Inside of Arpana's bathroom, investigators would find a white comforter from her bed, which had also been stained with blood. https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-person, Human remains have been found in rural Weld County and they belong to Jonelle Matthews. Suspect:https://wondery.com/shows/suspect/8. Friends recall that she spoke of opening an animal sanctuary for endangered species in the future. . During that time, he had been couch-surfing with a friend at Arpana's apartment complex: a young woman named Leslie, who would actually lie to police about Emanuel staying there (claiming that she was home alone when questioned). At that time, police didn't have anything incriminating linking Emanuel Fair to the murder. He said that he met her briefly that night, and seemed to get along well with her; she briefly showed him photos from her bedroom computer, but that was about the extent of their interaction. This week Amber covers the Carnation, Washington Christmas Eve murders. throughout this episode - who, it turns out, had been one of the investigation's main suspects early on. The two hung out often after Arpana moved to the Redmond area, but had begun to drift apart in the weeks before the murder (due to Arpana spending her free time volunteering and participating in her motorcycle club). This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Review our. But what I hope people also get from this is that theres a lot of vitality in the podcast it starts with Arpana and her being an extremely alive, curious person. At the time of this announcement - in October of 2010 - he was incarcerated at the McNeil Island Correction Center in Steilacoom for failing to update his sex offender registration and was not expected to be released until 2012. **** 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. Amber pulled her sources from: Cold Case Files She Never Came Home PleasantonWeekly.com crimecapsule.com www.cbsnews.com Then Naomi tells us the true story of the , Continuing on with the tale of missing Indo-Guyanese bird breeders Moses & Lilawattie, we learn a little more about their hired ranch workers Harry & Felix. 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. A Real Life Halloween Horror Story - Arpana Jinaga - YouTube The Horrifying Case of Arpana Jinaga.Please comment, like, share and subscribe to Mystery Scope for more similar content. Amber pulled her sources from: Dateline Podcast - "The Night Brianna Vanished" www.buzzfeed, 24 year old Daniel Robinson Jr. abruptly left a job site in the Buckeye, Arizona dessert on June 23, 2021. But a check of his online activity would reveal that at around 10:00, he had printed out maps for local pawn shops. This is when police learned about the argument Arpana had gotten in with another partygoer, which was described as being "race-related." 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. Since its release on Aug. 31,Suspecthas vaulted to the top spot on Chartables U.S. rankings of most listened to Apple podcasts. But it isnt clear if prosecutors will have the evidence to convict. O'Leary is currently serving out his sentence at the Sterling Correctional Facility and remains a possible suspect in this case. Police and prosecutors figure hes just a crank, but the mans wife wonders whether he may be the killer. 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. Missing from the scene entirely was Arpana's motorcycle, a Suzuki GS 500, which quickly became a highly-sought-after item for Redmond Police. You can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery AppSeason 1 features a whodunit-style search for a holiday party killer. Who knows how many lives she could have touched? Erin Ehlert, the Senior Deputy Prosecutor, would claim that Emanuel Fair's DNA was found in places only the killer would have left behind a forensic footprint: on the piece of tape used to gag the victim, on her neck (where she had been choked), and then on a bloody bathrobe recovered by investigators. The linchpin of their case was forensic evidence: according to prosecutors, DNA from Emanuel Fair had been recovered at the crime scene, on several pieces of evidence that they believe the killer had touched. It tells the story of Jill Evans, a decorated police sergeant in Wales. Meanwhile, Emanuel Fair's defense attorneys Benjamin Goldsmith and Katharine Edwards emphasized creating reasonable doubt; mostly, by pointing the blame at Arpana's neighbor, C.J., whom, they believed made a more convincing suspect. "We still consider it early in the investigation. 