Its absence led investigators to speculate that robbery had played some kind of motive, as the killer might have stolen the bike to flee from the scene, but police would later locate the motorcycle at a repair shop in Everett, where Arpana had taken it days prior. It was important for us to take the case as a whole and consider all the directions that it mightve gone, yes, but not to draw any conclusions. Shaer: This is a story that found me rather than the other way around. lived right next-door to Arpana Jinaga, and by his own admission, had a pretty close relationship with her. The Seattle Timesrecently spoke with Shaer and Benson over Zoom about the impetus for this podcast, what surprised them in their reporting and what their take-aways are from investigating this story. This is when police learned about the argument Arpana had gotten in with another partygoer, which was described as being "race-related." What do you hope people will learn from this story, and what kind of impact do you hope it will have? 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. PS: Biden's Indian now..kinda! This was paired with several inconsistencies in Emanuel Fair's story; which included - but was not limited to - calls he had made during the time of Arpana's murder. This is sort of in the background of the show, but Seattle is a liberal place. By October of that year, she had already scored a promotion to lead programmer and seemed destined for greater things. We cover murder with a splash of disappearances. After a night out with friends, Brian seemingly vanished from a local bar called the Ugly Tuna Saloona. 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. 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. Naomi pulled her sources from: Unsolved Mysteries - Season 9, Ep 6 unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com tampabay.com chron.com/news Then Amber covers the story of an online cult that en, In June 2022, 38 year old Sajida Tasneem was murdered by her most dishonorable father in law simply because she asked to rightfully leave to go back to her home in Perth Australia. Amber pulled her sources from: A serial rapist who attacked strangers in Davis County will spend the rest of his life in prison Evil Lives Here 'Clearfield Rapist' Mark Burns sentenced to 242 years to life in prison FOX 13 Investigates:, This week Amber is joined by her younger sister, Marissa! It was determined that the remains belonged to Ingrid Lyne; nurse and mother of 3 daughters. This likely resulted in his DNA being distributed throughout the apartment; in particular, in Arpana's bathroom, where he had cleaned himself up. 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. Hosted by Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson, the series revolves around the 2008 murder of 24-year-old computer programmer Arpana Jinaga, who was found dead after a Halloween party at a quiet Seattle apartment complex, and the complex investigation that followed. 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. After nine years of awaiting his fate, 35-year-old Emanuel Fair was released from custody just hours after being acquitted in the death of Arpana Jinaga. Let's talk about this mysterious pool of doom! "It's a long time coming-I didn't realize this guy was going up for trial," says Colt Bristow, a friend of. But because of his prior criminal record, he would remain at the top of their suspect list for some time until the results from the forensic analysis came back from the Washington state crime lab, which seemed to implicate his involvement in the murder. However, without charging C.J. Now science has gotten very sophisticated. 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. Suspect:https://wondery.com/shows/suspect/8. 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. Todd Mullis found his wife, Amy, dead in their barn with a corn rake sticking in her back. Rolling Stone:https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/emanuel-fair-trial-lawsuit-dna-murder-charge-1330251/6. While Emanuel Fair was acquitted of the charges levied against him, the jurors that decided his fate claim that it had little to do with his innocence; but, rather, the level of reasonable doubt that his attorneys were able to raise. That is where her body was discovered, nude and bloody, lying face-down on the floor beside her bed. Investigators had seemed particularly hostile towards Fair and had not extended that hostility towards other white suspects (who may have had more of a motive to target Arpana). He then heard the sound of running water in Arpana's apartment, which lasted for about an hour, but wouldn't give these bizarre sounds any second thoughts in the days to come. 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. Arpana Jinaga, and a shocking example of what happens when investigators put their . They were able to follow the trail of maelstrom throughout the apartment down the hallway, towards the decedent's bedroom, where they discovered her body: that of a 24-year-old from India, who had come to America a few years prior to pursue her "American dream". By the time her family returns, Jonelle has vanished. While O'Leary was ultimately arrested for crimes he committed in Colorado, he had committed earlier crimes in Washington; in particular, in the area where Arpana lived - where he lived, as well. 24 year old Arpana Jinaga was once a teenage technology prodigy who excelled in living life to the fullest. for having any involvement in the murder, they were creating ammunition for the defense in the form of reasonable doubt. was one of these neighbors, who claimed to have passed out on a couch jutted up against his and Arpana's shared wall, and he said that he was woken up shortly after 3:00 AM to the sound of moaning, before falling back asleep until 10:00 AM. **** 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. While armed robberies and sexual assaults do happen there, they are very low in number compared to other similarly-sized cities. