On Oct. 31, 2008, Fair took a bus to Redmond to stay the weekend with a friend at the Valley View Apartments. Johnson also had injuries that detectives said were consistent with a sexual assault. To just dismiss it as racism is ridiculous. Potts covered for Fair because he had a warrant out for not updating his address with his parole officer. The complaint alleges that police failed to properly secure and gather evidence. Jinaga's killer had clearly gone to great lengths to destroy any biological traces linking him to the crime scene. Fair, a guest of another woman living in the building, met Jinaga and her neighbor that night. There were also other men in Jinagas life that detectives suspected of the murder, and some of their DNA was found at the crime scene. It was a brutal scene. . When asked about the calls, Johnson reportedly said, oh crap, but he could not remember why he called Jinaga. Fair had some criminal history: weapon and drug offenses as a juvenile, and a rape charge from 2004. Jinaga was. They also want him to be reimbursed for the attorney fees he incurred while fighting the charges. .but he doesnt mention it? Remembering Arpana Jinaga - this was the memorial DVD that was played at her funeral on October 6, 2008 in Bellevue, Washington. When questioned, Fair claimed he retired to Potts' apartment around 1:30am on the night of the party. After the jury in his first trial deadlocked in 2017, King County prosecutors tried Fair again in 2019. Johnson also said that he had driven to Canada on the day after the Halloween party and that he had been denied entry. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled. By Bill Christianson January 8, 2009 5:35 pm. I just want to be myself.. In August 2009, a man named Emanuel Fair was interviewed by police. 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. He used the bathroom on one occasion. He scrubbed his phone right after the interrogation, the lawsuit says. He assumed Jinaga was either vomiting or having sex. Several people were at the party before Jinagas murder, so the scene was full of various DNA samples. If you have probable cause, you dont go to a psychic, he said. 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. 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. Arpana Jinaga was a 24-year-old computer programmer, who had moved to the Pacific Northwest in March of 2008. His lawyers said the ordeal has permanently damaged Fairs reputation, his emotional well-being, livelihood and relationships. He was convicted of third-degree rape in 2004. Shed been gagged, beaten and strangled during an apparent sexual attack. 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. After her graduation, she got a job as a software engineer at EMC, in a suburb of Seattle. Fair was released in 2019, serving a total of 9 years without conviction, and is now suing the county authorities. He scrubbed his phone right after the interrogation, the lawsuit says. But as they worked through the evidence, jurors came to believe the state had not met its burden of proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt, said the juror, a 35-year-old Bellevue software engineer who asked not to be named to protect his privacy, It was tough for us to vote not guilty because the family still doesnt know exactly who killed her, the juror said. The suit contends detectives aligned evidence to match their theory and disregarded half a dozen non-Black suspects in the case. Some guests were rowdy, but nothing out of the ordinary, it says. After her graduation, she got a job as a software engineer at EMC, in a suburb of Seattle. Jinaga lived alone in an apartment at the Valley View Apartments. Potts had not known Fair for a long time. The county, police department and Coats filed a response to Fairs initial complaint refuting the claims. So what else can they do but to continue to point their finger at me?. However, phone records show that he was making many phone calls between 2am and 5am, including to Potts. After the sound stopped, Rose then heard steps and the sound of running water for 1 hour. The prosecutors office also provided an uncut hourlong recording of an interview of former Chief Deputy Criminal Prosecuting Attorney Erin Ehlert in 2020 for a true crime podcast called Suspect, which examined the case. For three and a half decades, her disappearance was a mystery - a riddle neither authorities . He had a prior history of violent sexual crimes. When asked about the calls, Johnson reportedly said, oh crap, but he could not remember why he called Jinaga. Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. All the while, Fair, whose family was unable to foot his seven-figure bail, said he had faith he would one day walk away free from a charge alleging he murdered Arpana Jinaga, 24, in her Redmond . According to reports, Fair accepted a plea agreement in 2004 while still maintaining his innocence. Suspect: With Matthew Shaer, Eric Benson, Matt Baglio, Ashley Fantz. Fairs attorneys contend that some of the DNA evidence was not an exact match. In the intervening hours, neighbors who lived on either side of Jinagas apartment heard muffled moaning sounds but assumed she and a partner were having consensual sex. Jinagas phone and digital camera were missing from the scene and never recovered. The two discovered her locked door had been kicked in. Jinaga, a 24-year-old software engineer from India, had attended Rutgers University, won an international software award and was a rising star at the Bellevue company where she worked. Jinaga showed Fair and other partygoers something on her computer on another occasion. They also want him to be reimbursed for the attorney fees he incurred while fighting the charges. Jinagas neighbor, Johnson, was the prime suspect at first, as described in Fairs lawsuit documents. He attributed them to wrestling a stranger he met at another Halloween party the next day, the lawsuit alleges. All the while, Fair, whose family was unable to foot his seven-figure bail, said he had faith he would one day walk away free from a charge alleging he murdered Arpana Jinaga, 24, in her Redmond apartment after a Halloween party in 2008. Arpana Jinaga, a 24 year old woman from India. 