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.". "It's a long time coming-I didn't realize this guy was going up for trial," says Colt Bristow, a friend of. Muhammad Ali, one of Arpana's co-workers at EMC in Bellevue, would attempt to call her but was unable to get through to her cell phone. He had all the makings of a serial killer, but one of his victims left a trail of breadcrumbs leading right to his door. That dream that would ultimately turn into a nightmare for herself and her loved ones, who have had to endure years of trials and tribulations in the wake of their tragic loss. Prosecutors made it clear that they were seeking more than the recommended sentence - 45 years - which they were allowed to pursue because of the aggravated circumstances of her death. Twisted, bizarre, infamous & little known criminal & mysterious cases from India & South Asia. For the next two years, investigators would struggle to make sense of this case. By the time she was reaching adulthood, Arpana had already become incredibly proficient in embedded systems (utilizing both hardware and software for specific functions) and gained international notoriety for her skills in 2005 when she participated in a design contest for Microchip. 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. Petition to help reopen Tiffanys case: https://www.change.org/p/reopen-2015-tiffany-valiante-death-investigation?redirect=fal, This week, Naomi tells us about a murder that rocked the town of Lubbock TX when a woman was found dead in a suitcase in a landfill, leading investigators to solving the case of another missing girl by a serial killer in the making. As you can imagine, this analysis was seen as invaluable to the prosecution, who saw this as being ironclad proof of Fair's guilt. We didnt want to make that kind of show. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. claimed to not remember anything about them. There has been no sign of activity in the case in some time, due to the prolonged trials of Emanuel Fair. We cover murder with a splash of disappearances. 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Why did a 100 dead African Grey parrots turn up in a field after the disappearance? This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Naomi pulled her sources from: True Crime Garage Episodes 433/434 - Mont Vernon Murder www.wmur.com Kimberly L Cates Obituary Kimberly L Cate, This week, Amber covers the Gainesville Ripper. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Naomi pulled her sources from: wikipedia.org paranormalcatalog.net mysteriesrunsolved.com https://vocal.media Then Amber covers Palisade, Nevada which was the location of an elaborate hoax in the late 1800s. Speaking to the Redmond Reporter, some of the club's members would remember Arpana as the fun-loving, ambitious young woman she had been - not just the victim she had become in local newspapers. Despite not even knowing how to ride a motorcycle at the time, she purchased a Suzuki and began attending classes to learn how to safely ride it. did nothing but create reasonable doubt (since he could no longer be referred to as an "uncharged accomplice"). In the weeks to come, it would be reported that several items had been sent to the Washington state crime lab, but it was estimated that it could take weeks - if not months - for items to be tested for any possible forensic evidence. 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. Arpana B. Jinaga grew up in Hyderabad, one of the largest cities in all of India. Police had already determined that Arpana's body had been covered in that type of motor oil, so whoever had handled it had likely been involved in her death. After being held in custody for nine years, he was found not guilty of Jinagas murder and released in 2019. Source. The analysis of this evidence had been performed by TrueAllele, making it the first criminal trial in Washington state that this was done; it had been used in prosecutions from other states - as well as exonerations in Washington - but never in this manner. A few months after making the big move, Blanca would become the victim of human organ trafficking. Browse for Arpana Jinaga interviews, guest appearances, and call-ins. Support us by supporting our sponsors! 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. Speaking to the Redmond Reporter, Lt. Doug Shepard said: "She did not make enemies, she just made friends and a lot of them. #JusticiaParaBlanca https://www.the-sun.com/news/6770173/who-was-blanca-arellano-and-what-happened-to-her/ htt, As the Matthews resign themselves to the possibility that they may never know their daughters fate, the investigation into one suspect heats up. Speaking to the Bellevue Reporter, Lt. Doug Shepard of the Redmond Police Department said: "We're a safe community. Just like in the first trial, the state leaned heavily upon the DNA evidence, which had been aided by the TrueAllele analysis and originally implicated Fair in Arpana Jinaga's murder. early episode of Unresolved from 2015 (and has since been covered more extensively in other books, documentaries, and podcasts). Amber pulled her sources from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart https://the-line-up.com/cassie-jo-stoddart Your Worst Ni, Blanca Arellano, 51, traveled 3,000 miles to be with Juan Pablo Jesus Villafuerte, 37, after the two met through an online gaming community. That is where her body was discovered, nude and bloody, lying face-down on the floor beside her bed. So I was really primed to be interested in that anyway. In a new Wondery podcast series called Suspect, career journalistsMatthew ShaerandEric Bensoninvestigate the story of Jinagas murder, Fairs conviction and the spiderweb of details around this story. how 2Pac saved a Sri Lankan Christmas and lastly how a disgraceful Wolf of Wall street needs some serious potty training! 