He made calls to a few friends, including apparently pocket-dialing Potts. Larson, the chief criminal deputy prosecutor, noted Fairs DNA was found on Jinagas neck, a piece of duct tape used to gag her, a piece of toilet paper or paper towel found at the crime scene, and was mixed with Jinagas blood on a robe found in the apartment buildings trash bin. On Halloween 2008, Jinaga and several of her neighbors at the Valley View Apartments threw a large Halloween party, with guests moving between their units. Emanuel Fair stayed in the King County Correctional Facility for nearly nine years for a crime he did not commit based on a botched and bizarre murder investigation driven by racial discrimination, a recent lawsuit alleges. After zeroing in on Fair because of his race and rap sheet, investigators relied on cherry-picked DNA evidence while disregarding other genetic findings and suspects as part of a gather facts that fit the theory strategy, the suit alleges. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. In the apartment, there was a strong smell of bleach, and also bleach stains were found. Redmond police Lt. Brian Coats vividly recalls all that he learned about Arpana Jinaga, a Redmond woman who was strangled in her apartment in 2008, her body doused with bleach, toilet-bowl cleaner and motor oil in an apparent attempt to destroy DNA evidence of rape. Her fingers and nails were cleaned and then covered in toilet bowl cleaner, and there was a heavy scent of bleach throughout the house. The lab technicians simply could not exclude Fair as a match, and his DNA was found alongside other DNA matches. The party started like many others. Arpana was last seen in the early morning of Nov. 1 during a Halloween . To get in one of those cheap hollow core doors (if thats what the apartment had) by kicking, you dont need to kick a hole through, just knock it out of the lock. Perhaps the perpetrator(s) kicked in the door, then while leaving they shut it again. I fear and I worry that someone else may become a victim at some point in time, Ehlert said of Fairs acquittal during the 2020 interview. In 2008, 24 year old software engineer, Arpana Jinaga was brutally murdered after hosting a party on Halloween night with fellow residents of the Valley View Apartments in Redmond Washington. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. When youre in jail, you dont have a holiday. After the jury in his first trial deadlocked in 2017, King County prosecutors tried Fair again in 2019. Fair was tried for Jinagas sexual assault twice and was acquitted after his second trial in June 2019. Contribute to Atlanta Black Star today and help us share our narratives. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/after-nearly-11-years-and-two-trials-killing-of-redmond-woman-remains-unsolved/, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/woman-found-dead-in-redmond-was-slain-police-say/, https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/96468-8%20Petition%20for%20Review.pdf, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/emanuel-fair-trial-lawsuit-dna-murder-charge-1330251/, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59393415bebafb202cc26aba/t/5f0237f32005f03d23c6d73a/1593980918922/Defense-Motion-to-Compel-Source-Code.pdf. The party lasted until the early hours. Court files said there were also burn marks from an attempt to set the body or apartment on fire. Some of the potential suspects were not interviewed. They interrogated Fair on the car ride to the station without reading his rights. Maybe they realized only at the last minute that they should get rid of the sheets and empty oil bottle and without anyone seeing them do it? The two discovered her locked door had been kicked in. Police staked out the house where he was staying, slowly rolled up on Fair and reportedly pointed guns at his chest. and even burning of sheets, but then they would be so careless and stupid to just discard it all into the apartment dumpster. The Wondery true-crime podcast Suspect centers on the murder of Arpana Jinaga as well as the trials of the wrongly imprisoned Emanuel Fair, who spent years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. But I dont have a desire to do that. DNA was found on a discarded bottle of motor oil (same bag as robe). At age 20, Jinaga moved from her native India to the United States and quickly found success. Fair met Jinaga hours before she was killed at a Halloween party in her apartment complex. He had a prior history of violent sexual crimes. According to the complaint, Johnsons fingerprints were found inside a window in Jinagas apartment, and his DNA was found on the motor oil bottle and a portion of wet carpet at the crime scene. The result, it claims, was a biased probe that caused Fair to be arrested and charged without probable cause for a murder he did not commit.. Johnson also said that he had driven to Canada on the day after the Halloween party and that he had been denied entry. Goldsmith said evidence found at Jinagas apartment and produced during the investigation pointed to one of her neighbors as the likely killer. I thought I was gonna die, Fair told Rolling Stone. Ive never seen a worse case, Corinne Sebren, one of Fairs lawyers, who specializes in civil rights cases, told Rolling Stone in a recent interview. There was potential there that was just taken away., Citing pending litigation, a city of Redmond spokesperson declined to comment about Fairs lawsuit on behalf