[kattracks]

OK, what if Condit called Chandra, told her to meet him, "just to talk" (to mollify her?), picked a spot where it would be unlikely they would be seen, or recognized, (his wife was in town so his apartment was out of the question, and he never went to her place) a spot she apparently was unfamiliar with, so she looks it up on the internet, a fact he is unaware of). She leaves her phone behind (she won't need it, she's meeting him), takes a couple of dollars to pay for a cab (remember, the dogs lost her scent at the curbside in front of her apartment) and doesn't take any ID (he told her never to bring any when she met him). They meet and the conversation doesn't take the direction Chandra was hoping it would. She becomes hysterical, perhaps making threats (which she may have first done when he ended their relationship). He panics and does something, which causes her death (strangulation?). He panics further, dragging her body into the underbrush and hiding it as best he could. He realizes she is wearing the bracelet he gave her so he removes it, and any other jewelry she is wearing (he was a nut about ID). He goes back to his apartment, cleans up and goes back to his office.

Keep in mind that Condit had told her never to discuss their relationship, or it would be over, so he was probably unaware that she had. I think he was totally unprepared when the Levys brought out all of this information.

[mewzilla]

Works for me, with one exception. There's whatever "big news" that Chandra told her aunt about to consider. I think this was premeditated all the way, whoever did it.

[SarahW]

SO what if he meets with her, they argue. An unhappy, distracted Chandra, instead of a careful aware Chandra, heads home and is singled out by a Park predator.

When Condit realized she is missing, his first instinct is to avoid involving himself in any way. He lies to her parents. He lies to police. Too late to go back and do the right thing now.

He really underestimated the vehemence with which the press would persue the story and how his silence contributed to that, or the degree to which people would punish him for not admitting the affair right away and telling all to the family and to police.

[nycgal]

If he removed all of her jewelry then he would have taken the Tag Heuer watch as well. If that's true, why dispose of the watch box? There would be no need to do that. I think the police have the watch.

[SarahW]

"Keep in mind that Condit had told her never to discuss their relationship, or it would be over, so he was probably unaware that she had. I think he was totally unprepared when the Levys brought out all of this information"

I totally agree with that observation. I think he thought he would never have to admit the truth about his relationship with Chandra... Where we part ways is that while I don't give Condit a free pass, its just as, if not more plausible, that Ingmar jumped her, murdered her, and that the SOB Condit didn't tell police he knew where she was that day, because he is a craven, despicable, low human being.

[Ann Archy]

I think you have the whole scenario, but I don't think she took a cab, I think she got picked up. Wonder if they can trace all of the INCOMING calls to her apt. He had to take her keys also, because HIS apt. key was on the chain.

[Ban_All_Rats]

I agree with your theory. This is very possible. Remember also that they said Chandra had been frantically calling condit during that time period also. She wanted to see him very badly. Anyone have a link that shows there were numerous calls to condit on her cell phone? In addition to this when Chandra's mom first called condit he offered to put up a reward to find her. I think that indicates he knew something. If you put all these and other facts together (like the watch box) It should make him the prime suspect. That and in most missing women cases 90% are a result of a spouse or partner. Why dont the DC cops point this out as obvious?