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. Over the next few hours, police would begin arriving at the crime scene, closing it off to outsiders and attempting to gather statements from anyone they deemed pertinent. Sergeant Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive r, A suspect is finally put on trial for the disappearance of Jonelle Matthews. was called to the stand during this trial to answer questions but was limited in what questions he could be asked, due to his privilege against self-incrimination. WA State Court Documents:https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/96468-8%20Petition%20for%20Review.pdf13. This ultimately ended up impacting the jury, as they had not been informed about the details of Fair's prior mistrial, and the testimony of C.J. 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). After leaving work, she would stop by a store to pick up some Halloween decorations, and began covering her apartment as other people began returning home and donning their costumes. claim that over the next several days and weeks, he made vague statements alluding to him going over to Arpana's apartment in his sleep; which, when you factor in him having quit psychiatric medication a short time prior, seems worrisome. This would ultimately lead to a long and drawn-out dispute through the court system, as Cybergenetics CEO Dr. Mark Perlin refused to divulge the source code of his program, believing that doing so would bring risk to his company's trade secrets. Amber covers the murder of Amy Mullis AKA the corn rake murder. After a night out with friends, Brian seemingly vanished from a local bar called the Ugly Tuna Saloona. A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in . would later tell police that he was "kind of wanting to explore" and could offer up no further explanation for his bizarre actions. Keyes later committed suicide in jail while awaiting trial, but police believe he may have committed as many as 11 murders (if not more, including out-of-country victims). She moved to the US to accomplish life goals & live the Dream but instead an unknown monster turned her life into a Nightmare. She was working in the town of Martinsville, Indiana, which was known to be a sunset town. We have an all-crime, no tangents kind of style. They can be found on Instagram @readrunsea; Medium:https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/a-review-of-the-2008-murder-mystery-of-indian-immigrant-arpana-jinaga-in-redmond-washington-e858dd1cd24c5. Now inside, Jay and C.J. Arpana moved to Redmond, Washington in the early months of 2008. 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. Arpana Jinaga public [search 0] . Was there anything that surprised you in your reporting of this story? DNA evidence linked her body to three men, one of them Emanuel Fair, a Black man. That day, Arpana showed up for work as if it were any other workday, but told some of her coworkers about a party being held that evening at her apartment complex. Benson: We didnt know that the Redmond [Police Department] was going to be willing to participate in the show. It was just gruesome. told investigators: The morning after the Halloween party - when investigators believed Arpana was killed and the killer began covering up his tracks, ultimately stealing Arpana's cell phone and digital camera - C.J. I hope people think about that, but I also hope that they think about the way that justice is carried out or not, in cities across the country and in a really liberal place like Seattle. Seattle Weekly:https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/the-troubling-trial-of-emanuel-fair/14. It would soon become clear to them that someone had attempted to scrub the apartment of their presence, wiping bleach onto several pieces of furniture, as well as a table in the living room (from which, fluid had spilled down onto the carpet, permanently staining it). Guests took silly photos, downed shots and smoked pot. We featured as guests on the Khooni Podcast with Sneha! 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. Naomi pulled her sources from: https://www.dailymail.co.uk https://www.sussexlive.co.uk htt, This week, Amber covers the murder of Faith Hedgepeth. 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. The case was anything but cut and dry, and an eyewitness the last person to see Jinaga alive further divulged information that confused the already complicated case even more. Why did Harry disappear? In June of 2005, Arpana was featured in the New Indian Express, in an article titled "Young Inventors." We're not giving up.". 