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. 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. Police believe she was killed around 8 am. There are multiple apartments with parties and these two go to a car to listen to music?! It's obvious why Fair is the number one suspect. 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. Arpana Jinaga. The lawsuit alleges there was heavy drinking at the party of 40 to 50 people. Fair spent six of the nearly nine years in jail, held by a seven-figure bond, isolated for 23 hours a day awaiting trial. 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 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. 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. Court files said there were also burn marks from an attempt to set the body or apartment on fire. I didnt know how to answer, so I just told her the truth: Im depressed. So its kind of messed up. Ehlert also defended an immunity deal with the suspected neighbor, and the decision to solely prosecute Fair for first-degree murder with sexual motivation a charge that hinged mostly on trace DNA collected from a crime scene teeming with genetic evidence linked to multiple people. Several people were at the party before Jinagas murder, so the scene was full of various DNA samples. Jinagas father had asked a family friend to check in on her after she missed scheduled calls with family from India. Coats ran a background check on the Fair and found the rape charge. Fair was initially arrested for not updating his address with his probation officer. Detectives also found a trace of his DNA on the front of Jinagas neck that was so small that it had to be sent to a specialized lab for review. She volunteered at the. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Maybe he sneezed or coughed while using it. 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. Fair said the lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, is the closest thing to justice I can get.. Indian immigrant and recent college graduate Arpana Jinaga was found brutally murdered in her Washington State apartment after co-hosting a Halloween costume party at her complex the evening of Oct. 31, 2008. 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. Coats and another Redmond detective confronted the neighbor about his calls to Jinaga, but then released him and returned his phone without examining it. The lawsuit alleges there was heavy drinking at the party of 40 to 50 people. A new true-crime podcast from Campside Media and Wondery delves into the brutal unsolved murder nearly 13 years and two trials later. 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. Brian Coats, who led the investigation into Jinagas murder as a detective 13 years ago. The party started like many others. According to the Rolling Stone report, most of the people at the party that night didnt remember Fairs name. 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. Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens. 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? Redmond Police have found no "firm suspects" in the brutal murder of Arpana Jinaga, a 24-year-old software engineer who was . 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 had a list of nearby pawnshops in his car printed the day Jinaga was killed, the lawsuit says. Another apartment complex resident committed suicide just days after Jinaga's death, and his. The second trial was in 2019, where he got a not-guilty verdict. A third mans DNA was on a bootlace, also found in the trash, but he had an alibi. I thought I was gonna die, Fair told Rolling Stone. Jinagas bruised body was discovered covered with a cloth on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Her arm and a blanket also were partially burned and her comforter was soaking in a bathtub. 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. A spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorneys Office said in an email, we look forward to addressing these allegations in a public courtroom, and we are confident in our case.. The lawsuit alleges that a lighter was found in his apartment with a sticky substance on it, but investigators never collected it. He replied: If youve done it before, youll do it again.. To pass time, he said he read books, wrote letters and drew pictures. So she was protecting him from interacting with cops and ending up going to jail for that. 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. 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. He used the bathroom on one occasion. 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. The following Monday, her body would be discovered inside of her apartment, the victim of an apparent homicide. Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. This was mainly on the basis of party photographs. He was staying with Potts in the mostly white neighborhood that weekend, and his attendance at the party was impromptu. 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. . DNA evidence was linked to three men and. She. Johnson was hanging out near Jinagas apartment when her friend arrived to check on her, and he helped the family friend identify the body, the lawsuit alleges. I think he may have been involved; I think he may have lied to us, Ehlert said of the neighbor. I am far from shady. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. Emanuel Fair's 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 her bathrobe robe (left in the apartment complex trash bin). If her rape was that violent he'd have had SOME scratches or scars. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Do we know he would have routinely passed her door going in and out of his apartment? Some of the potential suspects were not interviewed. On Tuesday, that man, Emanuel Fair, 35, was found not guilty of first-degree murder with sexual motivation by a King County jury. Johnson said he heard moaning sounds coming from Jinagas apartment around 3 a.m., and he assumed she was having sex. During the trials, the neighbor, whom prosecutors at one point granted immunity for information, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Detectives relied on her to help them find Jinagas missing phone and camera and consulted her about the potential of Fair as a suspect, the lawsuit says. Her apartment was decorated as a haunted forest, one of. 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. Two days later on Monday, Jinagas father in India was worried that her daughter was not answering her phone, so he asked family friend Jay Bodicherla in the US to check up on her. Goldsmith said evidence found at Jinagas apartment and produced during the investigation pointed to one of her neighbors as the likely killer. Everyone seemed to have a good time, the lawsuit alleges. When residents of the Valley View Apartments in Redmond, Wash., decided to host a Halloween party nearly 13 years ago, nobody expected that it would end with murder. Johnson has denied any involvement in Jinagas death. Jinaga, an outgoing Rutgers University grad, had moved to Redmond six months earlier to work as a software engineer at a Bellevue firm. Alyndra Pandjipoetra 2018Dion Wiyoko,Rianti Cartwright,Laura Basuki,Jill Gladys,Sheila Dara Aisha,Junior Liem,Alyndra PandjipoetraSunshine ,SunshineSunshinemp4SunshineBT! He waited in jail while authorities tested his DNA. 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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. His case went on trial in 2017, the jury deadlocked and there was a mistrial. Maybe they were running out of time (had to be somewhere? 2008, in Marshall . The party was big enough that it spanned multiple apartments and drew many revelers. The damage from that can be quite minimal and close to the floor with the door discreetly closed on departure, you might not notice unless you looked for it. Johnson has denied any involvement in Jinagas death. Jinagas father had asked a family friend to check in on her after she missed scheduled calls with family from India. Suspect premieres Aug. 17 on Wondery+ and Aug. 31 wherever podcasts are streamed. A recent immigrant from India and a graduate of Rutgers University, Jinaga had worked at EMC in Bellevue. Fair was tried for Jinagas sexual assault twice and was acquitted after his second trial in June 2019. 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. She was a brilliant person. 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. . Most people left Jinaga's apartment after 9pm to move to another apartment. However, when Fair emerged as a suspect, his treatment can only be viewed as racial discrimination, his attorneys allege. Jinagas phone and digital camera were missing from the scene and never recovered. I covered for Emanuel because at the time I thought he was my friend, not because I was trying to cover for him for something he may or may not have done. His first trial, in 2017, ended in a hung jury because one juror said Fair looked like a thug with tattoos on his hands. The jury in the second trial acquitted him. Fair is seeking damages for the emotional stress he faced from when police investigated him until he was released. Detectives also found a trace of his DNA on the front of Jinagas neck that was so small that it had to be sent to a specialized lab for review. Someone else murdered the young software engineer. 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? She had been brutally beaten, raped, and strangled. Her finger and fingernails were cleaned. And thats hard.. Arpana and neighbors within the Valley View Apartment complex threw a large Halloween party. Potts, Jinaga and two others neighbors decorated and opened up their units to allow partygoers to go in and out freely. 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. A man by the name of Emanuel Fair was arrested in connection with her murder, but he has since been found not guilty of the crime. Cameron should have been the prime suspect and the one they took to trial. As the fact that Fair was the only black African American at the party and involved in this case, some are also accusing racial discrimination. I thought I was gonna die, Fair told Rolling Stone. Fair said the lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, is the closest thing to justice I can get..
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