Because this individual has never been charged with any crime, I'll continue to refer to him as C.J., but there is a lot of evidence pointing towards him either having some kind of involvement in this case or, at the very least, knowing much more than he has publicly admitted. I think one surprise for me was, we talked to three jurors. Together, they decided to enter Arpana's apartment to check in on her, but when they knocked on the apartment door, it swung open. Amber pulled her sources from: The Murder in my Family Podcast Pa. Erin Ehlert, the Senior Deputy Prosecutor, would claim that Emanuel Fair's DNA was found in places only the killer would have left behind a forensic footprint: on the piece of tape used to gag the victim, on her neck (where she had been choked), and then on a bloody bathrobe recovered by investigators. Meanwhile, Fair's attorneys would argue that this was not a valid argument: the state couldn't have their cake and eat it, too. After being held in custody for nine years, he was found not guilty of Jinagas murder and released in 2019. The jury was unable to come to a consensus regarding Fair's guilt, resulting in a mistrial. In 2008, 24-year-old Arpana Jinaga was found strangled in her apartment after a Halloween party in her building. Later, police would figure out that Fair attended that same Halloween party as Arpana because of photographs that other partygoers had taken, some of which had been posted online to social media sites. Instead, her life was brought to a violent and sudden end the morning after a Halloween party, and no one has been held to task for that. When the 2 other women in the house woke up the next morning, Brianna was gone. Suspect is a true crime podcast that examines the murder of Arpana Jinaga who was killed at a Halloween party hosted by her apartment complex. In October of 2010, King County prosecutors announced that they were filing charges against Emanuel Fair for the murder of Arpana Jinaga, based on evidence they had accumulated over nearly two years of investigating. Thats depressing. This is a "true crime" podcast consisting of 10 episodes. Khooni Podcast, Vanished in the Snow | Stranger Danger | 2. Fair would begin serving out his four-year sentence in 2004 but was released by the end of 2006, serving less than three years and being labeled a "level one" offender (the ones that were least likely to re-offend). According to police spokesmen early on, what investigators were finding indicated homicide - signs of a physical struggle and potential signs of sexual trauma - but they would remain tight-lipped in the days to come. This week Amber covers the Carnation, Washington Christmas Eve murders. The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times. to give the unexplained injury an innocuous excuse. Inside of Arpana's bathroom, investigators would find a white comforter from her bed, which had also been stained with blood. In 2008, a 24-year-old Redmond-based software engineer named Arpana Jinaga was found strangled in her apartment after a Halloween party in her building. I hadn't seen her for months, I'd never thought about her like that [prior to the night of the Halloween party]". The events surrounding his disappearance indicate Daniel may have been going through difficult times. Amber covers the murder of Amy Mullis AKA the corn rake murder. However, the results obtained through TrueAllele pointed to Fair, in particular, as the killer; with the software saying that he was thousands of times more likely to have been Arpana's killer than other available suspects. A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in life. Using the design kit allotted to each contestant, Arpana was able to design a communications jammer, which didn't win her the contest but showcased her ingenuity at such a young age (21). Episode 117 - The Tragic Murder of Ingrid Lyne & The Elvis Impersonator Turned Assassin? It seemed more like a momentary argument to them than a sign of anything serious and didn't believe that it was linked to Arpana's death hours later. We featured as guests on the Khooni Podcast with Sneha! That is, until roughly two years later when King County officials would throw together a press conference, where they announced the arrest of a suspect. But on the morning of Spetember 7, 2012, her roommate returned home to find Faith beaten to death in their shared apartment. In fact, they posited throughout the first trial that he may have been an accomplice; an uncharged accomplice, but an accomplice nonetheless. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Shaer: It might be different from other types of true-crime shows that people are used to where theres an agenda as to who ultimately committed the crime or who didnt. Prosecutors made it clear that they'd be pursuing a life sentence, due to the brutality of the crime (not the standard 35-45 year sentence for 1st-degree murder). This included the nearly two years it took them to single out Emanuel Fair as a suspect; during which time, investigators had hired a psychic to help point them in the right direction, which highlighted how adrift the investigators had been up until that point. On Oct. 31, 2008, 24-year-old Arpana Jinaga dressed up in a Little Red Riding Hood costume and prepared for a Friday night to remember. Two, that there was a noxious smell emanating throughout the apartment, which indicated the widespread use of chemical cleaning agents, which now proliferated the small living quarters. Fair was unable to recall these phone calls, stating that he had likely dialed this