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. In October of 2008, a young woman threw a Halloween party along with the rest of her apartment complex with countless attendees. C.J. (Arpana's neighbor, who would co-discover her body days later). Listen to audio about Arpana Jinaga. DNA Idea:https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-arpana-s-body-to-arrive-by-the-weekend-12040337. theres no closure for them, certainly from the justice system. I hadn't seen her for months, I'd never thought about her like that [prior to the night of the Halloween party]". Suspect. We are two sisters who love true crime. The party started like many others. She Hosted a Halloween Party, Then Turned Up Dead: Podcast Examines Arpana Jinaga's Unsolved 2008 Murder People Mag 8/17/2021. At points, C.J. It was determined that the remains belonged to Ingrid Lyne; nurse and mother of 3 daughters. The defense attorney tries a novel strategy. In fact, she was the fifth student or worker from India to be murdered in the United States that year; a fact that ultimately led to the United States Hindu Alliance calling for the FBI to investigate this case, as they feared that it could be tied to a widespread rash of hate crimes sweeping the nation. These pretrial motions would also bring to light a discrepancy within the forensic analysis of the evidence, which would ultimately turn into the longest-lasting dispute in this case, carrying on over years and significantly delaying the state of Emanuel Fair's trial. While Israel Keyes has become a boogeyman for numerous unsolved crimes - due to his habit of traveling the country and attempting to cover up any trace of himself - there is a compelling argument to be made in this case. was a similarly likely candidate to be Arpana's killer. A lot of stuff has not been analyzed yet. Its got a lot wrapped up in it and I am just grateful that people are engaging with it. 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." "It's the No. This included the tape used to gag Arpana, DNA recovered from her neck (where she had been strangled), and a bloody robe found in the apartment complex's dumpster, which contained traces of Fair's DNA. Introducing Foretold: Can a fortuneteller change her future? Among thousands of contestants, she was singled out as a top-20 performer and was the only participant from Asia to be featured in the subsequent awards. He later told investigators that he was sexually attracted to Arpana, and was hoping to "hook up" with her that evening (his words, not mine). Those pleas would continue to amplify months after Arpana's murder, when it became evident that answers were not readily available. 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). One, that someone had broken into the third-floor apartment of the decedent by kicking in the front door, leaving behind the broken frame to be discovered by the 911 caller. Of course, for [Arpanas] family, its crushing. Support us by supporting our sponsors! After attending a prestigious university in India, she decided to broaden her horizons for post-graduate life. Emanuel Fair's defense attorneys, on the other hand, didn't see it that way. It seemed more like a momentary argument to them than a sign of anything serious and didn't believe that it was linked to Arpana's death hours later. It was soaking in the tub, in a mixture of water and bleach. She was found murdered in her apartment after a Halloween party in 2008.Katy Accardo from the podcast True Crime in, A man in Idaho cant seem to stop talking about Jonelle Matthews and her disappearance, claiming he knows information that could finally crack the case. Prosecutors implied that Fair had been lying about where he was during these vital hours, which remained unexplained nearly two years later. Regardless, more than a decade has passed since the mysterious death of Arpana Jinaga, and no one has been held responsible for it. It was around 3:00 AM on November 1st (Saturday) when the apartment's Halloween party began to die down; at which point, Arpana began returning to her apartment to catch some sleep. 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. But on the morning of Spetember 7, 2012, her roommate returned home to find Faith beaten to death in their shared apartment. Shaer and Benson previously collaborated on another true-crime podcast calledOver My Dead Body.. She even participated in Taekwondo classes and dabbled in a couple of musical ventures (including singing in a band back east while attending university). Now science has gotten very sophisticated. 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? Several suspects and persons-of-interest would be probed during that time, but for almost all of them, there was either something ruling them out entirely or not enough evidence to move forward with the case. But theres also a kind of incredible energy that went into every part of this; as much as it all sort of ended up with everyone feeling haunted, this was a lot of people trying to do what they thought was right, in most cases.
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