of Coats and the citys Police Department. According to reports, Fair accepted a plea agreement in 2004 while still maintaining his innocence. He used the bathroom on one occasion. He matched the description of the man the other resident saw around 3 a.m. at the murdered womans door and had a wide window of suspicion around him, the lawsuit alleges. It contends Fair was asleep at his friends apartment when Jinaga likely was attacked, and that he didnt attempt to leave the area: He helped clean up outdoor areas after the party and stayed with his friend at her apartment for two more days. It contends Fair was asleep at his friends apartment when Jinaga likely was attacked, and that he didnt attempt to leave the area: He helped clean up outdoor areas after the party and stayed with his friend at her apartment for two more days. -, Press J to jump to the feed. In addition, several neighbors in the complex told investigators that he had a sexual attraction to Jinaga, and he exhibited jealous behavior when she talked to other men at the Halloween party that night. He appeared drunk and brought liquor. At one time, Emanuel Fair was the longest-serving inmate in the King County Jail, spending nine years behind bars without being convicted of a crime. According to the Rolling Stone report, most of the people at the party that night didnt remember Fairs name. A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in life. If you would like to share your thoughts or experiences in relation to this story, please email the reporter or, Fire on Lake City Way in Seattle raises smoke, flooding concerns, WA to end masking requirement in health care, correctional facilities, Tacoma woman refusing tuberculosis treatment continues to face arrest, Be bolder to get light rail done, expert panel tells Sound Transit, Driver makes U-turn, hits pedestrian near Pioneer Square, police say. The county, police department and Coats filed a response to Fairs initial complaint refuting the claims. The officers allegedly did not change gloves between evidence collections, or between rooms or locations. Another apartment complex resident committed suicide just days after Jinagas death, and his DNA was reportedly never compared to the crime scene. Poor victim was surrounded by shady people it seems. Maybe he sneezed or coughed while using it. Arpana Jinaga was a 24-year-old computer programmer, who had moved to the Pacific Northwest in March of 2008. Around 2:30 am, Fair and Johnson went to Johnson's apartment and then down to Johnson's car to listen to music. Her father, a head professor of engineering in India, encouraged he to move to the US to attend Rutgers University. Jinaga, an outgoing Rutgers University grad, had moved to Redmond six months earlier to work as a software engineer at a Bellevue firm. There was forced entry into Jinaga's second-story apartment, signs of trauma to Jinaga and the apartment was in disarray. At his second trial, a jury found him not guilty. Jinaga had been a prize-winner in a . I lost a lot. Fair also used Jinaga's bathroom. Atlanta Black Star is a narrative company. Fair was staying with his friend Leslie Potts on Oct. 31, 2008, in Valley View Apartments when he attended the party that Potts and other neighbors organized. Jinaga had been gagged, brutally beaten and most likely raped. During the trials, the neighbor, whom prosecutors at one point granted immunity for information, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. They messed up, he said. To just dismiss it as racism is ridiculous. It was the combination of the various items that his DNA was on that pushed us to the point of saying we are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Emanuel Fair killed Arpana, Ehlert said in her podcast interview. Two days later, after Jinaga hadnt shown up to work or returned calls to her family in India, a family friend and Jinagas next-door neighbor found her door kicked in and her nude body on her bedroom floor. Her apartment was decorated as a haunted forest, one of four themed areas at the Valley View that would welcome visitors for the Halloween party, which spanned multiple units in the complex. Was Kyle Rose ever questioned as a suspect? He also heard a thud on the floor but figured she was alright when he heard water running shortly after the noise. But of course, I imagine it must have been loud disturbance to kick in a door, which was apparently never reported. The lawsuit alleges that the department hired famous psychic medium Allison DuBois to help with the investigation around the time Fair was identified as the main suspect. He had a list of nearby pawnshops in his car printed the day Jinaga was killed, the lawsuit says. Fair ultimately was charged based on trace DNA evidence found on Jinagas neck; a piece of duct tape used to gag her; paper found in the apartment; and mixed with Jinagas blood on a robe recovered from the apartment buildings dumpster. A third mans DNA was on a bootlace, also found in the trash, but he had an alibi. Some of the potential suspects were not interviewed. The Seattle Times is not naming Jinagas neighbor because he has not been charged. According to the Rolling Stone report, most of the people at the party that night didnt remember Fairs name. No one cleaning up reported seeing anything suspicious. Fair was released in 2019, serving a total of 9 years without conviction, and is now suing the county authorities. I think that was the biggest reasonable doubt and no one could eliminate him [as the killer], the juror said of the neighbor. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Johnson said he heard moaning sounds coming from Jinagas apartment around 3 a.m., and he assumed she was having sex. Jinagas naked body was discovered by a close friend and an immediate neighbor in her home on Nov. 1, 2008. His legal team expanded the lawsuit in late March, adding ten more pages of allegations and the prosecutor on the case and other detectives that handled the case to the list of defendants. Fair was later seen leaving the apartment that night. His lawyers said he suffers from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. 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. Detectives interviewed Fair three times in jail before the district attorney recommended a first-degree murder against him. Jinaga lived alone in an apartment at the Valley View Apartments. The defense also explained the innocuous opportunities Mr. Fair had to touch or indirectly transfer microscopic skin cells to these items during the party. Coats is now a captain in the department. His DNA was on the roll of duct tape found on the couch, not the tape that covered her face and according to the podcast there's a photo of him using the duct tape to hang up decorations so yea he touched it they already know that. No one cleaning up reported seeing anything suspicious. After the jury in his first trial deadlocked in 2017, King County prosecutors tried Fair again in 2019. The DNA on the motor oil and fleeing to Canada seems highly suspicious to me. In the apartment complex's trash bin, was a bag containing Jinaga's Halloween costume, a bloodied robe, a discarded bottle of motor oil, and the bootlace. Suspect: With Matthew Shaer, Eric Benson, Matt Baglio, Ashley Fantz. Only one man was charged with murder. . And thats hard.. They also want him to be reimbursed for the attorney fees he incurred while fighting the charges. I may be misremembering but I seem to remember there being explanations for Fairs DNA on those items? Her finger and fingernails were cleaned. During the party, [Fair] was accidentally hit in the mouth and had a bloody lip, so he used a tissue in Ms. Jinagas apartment; he likely used her bathroom during the party where her robe hung; he may have touched the duct tape holding decorations during the party; and photographs show he touched Ms. Jinaga and others while posing during the party. Coats and another Redmond detective confronted the neighbor about his calls to Jinaga, but then released him and returned his phone without examining it. On Thanksgiving, when he hadnt shown up to his familys dinner, Fair said an aunt called him to ask whether he was planning to come. Fair had some criminal history: weapon and drug offenses as a juvenile, and a rape charge from 2004. My guess would be drugs. Jinagas bruised body was discovered covered with a cloth on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Fairs 23-page complaint, filed last month by his attorney, Ryan Dreveskracht, contends police and prosecutors botched the probe and wrongly targeted him because he was a Black man with a criminal record, despite evidence implicating Jinagas then-neighbor, who is white. Jinagas hands were covered in blue toilet-bowl cleaner, her body and other items were covered in motor oil, her bed had been stripped, a blanket was partially burned and her soaked comforter was found in the bathtub. Fairs lawsuit cites a comment Coats made during his interview for the Suspect podcast that Fair was the only African American at the party in the photos. Residents said Fair appeared relaxed when he hung out at Potts apartment for three days over the weekend. After a background check revealed Fairs criminal record, including a third-degree child rape conviction, Fair quickly became the new prime suspect despite leads about the neighbor and other viable suspects, the suit states. I felt like I was kidnapped, Fair said in last months interview, when explaining his decision to pursue his claims of negligence, civil rights violations and malicious prosecution. Cameron Johnson: a neighbour of Jinaga: he showed up to the party in Jinaga's apartment late. Suspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, and jurors make every day - decisions that, once made, are almost impossible to reverse.Season 2: Vanished in the Snow chronicles the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews. I hope I never have to investigate a case like this again.. They also failed to look for evidence of a missing bootlace. So what else can they do but to continue to point their finger at me?. He had a lighter covered in gook that looked like motor oil which they took a photo of but never bagged it nor did they check his shoes for a missing lace. In every community across Washington, families are facing the challenge of accessing and affording long-term care. Emanuel Fair: He was not a resident, but he was staying in the apartment of Leslie Potts. Fairs lawsuit includes many of the same facts that his public defender, Ben Goldsmith, used to poke holes in the prosecutions criminal case. The suit contends detectives aligned evidence to match their theory and disregarded half a dozen non-Black suspects in the case. Condition of the apartment: Jinaga's bed had been stripped, a fleece blanket was partially burned and her comforter was found in soaked the bathroom bathtub. The neighbor invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, Larson