young woman's number on accident. Several items found inside of the apartment had also been burned by the killer, including a green blanket that belonged to Arpana, the red cape she had been wearing to the Halloween party, other pieces of her costume, a black sheet, and portions of carpet. This one is not going away. as a suspect which is why they ultimately presented a case that didn't do so. Continue Reading >> Listen to audio about Arpana Jinaga. In October of 2008, a young woman threw a Halloween party along with the rest of her apartment complex with countless attendees. Witnesses would recall this incident being "race-related," likely due to comments the man had made, but Arpana would quickly move on and seemed to enjoy the rest of the party. His reason for making this trip has never been uncovered, but it is believed that he might have committed crimes in the Seattle area over this three-day span in which Arpana Jinaga ended up dead. Amber pulled her sources from: Once Upon a, In this episode, Amber tells the horrifying stalking story of Karen Welch. The case was anything but cut and dry, and an eyewitness the last person to see Jinaga alive further divulged information that confused the already complicated case even more. The party started like many others. could see that things were in disarray, and briefly scanned the apartment before locating the body of Arpana lying on her bedroom floor, already in the process of decomposing. This would ultimately lead to a long and drawn-out dispute through the court system, as Cybergenetics CEO Dr. Mark Perlin refused to divulge the source code of his program, believing that doing so would bring risk to his company's trade secrets. Posting comments is now limited to subscribers only. Lt. Brian Coats would later tell reporters about the crime scene: "It was a scene where the suspect or suspects spent a considerable amount of time covering the evidence of crime. The autopsy revealed that Arpana had been strangled and asphyxiated to death, roughly two days before her body was discovered. claimed to not remember anything about them. Not only was there just as much incriminating physical evidence implicating him in Arpana's death, but he had committed a ton of strange and bizarre acts around the time of her death that raised suspicion. By the time she was reaching adulthood, Arpana had already become incredibly proficient in embedded systems (utilizing both hardware and software for specific functions) and gained international notoriety for her skills in 2005 when she participated in a design contest for Microchip. By October of that year, she had already scored a promotion to lead programmer and seemed destined for greater things. These are just a couple of the most high-profile suspects I've uncovered while researching this case, but the answer may be more simple than that (it usually is). Keyes was a methodical serial killer who obsessively planned . Because of the scene left behind at the apartment complex, it was obvious that whoever had killed Arpana Jinaga had broken in and specifically targeted her, subjecting her to a violent assault and a rape (which would later be confirmed during her autopsy). On April 8, 2016, dismembered body parts were discovered in recycling bins around Seattle. **** No one has ever been convicted of Arpana's murder, and all speculations on this episode are based off of both forensic and circumstantial evidence provided in this case. Arpana Jinaga was not the first young professional from India to be killed in 2008. Source. He only admitted to three crimes in particular - Bill and Lorraine Currier from Vermont in 2009, and Samantha Koenig from Alaska in 2012 - but is believed to have committed several other murders, as well as separate rapes, assaults, and bank robberies over an extended period (possibly decades). had even asked people whether or not he had killed Arpana, seeming to be unsure of the answer himself. 20 episodes. As if that wasn't bad enough, the killer had then sprayed motorcycle oil and other chemicals all over the 24-year-old's body, which they had then attempted to light on fire, not knowing that oil isn't flammable. Specifically, it is a software that uses thousands of algorithms to read DNA and translate it, essentially, into evidence that investigators and prosecutors can then use. Police had publicly speculated that Arpana's killer - who had stolen her cell phone and digital camera - might have attempted to distribute the stolen items through pawn shops, so this seems to be more than pure coincidence. The defense also pointed out how evidence found in the apartment complex's dumpster - which had ultimately implicated Emanuel Fair - was found nearly two days after the discovery of the victim's body, giving it several days of potential tampering before being documented by investigators. By the time her family returns, Jonelle has vanished. The analysis of this evidence had been performed by TrueAllele, making it the first criminal trial in Washington state that this was done; it had been used in prosecutions from other states - as well as exonerations in Washington - but never in this manner. This killer had kicked in the front door to the apartment, which had been locked beforehand by not only the doorknob itself but the deadbolt. Writing, research, hosting, and production by Micheal Whelan, Producers: Maggyjames, Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, Peggy Belarde, Quil Carter, Victoria Reid, Laura Hannan, Gabriella Bromley, Amy Hampton, Steven Wilson, Scott Meesey, Damion Moore, Astrid Kneier, Marie