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Thats depressing. Arpana Jinaga On November 3rd, 2008, the body of a young woman was found inside of her Redmond, WA. Was it because they were desensitized to crime or s, Foretold is a deeply engrossing podcast that follows the life of Paulina Stevens, a Romani fortune teller as she makes the extraordinary decision to leave her community. However, these phone calls indicate that this was a lie, and he was already awake at the time this happened (and, at the very least, subconsciously thinking about Arpana). But instead of returning home to India, she decided to take another huge leap and accepted a job as a software quality assurance engineer with the tech giant EMC (now known as Dell EMC). Arpana B. Jinaga grew up in Hyderabad, one of the largest cities in all of India. Despite her not having any experience riding a motorcycle, she planned on using one as her primary mode of transportation. The most crushing thing of course is shes not here, but you can imagine it would be really difficult for her family to have that lack of closure. Photo: King County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, 'Dr. She would even join a local motorcycle club, the Pacific Northwest Riders, and many of those in the PNW Riders chat-room would later reminisce about her lack of knowledge when it came to riding bikes, but how she came prepared to take on the challenge with a smile on her face, and her participation on lengthy rides throughout scenic western Washington that summer. She Hosted a Halloween Party, Then Turned Up Dead: Podcast Examines Arpana Jinaga's Unsolved 2008 Murder. Investigators would later retrieve the cell phone's information from Arpana's provider, but its disappearance - as well as the absence of Arpana's camera - pointed to the likelihood of her killer being someone that she knew. 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 susp Read allSuspect is a true crime podcast that examines the murder of Arpana Jinaga who was killed at a Halloween party hosted by her apartment complex. Her younger sister, Pavitra, would begin to follow in these footsteps as well, and later pursue a career in computer engineering after Arpana. Utilizing almost 200,000 lines of code, TrueAllele can analyze evidence with more than a half-dozen contributors, and determine who the most likely culprit is based on how many genetic markers are left on the evidence and where. It tells the story of Jill Evans, a decorated police sergeant in Wales. Roughly two months after the trial began, after weeks of gridlock, the trial would end with a hung jury. When the 2 other women in the house woke up the next morning, Brianna was gone. The world is a sadder place without her but the people she touched while she was here will remember her for an eternity.". How did that happen? HelloFresh- Get 21 free meals when you use code SUSPECT21 at Hellofresh.com/Suspect21 Babbel- Get up to 55% off when you, In this episode, Amber covers the murder of 19-year old, newly wed, Lindy Sue Biechler. Naomi pulled her sources from: truecrimetome.wordpress.com www.tdcaa.com/journal www.kcbd.com/summer www.kcbd.com/joa, Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She was found murdered in her apartment after a Halloween party in 2008. Listen up to some exciting tales about drunk elephants, a dog's phenomenal birthday bash. Those thoughts were welcomed by Arpana's family back home in India, who found it "heartening" to hear what an impact she had had on those in the Seattle area over just a few months. At around 9:00 in the morning on Monday, November 3rd, 2008, police in Redmond, Washington were contacted by an individual informing them of a dead body. 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. Police getting called out to a suspicious death in Redmond; one in which there was clear evidence of a struggle? An apartment complex hosts a big Halloween party with themed rooms and costumed partygoers. Redmond Police spokesman Jim Bove would tell reporters later that day (Monday, November 3rd): "There were signs of trauma in the apartment We have booked it as a case of suspicious death.". This case has been said to currently have zero suspects at this point in time. Investigators and prosecutors feel the same way about this individual because he was interviewed on more than four occasions in the weeks after Arpana's murder - more than any other suspect or POI - and at one point, investigators even wrote up probable cause paperwork to apply for this suspect's arrest. When the night came to an end and the crowd began to disperse, Jinaga said what would be her final goodbyes. as an uncharged accomplice). . Editors note: A previous version of this story stated Emanuel Fair was convicted for the murder of Arpana Jinaga. One of Arpana's neighbors (Kyle R.) would later remark that at around 8:00 AM, he was awoken by a "horrible growling" sound, which persisted for about 20 seconds and was punctuated with a solid thud sound. Even though Arpana Jinaga had not been back home to visit her family in India in more than two years, she still talked to them over the phone regularly and had spoken to them the night before the Halloween party (Thursday, October 30th). Days after the discovery of Arpana's body, a ceremony was held in Redmond, which had all of the customs of a Hindu memorial service and was attended by the many of dozens of lives that Arpana had impacted during her short time in the Pacific Northwest. and Nirmala Jinaga, a professor of computer engineering and a housewife, respectively. And they're a couple of names that you might be familiar with. Some were also concerned about his emotional state at the time, due to his prior relationship with Arpana, and him seeming to have become resentful towards her because of her newer friendships. In fact, DNA from several men was found at the crime scene, including several of Arpana's neighbors and fellow partygoers. We also talk about Remote Viewing & Astral projection, how strange & esoteric the concept seems and yet the CIA was SO into it all back in the day. 