I just want to be myself.. Alyndra Pandjipoetra 2018Dion Wiyoko,Rianti Cartwright,Laura Basuki,Jill Gladys,Sheila Dara Aisha,Junior Liem,Alyndra PandjipoetraSunshine ,SunshineSunshinemp4SunshineBT! Jinagas bruised body was discovered covered with a cloth on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Not sure if there would be any visible damages. Police went to Jinaga's apartment after they were contacted by her friend, Redmond police spokesman Jim Bove said, adding police are investigating the death as a homicide. 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. Brian Bundridge was in a motorcycle club with Jinaga. 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. Such remarks since his exoneration only demonstrate authorities defensiveness about mishandling the case, Fair said. She was outgoing and friendly, joining a motorcycle club, practicing tae kwon do, and volunteering at an animal shelter and fire department, all within eight months of moving to Redmond, he said. and even burning of sheets, but then they would be so careless and stupid to just discard it all into the apartment dumpster. Do we know how extensive the damage was? She had a keen interest in engineering and won several innovation competitions. Her removed tampon alone had three separate unidentified male DNA profiles on it, according to Rolling Stones investigation. Guests took silly photos, downed shots and smoked pot. Photos. According to court documents, Johnson called Jinaga around 3 a.m. but did not mention that to the police during his interview. If you have probable cause, you dont go to a psychic, he said. I didnt know how to answer, so I just told her the truth: Im depressed. Fairs DNA was found on Jinagas robe and a roll of duct tape that was likely used to tape her underwear inside her mouth like a gag. 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. We found [Fair] not guilty because of reasonable doubt, not because we thought he was completely innocent., The Seattle Times closes comments on particularly sensitive stories. After her graduation, she got a job as a software engineer at EMC, in a suburb of Seattle. 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. 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. Her finger and fingernails were cleaned. 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. 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. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled. Arpana was last seen in the early morning of Nov. 1 during a Halloween . But I dont have a desire to do that. 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. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I may be misremembering but I seem to remember there being explanations for Fairs DNA on those items? A new true-crime podcast from Campside Media and Wondery delves into the brutal unsolved murder nearly 13 years and two trials later. 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. 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 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. Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens. Coats ran a background check on the Fair and found the rape charge. Potts, Jinaga and two others neighbors decorated and opened up their units to allow partygoers to go in and out freely. Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage as a news editor for the brand. DNA was found on a discarded bottle of motor oil (same bag as robe). 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. Someone else murdered the young software engineer. Fair said the lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, is the closest thing to justice I can get.. She had been brutally beaten, raped, and strangled. Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. He appeared drunk and brought liquor. 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. 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. There are multiple apartments with parties and these two go to a car to listen to music?! There was DNA from 2-3 males found at the crime scene. Legal Expert Weighs In, Idaho Murder Victims' Families React to Suspect's Arrest: 'Such a Blessing and Relief', 'She Had No Idea': Sister of Idaho Victim Reacts to Claim that Suspect's Phone Pinged Near House 12 Times, Parents Charged with Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies from Alleged 'Exorcisms', Idaho Killings: Surviving Roommate Saw Alleged Killer Wearing Black Clothes and a Mask, Affidavit Says. 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. The evidence of Fairs involvement is compelling, Larson said this week. Coats ran a background check on the Fair and found the rape charge. His lawyers said he suffers from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. 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.. The party lasted until the early hours. Photo: King County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, 'Dr. Im out, Fair said. 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 . Jinaga lived alone in an apartment at the Valley View Apartments. The Seattle Times is not naming Jinagas neighbor because he has not been charged. He heard "a horrible growling" for about twenty seconds until he heard a thud. DNA evidence was linked to three men and. His lawyers said he suffers from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. This is only a fraction of the evidence exonerating Emanuel which was wide-ranging and persuasive. Fair said he went inside Jinagas apartment various times throughout the party. Then, due to inexcusable delays in Fairs trial and prolonged pretrial detention, he spent more than nine years in the King County Correctional Facility as an innocent man, in conditions of inhumane confinement that are well known to have a detrimental effect on mental health, the suit contends. However, phone records show that he was making many phone calls between 2am and 5am, including to Potts. 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. Another apartment complex resident committed suicide just days after Jinagas death, and his DNA was reportedly never compared to the crime scene. It seems odd to me that the killer(s) would go to such extremes to cover up DNA on her body and in her apartment with the motor oil and toilet bowl cleaner and bleach etc. Hes now struggling to reconstruct his life, Fair and his attorneys said. .but he doesnt mention it? 