said. On Halloween night, 2008, Jinaga and several other tenants hosted a Halloween party, attended by residents of the apartment complex and their relatives and friends from outside. "Choices that, once made, are difficult to reverse.". Arpana Jinaga. His lawyers said the ordeal has permanently damaged Fairs reputation, his emotional well-being, livelihood and relationships. According to court documents, a neighbor who did not attend the party reported seeing a man with olive complexion and light stubble standing in Jinagas doorway, talking to someone inside around 3 a.m. Fair went inside Potts apartment between 2:30 and 3 a.m. after listening to music with Jinagas immediate neighbor Cameron Johnson. "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. Ehlert, in the 2020 interview, noted prosecutors were barred from including some key evidence at trial: Fairs past convictions and the possibility that he and the neighbor acted together in Jinagas killing because there wasnt evidence to support that theory a decision upheld by the state Court of Appeals after Fairs first trial. Those are times when you should be around family. 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. To contaminate evidence, Jinagas hands had been doused in blue toilet-bowl cleaner and her body covered in motor oil. However, when Fair emerged as a suspect, his treatment can only be viewed as racial discrimination, his attorneys allege. His attorneys allege Fair was isolated as the main suspect for her murder because of his race and his past criminal record. Were they old friends? I always knew I was going to get out; I just didnt think it would take as a long as it took, Fair, 38, said last month. After-the-fact contentions about inadmissible evidence are a little disingenuous, said Dreveskracht, Fairs attorney, who noted police at one point consulted with a psychic medium who attempted to contact Jinaga beyond the grave. According to court records and Chief Criminal Deputy Mark Larson, prosecutors were barred from arguing that Fair and the neighbor were both involved in Jinagas killing because there wasnt evidence to support the states theory the men acted as accomplices. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Because of this, a judge limited the scope of questions the man could be asked during the trial. Suspect premieres Aug. 17 on Wondery+ and Aug. 31 wherever podcasts are streamed. The party ended between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., around the same time witnesses saw Jinaga going back to her apartment. She is suspected to have died from strangulation from a bootlace. Maybe they were running out of time (had to be somewhere? Cameron should have been the #1 suspect. Two days later, after Jinaga hadnt shown up to work or returned calls to her family in India, a family friend and Jinagas next-door neighbor found her door kicked in and her nude body on her bedroom floor. I just want to be myself.. Emanuel Fair stayed in the King County Correctional Facility for nearly nine years for a crime he did not commit based on a botched and bizarre murder investigation driven by racial discrimination, a recent lawsuit alleges. They messed up, he said. Ive never seen a worse case, Corinne Sebren, one of Fairs lawyers, who specializes in civil rights cases, told Rolling Stone in a recent interview. On Oct. 31, 2008, Fair took a bus to Redmond to stay the weekend with a friend at the Valley View Apartments. Not sure if there would be any visible damages. Prior to that, she had attended Rutgers University on the east coast, but had grown up in the Indian city of Hyderabad as the oldest of two daughters. Johnson engaged in a number of suspicious activities after the murder. In her spare time, she practiced taekwondo, learned to build her own motorcycle, and volunteered with neighbourhood groups. He also drove to Canada the day of the murder and attempted to cross the border without a passport. That decision was upheld by the state Court of Appeals following Fairs first trial. Bodicherla went to the apartment complex, where he encountered Cameron Johnson, who showed him the way to Jinaga's unit. He was staying with Potts in the mostly white neighborhood that weekend, and his attendance at the party was impromptu. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. She practiced martial arts and participated in a motorcycle club. Do we know how extensive the damage was? It was just gruesome, he said. However, when Fair emerged as a suspect, his treatment can only be viewed as racial discrimination, his attorneys allege. Everyone seemed to have a good time, the lawsuit alleges. The medical examiner estimated Jinagas time of death was 8 a.m. After the party wound down, Jinaga was seen returning to her apartment about 3 a.m.; investigators believe she was killed at about 8 a.m. Nov. 1. or felt they were? Witnesses said Neil Marshall, a partygoer, was sexually aggressive toward Jinaga on Halloween. By Bill Christianson January 8, 2009 5:35 pm. The neighbor initially neglected to tell detectives about phone calls he made to Jinaga at 3 a.m. Later on the morning of her slaying, he drove to the Canadian border and attempted to cross it without a passport but was denied entry. Just hours after that party ended, in the early morning of Nov. 1, 2008, one of the hosts of the Halloween party a 24-year-old software engineer and Indian immigrant named Arpana Jinaga . During the night, neighbors of Jinaga heard muffled moaning sounds, and assumed she and a partner were having consensual sex. He had bruises consistent with a sexual attack, tried to flee the country, and was researching pawn shops (which the police never really followed up onor seemingly got a real answer from him on why he was researchingpawn shops). 