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. Unlike Emanuel Fair, he also had a prior relationship with Arpana, lived next-door to her, and had been noticeably resentful towards her in the weeks leading up to her death. O'Leary is currently serving out his sentence at the Sterling Correctional Facility and remains a possible suspect in this case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac, The town of Greeley, Colorado, is getting into the Christmas spirit. 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. 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. Even forensic analysis has its limits, as King County prosecutors and investigators in the Redmond area learned from this case. Fair was unable to recall these phone calls, stating that he had likely dialed this young woman's number on accident. In June of 2005, Arpana was featured in the New Indian Express, in an article titled "Young Inventors." C.J. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. She Hosted a Halloween Party, Then Turned Up Dead: Podcast Examines Arpana Jinaga's Unsolved 2008 Murder "Sandy's family has been haunted for decades by the lack of concrete answers," says. At a school holiday concert, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews sings alongside her classmates. 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. Review our. The Mysterious Death of a Young Mom Found Unresponsive in Her Bathtub, Inside the Case Against Bryan Kohberger: Legal Experts Weigh in on Idaho Murders, Will Bryan Kohberger Face Death Penalty if Convicted of Idaho Murders? I hope I never have to investigate a case like this again.". We're not going to put this to bed. The apartment was discovered in a state of disrepair different from how it had looked days beforehand (during the Halloween party), which made it clear that the struggle had ultimately led to Arpana's bedroom. This is the story of Arpana Jinaga.BONUS EPISODESCASE SOURCES1. 1 priority in the division. Their ranch help Harry Gobin allegedly wit, Today we are covering the disappearance of 12 year old Sherry Lynn Marler. as a suspect which is why they ultimately presented a case that didn't do so. 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. Spoiler: We don't know w, Episode 133 - The Unsolved Murder of Arpana Jinaga & The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Episode 132 - Serial Rapist Mark Burns & Elmer McCurdy, Episode 131 -The Corn Rake Murder & Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. This area - Redmond, Washington - is a relative stranger to violent crime. As a teen, she participated in an IEEE Hardware Design Contest that earned her some attention from universities and potential employers, and seemed to cement her down the path of computing. Jay arrived at the apartment complex at around 9:00 AM and made his way to Arpana's apartment, which one of her neighbors - who I'll nickname "C.J." Speaking to the Redmond Reporter, Lt. Doug Shepard said: "She did not make enemies, she just made friends and a lot of them. 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. A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in life. 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. But few leads emerge until a new police investigator takes a hard look at the son of one of the Matthews neighbors. She was last seen by numerous people leaving an apartment on the first floor - where the party had ended up - and was heading back up to her apartment on the third floor (the top level of the complex). But despite an extensive cover-up effort by the alleged killer,. In the year since Emanuel Fair's second trial came to an end, the story has received close to no attention from the world-at-large. Listen to audio about Arpana Jinaga. - happened to be nearby. Indo Guyanese natives Moses Lal & his aunt Lilawattie moved to Florida to raise & sell exotic birds imported from their home country Guyana. Other witnesses that knew C.J. ****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. In addition to joining a motorcycle club, Arpana also volunteered at the Redmond Fire Department, riding along to fires in the area; as well as animal shelters in Bellevue, where she helped care for and attend to unwanted pets. The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times. As the Seattle Weekly would point out, the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab found that Fair was 1,000 times more likely to have committed the crime than an unrelated African American, but TrueAllele found him to be 56.8 million times more likely. A new true-crime podcast delves into the complicated murder case of a rising 24-year-old . Thank you to Jennifer B. for the story suggestion! The empty bottle of motor oil was found inside of a plastic bag, which also contained Arpana's Halloween costume, a blood-stained bathrobe, and sheets from Arpana's bed, which were conspicuously missing from the crime scene. Later that night, shes dropped off to an empty house. DNA evidence was linked to three men and ultimately used to charge Emanuel Fair, a Black man from Seattle. Gregory Hobbs, another member of the club, said in the same article: "She would strive to succeed in everything and she did just that. So I was really primed to be interested in that anyway. early episode of Unresolved from 2015 (and has since been covered more extensively in other books, documentaries, and podcasts). Arpana Jinaga was not the first young professional from India to be killed in 2008. Shortly after moving to Redmond, the 24-year-old Arpana decided to purchase a motorcycle. 