Vanglund, Scott Patzold, Lori Rodriguez, Aimee McGregor, Sue Kirk, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Thomas Ahearn, Seth Morgan, Alyssa Lawton, Marion Welsh, Jared Midwood, Patrick Laakso, Kelly Jo Hapgood, Meadow Landry, Rebecca Miller, Tatum Bautista, Travis Scsepko, Teunia Elzinga, Erin Pyles, Jo Wong, Jacinda B., Ryan Green, Consuelo Moreno, Kelly Harris, and Emi Coates, Music throughout the episode was composed by Jake Mooshian. That night, Arpana and at least three of her neighbors would open up their apartments for the party, which would move throughout the complex over several hours. A witness that was returning home from work that evening at around 3:00 AM - who had not attended the Halloween party, but lived nearby - later told police that they saw a non-black individual standing in the doorway of Arpana's apartment at around 3:00 AM. Support us by supporting our sponsors! When asked about this impromptu trip to the Canadian border, C.J. This case has been said to currently have zero suspects at this point in time. Indo Guyanese natives Moses Lal & his aunt Lilawattie moved to Florida to raise & sell exotic birds imported from their home country Guyana. Listen up to some exciting tales about drunk elephants, a dog's phenomenal birthday bash. His Jeep was later found crashed 3 miles from the job site, but Daniel has still not been found. It's also a lot more complicated than TV shows and movies would have us believe. Roughly two months after the trial began, after weeks of gridlock, the trial would end with a hung jury. This James Beard-nominated butcher offers delicious meaty prix fixe feasts and Seattle's best burger, Your guide to hiking and sleeping under the stars in WA, Michelle Yeoh sparkles at Hong Kong Film awards, You'll feel right at home at these 2 Richmond Beach restaurants with great food, This Bengali-style mustard oil fish is infused with delicious flavor, Arpana Jinaga was found strangled in her apartment, U.S. rankings of most listened to Apple podcasts, After nearly 11 years and two trials, killing of Redmond woman who had been living her dream remains unsolved, Woman found dead in Redmond was slain, police say, article about DNA forensic science for The Atlantic. Paul Vernon, one of Emanuel Fair's defense attorneys, countered the state's claims; stating that if they were factoring in DNA evidence for the crime, then this neighbor of Arpana's would be just as guilty as Emanuel Fair (if not more so). Naomi pulled her sources from: https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-murder https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-accused-killer https:/, This week, Amber covers the murder of Tina Faelz. Police getting called out to a suspicious death in Redmond; one in which there was clear evidence of a struggle? DNA evidence was linked to three men and ultimately used to convict Emanuel Fair, a Black man from Seattle. claims to have woken up at around 10:00 AM. Arpana Jinaga public [search 0] . Not only had he been at the party, lived next-door, and had a close personal relationship with the victim, but evidence found at or near the crime scene also seemed to implicate him. However, without charging C.J. A new true-crime podcast delves into the complicated murder case of a rising 24-year-old . Muhammad Ali, one of Arpana's co-workers at EMC in Bellevue, would attempt to call her but was unable to get through to her cell phone. The linchpin of their case was forensic evidence: according to prosecutors, DNA from Emanuel Fair had been recovered at the crime scene, on several pieces of evidence that they believe the killer had touched. - a former-student of Arpana's father in India, who had since become a professor in the states - and asked him to check in on Arpana at her apartment in Redmond. For three and a half decades, her disappearance was a mystery a riddle neither authorities nor her family members could solve. It's also worth pointing out that the same evidence used against Emanuel Fair - the DNA evidence analyzed by TrueAllele - revealed that C.J. A handful of years before the murder of Arpana Jinaga, Emanuel Fair had been arrested and charged with raping a minor. Because the contents of "The Wretch" have not been cracked, investigators believe that it could hold proof of O'Leary committing more heinous crimes than he has been convicted of thus far, possibly even murder. - EXPLICIT CONTENT - 18 years and older listener advised. would attend a party at a friend's house in Everett, and while there, attempted to wrestle them. When the night came to an end and the crowd began to disperse, Jinaga said what would be her final goodbyes. He joined the publication in 2021 on the crime beat. DNA Idea:https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-arpana-s-body-to-arrive-by-the-weekend-12040337. Not much larger than a frog pond, Lake Roopkund is actually a vault of secrets because in 1942 a forest ranger discovered a whole bunch of Skeletons in & around the water! Writing the Atlantic story was a bit of a wake [up] call in all the different ways that DNA can be misused. . The two hung out often after Arpana moved to the Redmond area, but had begun to drift apart in the weeks before the murder (due to Arpana spending her free time volunteering and participating in her motorcycle club). can also be characterized as an uncharged accomplice.". Now science has gotten very sophisticated. throughout the episode - stating during the trial that: " the State's position is that [C.J.] Arpana Jinaga Welcome to the "We Didn't Do It" true crime