a surprise, however. Thanks to a number of pretrial motions filed by Bryant's lawyers, coupled with tabloid spin, Fuller has been introduced to America as a deceptive, promiscuous young woman out for attention and financial gain. Despite the tall tales spun by Bryant's lawyers and dazzling publications such as the Globe and National Enquirer, nothing could be further from the truth.
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