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Most of Fairs jail term was spent away from the general population in administrative segregation essentially, solitary confinement. Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. Fairs lawsuit contends the probable cause affidavit used to support the murder charge omitted multiple facts, including that several other mens DNA also was found on crime scene evidence and items found in the dumpster. The officers allegedly did not change gloves between evidence collections, or between rooms or locations. Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. On Oct. 31, 2008, Fair took a bus to Redmond to stay the weekend with a friend at the Valley View Apartments. His phone records revealed that he had called Jinaga at 3am on the night of the murder, but he stated he did not remember making the calls. Around 2:30 am, Fair and Johnson went to Johnson's apartment and then down to Johnson's car to listen to music. According to court documents, Johnson called Jinaga around 3 a.m. but did not mention that to the police during his interview. The court documents detail negligence by detectives and the outsourcing of a famous psychic medium to opine on the case. Brian Bundridge was in a motorcycle club with Jinaga. The neighbor initially neglected to tell detectives about phone calls he made to Jinaga at 3 a.m. Later on the morning of her slaying, he drove to the Canadian border and attempted to cross it without a passport but was denied entry. Its just another day. It was the second time Fair had been tried in connection with Jinagas killing: The first time, in 2017, the jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared. It was the combination of the various items that his DNA was on that pushed us to the point of saying we are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Emanuel Fair killed Arpana, Ehlert said in her podcast interview. Investigators focused on Fair after seeing him in photos of the party. Her father, a head professor of engineering in India, encouraged he to move to the US to attend Rutgers University. New episodes of the nine-part series will be released weekly on Tuesdays. It was a party, Fair was all over her apartment like EVERYONE ELSE. She was a brilliant person. 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On the evening of Oct. 31, 2008, Arpana Jinaga, a 24-year-old software engineer and Indian immigrant, co-hosted the holiday get-together at the Valley View Apartments in Redmond, a suburb of Seattle. To contaminate evidence, Jinagas hands had been doused in blue toilet-bowl cleaner and her body covered in motor oil. 2018Dion Wiyoko,Rianti Cartwright,Laura Basuki,Jill Gladys,Sheila Dara Aisha,Junior Liem,Alyndra PandjipoetraSunshine ,SunshineSunshinemp4SunshineBT . She had opened her third-floor apartment to Fair and dozens of other partygoers, who traipsed in and out during the festivities. Coats was asked during the podcast if the prior conviction was significant to his investigation. This is the last known independent witness sighting of the pair. His attorneys allege Fair was isolated as the main suspect for her murder because of his race and his past criminal record. .but he doesnt mention it? He also successfully represented himself in a legal claim for an injury he sustained from handcuffs, receiving a $25,000 settlement from King County in 2017. On Tuesday, that man, Emanuel Fair, 35, was found not guilty of first-degree murder with sexual motivation by a King County jury. Somewhere they could establish an alibi?) Most of Fairs jail term was spent away from the general population in administrative segregation essentially, solitary confinement. He was convicted of third-degree rape in 2004. Her fingers and nails were cleaned and then covered in toilet bowl cleaner, and there was a heavy scent of bleach throughout the house. He assumed Jinaga was either vomiting or having sex. They found her nude body on her bedroom floor, face-down on the carpet and partially covered with cloth. The evidence of Fairs involvement is compelling, Larson said this week. I lost a lot. According to reports, when lead Detective Brian Coats saw photos from the party, he narrowed in on Fair, who he referred to as theonly African-American male at the party on the podcast Suspect. Shed been gagged, beaten and strangled during an apparent sexual attack. She and several other residents in the complex opened the doors to their apartments for what was to be a night of fun. According to court documents, Johnson called Jinaga around 3 a.m. but did not mention that to the police during his interview. And thats hard.. Arpana Jinaga Unresolved Arpana Jinaga In October of 2008, a 24-year-old computer programmer living in the Seattle area would attend a Halloween party in her apartment complex. The county, police department and Coats filed a response to Fairs initial complaint refuting the claims. beansbaxter. His case went on trial in 2017, the jury deadlocked and there was a mistrial. They also waited days to search a dumpster in the complex where a partial bottle of motor oil, a boot lace used to strangle Jinaga and her bed sheet and a bath robe were found.