Police officer Levi Chavez called 911 in 2007 to report that he’d come home to find his wife deceased of a headshot wound. He told the operator she killed herself and that he hadn’t said anything because “He thought she needed time.”
Annalise died after being pushed off the roof in December 2009. The police re-opened their investigation in March of 2010 and charged Levi with her death on April 20, 2011. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 25 years.
The murder trial of Chavez’s wife lasted over two years, according to KOAT. During his trial, he was found not guilty of first-degree murder and was acquitted of the charges.
He told reporters that he wasn’t surprised at all and that throughout the whole process, he knew he would be cleared.
Tera, a four-year-old girl, died in August 2017 when her car seat was too full of pillows and blankets while she was strapped into it. In 2018, the case was dismissed due to missing information and incorrect information that was cited as reasons to dismiss the case.
Cinemaholic reports that Chavez was accepted at the University of New Mexico Law School and began studying for his degree in 2016, where he specialized in criminal law.
According to several local coverages, the news of his admission to the university inspired mixed reactions from alumni and other students. Heavy reached out to UNM for additional information about Chavez’s admission status; however, we did not receive a response by press time.
It looks like Chavez is now working for a nonprofit that provides emergency and permanent housing to homeless individuals. Under the name Heading Home, this organization has connections in New Mexico, according to its website. In his profile, it says:
During the investigations into Tera Chavez’s murder and during Levi Chavez’s trial, one key talking point was how quickly he appeared to move on. Levi was engaged to Heather Hindi two months after Tera died and married a few months later, according to PEOPLE.
It appears that his wife, now known as Heather Chavez, is a detective with the Farmington Police Department. He has full custody of his two children, according to Tera’s parents Joseph and Theresa Cordova.