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. It's also a lot more complicated than TV shows and movies would have us believe. ", "It was a brutal scene. Source. She had been posthumously covered in numerous liquids, including bleach and motor oil, which the killer had undoubtedly use to try and cover up the crime scene. An exclusive trailer for Suspect is below. 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 gives me a little bit of hope, that something that is relatively complicated is being thought about and talked about in the way that it is. They argued against the analysis performed by TrueAllele; at least, until they were able to look through the source code of the software to determine just how, exactly, the program had come to this consensus. "Choices that, once made, are difficult to reverse.". 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). As you can imagine, this analysis was seen as invaluable to the prosecution, who saw this as being ironclad proof of Fair's guilt. 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. 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. Inside the apartment, it became clear to investigators that a struggle had taken place. The case turned into a classic whodunit, and Jinaga's costumed party guests were the prime suspects. 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. She moved to the U.S. to accomplish life goals and live the Dream, but instead, an unknown monster turned her life into a Nightmare. It was soaking in the tub, in a mixture of water and bleach. 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. TrueAllele was utilized heavily by this investigation and was able to come up with results that were far more definitive than anything the crime lab itself had been able to determine. Listen to more of his music over athttp://soundcloud.com/mooshianThe outro song ("June") was written and composed by Kieran Marsh, Business Wire - Microchip Technology Names dsPIC Digital Signal Controller Design Contest Winners; Awards $30,000 USD in Prizes, Microchip Technology Incorporated - microSOLUTIONS - February 2005, The Seattle Times - Woman found dead in her Redmond apartment, DNA India - Pall of gloom descends on Arpanas home, The Seattle Times - Woman found dead in Redmond apartment had recently moved to the Northwest, Rediff India Abroad - Another Andhra student killed in US, The Economic Times - Whiz-kid Andhra techie murdered in US, robbery suspected, The New Indian Express - Top techie from AP found dead in US, The New Indian Express - Kins hopes of seeing Arpana dashed, The Seattle Times - Woman slain in Redmond apartment had been strangled, Seattle PI - Medical Examiner: Redmond woman was strangled, Redmond Reporter - Talented techie strangled to death; no suspects yet, DNA India - Death of Arpana being probed as homicide, Seattle PI - Redmond victim was strangled, Great Andhra - FBI asked to probe killing of Indian students in US, Outlook - Ink Fresh On Their Passport, Only News Comes Back Home, Bellevue Reporter - Redmond Police have no firm suspects in murder of woman who worked in Bellevue, Redmond Reporter - Murder mystery continues nearly a year later: Redmond Police still have no firm suspects in homicide case, Seattle PI - Police follow leads in Redmond death investigation, Redmond Reporter - Redmond police continue investigating 2008 murder: Jinaga homicide not considered a cold case, Seattle PI - Two years after Halloween rape-killing, man charged in Redmond womans death, The Seattle Times - Sex offender charged in 2008 Redmond Halloween slaying, The Seattle Times - Convicted sex offender charged with two-year-old Redmond slaying, Seattle PI - Convicted sex offender charged in brutal 2008 Redmond homicide, Redmond Reporter - Convicted sex offender charged in brutal 2008 Redmond homicide, Seattle PI - Sex offender in Redmond murder case makes court appearance, Redmond Reporter - Convicted sex offender pleads not guilty to murder of Redmond woman, Seattle Weekly - The Troubling Trial of Emanuel Fair, The Seattle Times - Trial begins 8 years after Redmond woman raped, strangled, Redmond Reporter - Hung jury in Fair murder trial, Cross-Examination Blog - Cross-Examination of DNA Expert, Redmond Reporter - Fair murder retrial on hold, Wired - The Impenetrable Program Transforming How Courts Treat DNA Evidence, The Seattle Times - After nearly 11 years and two trials, killing of Redmond woman who had been living her dream remains unsolved, Redmond Reporter - Second trial in killing of Redmond woman ends with not-guilty verdict, Seattle Weekly - Second trial in killing of Redmond woman ends with not-guilty verdict, India West - Two Trials Later, Murder of Indian American Software Engineer in Seattle Remains Unsolved, KC Public Defense - Fighting for justice: Two public defenders worked for years to get their client acquitted, Kimberly Riley & Jeremy Britt-Bayinthavong, Paul Skiba, Sarah Skiba, and Lorenzo Chivers, June & Jennifer Gibbons (The Silent Twins).

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