and comedy podcast. had gone down to a car so that they could listen to some music, and C.J. Todd Mullis found his wife, Amy, dead in their barn with a corn rake sticking in her back. Arpana Jinaga, a 24-year-old software-quality engineer from India, was building a circle of friends, exploring the region on her motorcycle and reveling in the freedoms afforded her as a. If the state wanted to pursue charges against Emanuel Fair, then they were well within their right to do so, but attempting to convict both him and an uncharged accomplice for crimes that they might have committed together was unconstitutional. was called to the stand during this trial to answer questions but was limited in what questions he could be asked, due to his privilege against self-incrimination. This ultimately ended up impacting the jury, as they had not been informed about the details of Fair's prior mistrial, and the testimony of C.J. In pretrial motions filed by Fair's attorneys, it was claimed that Emanuel Fair, a black man, had been treated very differently from other suspects or POIs (most of whom were white). C.J. An exclusive trailer for Suspect is below. Instead of trying to solve Jinagas murder, Shaer and Benson use extensive interviews to weave a complex narrative around race, injustice, the place of forensic DNA evidence in the common perception of guilt and innocence and, ultimately, a tragic story with no real closure. C.J. Suspect premieres Aug. 17 on Wondery+ and Aug. 31 wherever podcasts are streamed. This file contains 75 GB of incriminating details about O'Leary that he has refused to budge on, even after being arrested and sentenced to life in prison. The description they gave to police more closely resembled C.J. Teen Was Murdered After Coming Home from Grocery Store in 1975, Coffee Cup Leads to Arrest A timeline of the investigation into the 1975 murder of Lindy Sue Biechler [update] | Local News | lanca, Our latest episode covers the 2006 disappearance of OSU medical student Brian Shaffer. ****Arpana Jinaga SourcesUnresolved Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9DRKpz8JkSuspect (Wondery) Podcast Series - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826The Seattle Times (Article) - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/after-nearly-11-years-and-two-trials-killing-of-redmond-woman-remains-unsolved/Seattle Weekly (Article) - https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/the-troubling-trial-of-emanuel-fair/Court of Appeals Document (Emmanuel Fair) - https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/771809.pdfRedmond Reporter (Article) - https://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/talented-techie-strangled-to-death-no-suspects-yet/#Cybergenetics (Link to Articles and Court Documents) - https://www.cybgen.com/information/newsroom/2016/apr/Washington-prosecutors-respond-to-defense-motion-for-source-code.shtmlThe Crime Story Podcast (Emmanuel Fair) - https://castbox.fm/episode/Interview%3A-Emanuel-Fair%2C-Found-Not-Guilty-of-Murder-after-Nine-Years-in-Jail-(with-Amanda-Knox)-id2219566-id303088011?country=usAnswer to Petition (Emmanuel Fair Court Document - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59393415bebafb202cc26aba/t/5f02381c38f0572cbaa5f6b6/1593980956869/Answer+to+petition.pdf--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/druecrime/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/druecrime/support, Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment, Suspicion | The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman. There has been no sign of activity in the case in some time, due to the prolonged trials of Emanuel Fair. She would begin working there in March of 2008, and a company spokesman would later say that during her brief six-month tenure at the company, she had cemented herself as a hardworking and bright employee, who was considered a "rising star" among the higher-ups at EMC. Introducing Foretold: Can a fortuneteller change her future? Emanuel Fair's attorneys would argue that while there might have been DNA implicating him in the crime, there was just as much implicating others; including the neighbor that had been tied to this case from the very beginning, who I've identified as "C.J." The Carnation murders was a mass murder that occurred on December 24, 2007, near The murders took place in the home of Wayne Scott Anderson and Judy Anderson. While Israel Keyes has become a boogeyman for numerous unsolved crimes - due to his habit of traveling the country and attempting to cover up any trace of himself - there is a compelling argument to be made in this case. This is the story of Arpana Jinaga.BONUS EPISODESCASE SOURCES1. Naomi pulled her sources from: ww.londonlives.org murderpedia.org twitter.com/vagina_museum Then Amber covers Vernon, Florida also known as Nub City, where an unusually large number of residents were receiving accidental , In April of 2017 in a foreboding home in Nanthancode Kerala, 4 members of a family were found hacked to death. Who knows how many lives she could have touched? While investigators had already analyzed the evidence and saw that it could feasibly implicate Emanuel Fair's involvement in the murder, it was anything but definitive (and could create reasonable doubt if brought up in trial). It was also pointed out by the defense that Emanuel Fair - now standing trial for murder - had been involved in a small accident at the party that resulted in him getting a bloody lip inside of Arpana's apartment (which was verified by other partygoers). Gregory Hobbs, another