February 23, 1996
Web posted at: 2:35 p.m. EST
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A leg found in the rubble of the federal building in Oklahoma City has been matched to a previously known victim of last April's bombing, Chief Oklahoma medical examiner Fred Jordan said Friday.
Bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh's attorney, Stephen Jones, has suggested that the leg, discovered in the rubble on May 30, may belong to the actual bomber -- someone other than his client. The leg was found clad in a combat boot and military style trousers.
Jordan said that FBI DNA analysis and footprint tests proved the leg belonged to a victim identified as Lakesha Levy, 21, of New Orleans. Levy's body was found on April 27, and through a series of mistakes, a leg was buried with Levy that wasn't hers.
As a result, said Jordan, the medial examiner still has one leg that has not been identified. He said his office would continue with its investigation and he suspected that the leg mistakenly buried with Levy "will belong to somebody killed in the bombing."
Levy, said Jordan, was a member of the military, explaining the leg's military garb. He said her body had been sent to New Orleans for burial, but the leg placed with her body by officials will be recovered and tested to determine to whom it belonged.
Jordan said he remains uncertain whether there was a 169th victim of the bombing or if the misidentified leg simply belongs to one of the other 168 victims.
The Murrah Federal Building was severely damaged April 19, 1995 when a bomb in a Rider rental truck went off on the street outside.
McVeigh and Terry Nichols were arrested and charged with the bombing. They are being held in the El Reno Federal Prison near here awaiting trial, which will be held in Denver.
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