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Fair, the second-longest-serving inmate in the downtown Seattle facility after being booked into jail in November 2010, was released Tuesday afternoon, three hours after the jury delivered its not-guilty verdict, according to a jail spokeswoman. Fair was tried for Jinagas sexual assault twice and was acquitted after his second trial in June 2019. Fair, a guest of another woman living in the building, met Jinaga and her neighbor that night. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. The second trial was in 2019, where he got a not-guilty verdict. Maybe they were running out of time (had to be somewhere? Brian Coats, who led the investigation into Jinagas murder as a detective 13 years ago. The suit contends detectives aligned evidence to match their theory and disregarded half a dozen non-Black suspects in the case. On Oct. 30, 2010, Fair was placed in a Seattle holding cell while detectives gathered more evidence against him for the 2008 sexual assault and murder of a 24-year-old software engineer and Indian immigrant named Arpana Jinaga. 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. He scrubbed his phone after questioned about the call and could easily have hung around and taken time to clean her apartment/scrub the crime scene because their apartments shared a balcony and him taking out trash wouldn't strike anyone as weird or noticeable. They messed up, he said. The area she was living is considered an upscale area with a very low crime rate, and is the home to technology companies such as Microsoft and Nintendo. Now working a security job and living with friends in Renton, he said hes often depressed, carries guilt for a younger brothers emotional troubles and avoids going out. Johnson also had injuries that detectives said were consistent with a sexual assault. DNA from the neighbor was found on a motor oil bottle, and from another man who wasnt at the party on a bootlace likely used to strangle Jinaga. According to reports, Fair accepted a plea agreement in 2004 while still maintaining his innocence. Nearly a year later. 14 years ago. I dont think he killed Arpana. 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. Residents said Fair appeared relaxed when he hung out at Potts apartment for three days over the weekend. . Some guests were rowdy, but nothing out of the ordinary, it says. On the night of Oct. 31, 2008, Arpana Jinaga and her neighbors at the Valley View Apartments, in Redmond, Wash., threw a party to celebrate Halloween. A third mans DNA was on a bootlace, also found in the trash, but he had an alibi. Suspect premieres Aug. 17 on Wondery+ and Aug. 31 wherever podcasts are streamed. Arpana Jinaga Memorial. He was staying with Potts in the mostly white neighborhood that weekend, and his attendance at the party was impromptu. Most of the partygoers reportedly referred to the chocolate-skinned man as the Black guy in his police file. 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. Investigators focused on Fair after seeing him in photos of the party. "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. He went on afterwards, he got his degree, hes never had a crime., Fair, who had only met the neighbor at the party that night, said prosecutors immunity deal was just another biased action taken to strengthen the case against him that backfired, because the neighbor didnt even implicate me, he implicated himself.. The complaint alleges that police failed to properly secure and gather evidence. 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. It was like the movies, coming down slow.. Hes now struggling to reconstruct his life, Fair and his attorneys said. 2018Dion Wiyoko,Rianti Cartwright,Laura Basuki,Jill Gladys,Sheila Dara Aisha,Junior Liem,Alyndra PandjipoetraSunshine ,SunshineSunshinemp4SunshineBT . Now, more than two years later, Fair is suing King County, the city of Redmond and Redmond Police Capt. 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.. 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. Those are times when you should be around family. He joined the publication in 2021 on the crime beat. Investigators focused on Fair after seeing him in photos of the party. Brian Bundridge was in a motorcycle club with Jinaga. His lawyers said the ordeal has permanently damaged Fairs reputation, his emotional well-being, livelihood and relationships. Cameron Johnson: a neighbour of Jinaga: he showed up to the party in Jinaga's apartment late. So what else can they do but to continue to point their finger at me?. 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, an outgoing Rutgers University grad, had moved to Redmond six months earlier to work as a software engineer at a Bellevue firm. Do we know from the OP that it would have been obvious? Sign up to receive The Atlanta Black Star Newsletter in your inbox. 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. A suspect is identified, arrested, and convicted, but this morphed into a greater mystery when journalists began investigating the case years later. -, Press J to jump to the feed. Arpana Jinaga. Police believe she was killed around 8 a.m. Two days later, a friend of Jinagas father went to check up on her because she hadnt answered phone calls from her family in India. 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. In the investigation that followed, authorities scrambled to determine who would hurt the lovable young woman from India, a promising software programmer who volunteered at the local fire department and rode her motorcycle with friends in her free time. Arpana Jinaga was murdered in her apartment in 2008 . He was her pimp, or as the podcast preferred to describe it, the person who placed craiglist ads for her escort services. Court records show prosecutors did not believe they had enough evidence to charge Jinagas neighbor, who met Fair the night of the homicide. Fairs attorneys contend that some of the DNA evidence was not an exact match. 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. 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. He made calls to a few friends, including apparently pocket-dialing Potts. According to reports, Fair accepted a plea agreement in 2004 while still maintaining his innocence. Jinaga had been gagged, brutally beaten and most likely raped. Theres very little justice left to salvage., In a 2020 interview, the lead detective said Fair stood out to him because he was the only African-American male at the party and looked like an outsider.. He was convicted of third-degree rape in 2004. The lab technicians simply could not exclude Fair as a match, and his DNA was found alongside other DNA matches. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. 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. Its just another day. New episodes of the nine-part series will be released weekly on Tuesdays. To pass time, he said he read books, wrote letters and drew pictures. He slept with Potts in her bed and woke up the next morning before 10 a.m., after which he helped her and other neighbors clean up the complex, according to the complaint. lt also points out that Jinagas neighbor quickly emerged as the lead suspect in the case as inconsistencies in his story began to surface.. 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. Arpana dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood and her apartment was one of four areas in the complex. Cameron should have been the #1 suspect. https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/96468-8%20Answer%20to%20petition.pdf. I lost a lot. His case went on trial in 2017, the jury deadlocked and there was a mistrial. Arpana Jinaga. Just to set the record straight. Woman Found Dead in Park Charged with Murder, Honors Student, 17, Killed After Offering Teenagers a Ride: 'Thought He Was Doing the Right Thing', Cold Cases Heat Up: How Advances in DNA Technology Are Helping to Bring Justice for Victims, A Man Who Died by Suicide After Being Questioned About 1994 Murder Has Been Identified as the Alleged Killer, More Than 15 Years After Madeleine McCann's Disappearance, Questions Remain Unanswered: 5 Things to Know, Accident or Murder? 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. Its got to be terrible for everybody it touched. 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. The court documents detail negligence by detectives and the outsourcing of a famous psychic medium to opine on the case. Police found that he had Googled pawn shops near the border. Jinagas neighbor, Johnson, was the prime suspect at first, as described in Fairs lawsuit documents. Fair was later seen leaving the apartment that night. Fair was initially arrested for not updating his address with his probation officer. They messed up, he said. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. After hosting her event, software programmer, Arpana Jinaga, was found dead inside her home. He attributed them to wrestling a stranger he met at another Halloween party the next day, the lawsuit alleges. 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? 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. Why didnt he tell police that her door was kicked in? Police let Johnson go after his questioning. 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. Several people were at the party before Jinagas murder, so the scene was full of various DNA samples. Her arm and a blanket also were partially burned and her comforter was soaking in a bathtub. Suspect: With Matthew Shaer, Eric Benson, Matt Baglio, Ashley Fantz. 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. He was read his rights. When questioned, Fair claimed he retired to Potts' apartment around 1:30am on the night of the party. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. Most of Fairs jail term was spent away from the general population in administrative segregation essentially, solitary confinement. Detectives interviewed Fair three times in jail before the district attorney recommended a first-degree murder against him. She was a brilliant person. 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. Now, more than two years later, Fair is suing King County, the city of Redmond and Redmond Police Capt. 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. 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. No one cleaning up reported seeing anything suspicious. He helped set up and clean up, and had no wounds, no scratches or injuries. He replied: If youve done it before, youll do it again.. In the apartment, there was a strong smell of bleach, and also bleach stains were found. His attorneys allege Fair was isolated as the main suspect for her murder because of his race and his past criminal record. 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. 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. Ive been away for so long, I dont believe in holidays no more, he said. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. He went on afterwards, he got his degree, hes never had a crime., Fair, who had only met the neighbor at the party that night, said prosecutors immunity deal was just another biased action taken to strengthen the case against him that backfired, because the neighbor didnt even implicate me, he implicated himself.. I hope I never have to investigate a case like this again.. Fair filed a lawsuit against King County, Redmond, the Redmond Police Department and the lead detective on Dec. 29. Around 2:30 am, Fair and Johnson went to Johnson's apartment and then down to Johnson's car to listen to music. 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. Theyre still crying about it 10 years later and they will be for the rest of their lives because it was such a horrible thing.. She died from ligature strangulation, a bootlace the suspected murder weapon. Perhaps the perpetrator(s) kicked in the door, then while leaving they shut it again. Jinagas neighbor, Johnson, was the prime suspect at first, as described in Fairs lawsuit documents. Fair was initially arrested for not updating his address with his probation officer. Emanuel has steadfastly maintained his innocence throughout this case and he, his family, and friends are greatly relieved that justice was served by his acquittal, defense attorney Benjamin Goldsmith wrote in an email Friday. Most of the partygoers reportedly referred to the chocolate-skinned man as the Black guy in his police file. The prosecutors office told Rolling Stone: We look forward to addressing these allegations in a public courtroom; we stand by our case., Fair said that he was reluctant to file the lawsuit at first because Jinagas family still hasnt gotten justice: theres no resolution for this case, no resolution for her.. The following Monday, her body would be discovered inside of her apartment, the victim of an apparent homicide. He attributed them to wrestling a stranger he met at another Halloween party the next day, the lawsuit alleges. Shed been gagged, beaten and strangled during an apparent sexual attack. Some of the potential suspects were not interviewed. 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. 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.