member of the club, said in the same article: "She would strive to succeed in everything and she did just that. Investigators would never ask him what this medication was, or what mental illness it was treating (one of the many missteps that Emanuel Fair's attorneys referred to in their pretrial motions). How did that happen? When I started talking to Emanuel and then to Ben Goldsmith, his attorney, I was like, Wow, this case is sort of exactly what Ive been thinking about. It was DNA that drew us to it initially. In 2008 an Indian student in the US, Arpana Jinaga, was gang raped, strangled and her body was mutilated. It tells the story of Jill Evans, a decorated police sergeant in Wales. The case turned into a classic whodunit, and Jinaga's costumed party guests were the prime suspects. So I was really primed to be interested in that anyway. She recalled one of these voicemails sounding like constant movement on the other end, but nothing verbally being said. Amber pulled her sources from: www.thefreelibrary.com I Shouldn, 24 year old Arpana Jinaga was once a teenage technology prodigy who excelled in living life to the fullest. After her death, the killer had scrubbed Arpana's body with bleach in an attempt to destroy evidence, and investigators would later note that Arpana's hands had been stained blue by a "highly-acidic" cleaning agent. C.J. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Then, in a strange turn of fate, he decided to drive up to the Canadian border, where he attempted to drive through the border without stopping or declaring himself. Host Matthew Shaer and and reporter Eric Benson go to the scene of the crime in an effort to discover if police identified the right suspect. A Real Life Halloween Horror Story - Arpana Jinaga - YouTube The Horrifying Case of Arpana Jinaga.Please comment, like, share and subscribe to Mystery Scope for more similar content. "It's a series about cutting-edge science and mislaid justice, race and policing, and the kinds of weighty choices that cops and prosecutors make every day," Wondery states in a release. In it, she spoke about her love of working with computers and using them to innovate new and exciting things and spoke about working with companies in the future to do just that - innovate - before following in her father's footsteps to become a professor. He had all the makings of a serial killer, but one of his victims left a trail of breadcrumbs leading right to his door. The state was attempting to build a case around the possibility of Emanuel Fair acting alongside an accomplice; who, they had alleged in the first trial, had acted alongside Fair to commit the crime but was not charged with anything for the time being. Amber pulled her sources from: Podcast True Crime All The Time Unsolved, Episode 140 Arpana Jinaga Unresolved Man Accused Of Killing Arpana Jinaga Freed After He, In this episode, Amber recounts the horrific crimes of Mark Burns and the impact it had on his unsuspecting wife. Better Help - Give online therapy a try at betterhe, This week, Naomi takes us back to the home of the Aggies when Texas A&M had a knife-wielding serial raper on campus, and the story of how he was finally brought to justice. The defense attorney tries a novel strategy. In August of 1990, over the course of four days, 5 Gainesville students were brutally murdered. At a school holiday concert, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews sings alongside her classmates. In the apartment complex's dumpster, investigators would find a bottle of Castrol motorcycle oil, which the offender had likely found inside of Arpana's apartment and then sprayed all over the crime scene and her body. The only man to be charged in the Oct. 31, 2008, slaying of Arpana Jinaga has been tried twice. Join us for a drink as we dive deep into these harrowing stories. At the same time, her family was desperately trying to call her, having not heard from her since the prior Thursday. It would later be found that other items were missing from the crime scene, including at least one of Arpana's ID cards, her Blackberry (cell phone), and her digital camera; none of which would ever be recovered. Rather than an 'other suspect,' [C.J.] lived right next-door to Arpana Jinaga, and by his own admission, had a pretty close relationship with her. There were really intense, long jury deliberations for the first trial and hearing about that from people who were truly going in cold to this case and this story, I thought it was really fascinating and not a place I really imagined that wed be going at the beginning. I hope we did something to draw attention to that. According to the 15-year-old victim, Fair had raped her numerous times, but this culminated in a final incident in the city of Burien that saw Fair escalate in violence, choking the teenage girl at gunpoint. While Cybergenetics would later win the appeals to keep the TrueAllele source code a secret, several years would pass during the drawn-out legal battle during which time, Emanuel Fair continued to sit in jail, awaiting trial for charges that were nearly a decade old. We're not giving up.". The first time, it ended in a mistrial. Cassie was murdered while house sitting for the weekend at her aunt and uncles house. Id written anarticle about DNA forensic science for The Atlantic, and I was like everybody else I thought that DNA worked like it did on Law & Order, where its a green light. India Today:https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/indian-techie-arpana-was-strangulated-autopsy-report-32870-2008-11-053.