My heart goes out to Susan and Robert Levy. I fear they will come away from the murder trial of their daughter, Chandra, with broken hearts — again. For three weeks they listened to federal prosecutors try to pin the murder of their only child on Ingmar Guandique; they also heard Guandique’s defense attorneys blast holes in the government’s case. The jury began deliberations Tuesday. No matter whether they find Guandique guilty or innocent, the process of achieving justice in the case has been badly botched.

Why do I believe that? Two reasons: