Now that Meredith is gone, it is business as usual at Grey Sloan Memorial. Arpana Jinaga. as a suspect which is why they ultimately presented a case that didn't do so. While Cybergenetics would later win the appeals to keep the TrueAllele source code a secret, several years would pass during the drawn-out legal battle during which time, Emanuel Fair continued to sit in jail, awaiting trial for charges that were nearly a decade old. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. She even participated in Taekwondo classes and dabbled in a couple of musical ventures (including singing in a band back east while attending university). This entire process has become known as probabilistic genotyping, and it's become a pretty integral facet of forensic testing over the last decade or so. Rather than an 'other suspect,' [C.J.] Later on, during Emanuel Fair's first trial, prosecutors even alleged that this neighbor had been an accomplice in the murder. 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. lived right next-door to Arpana Jinaga, and by his own admission, had a pretty close relationship with her. There has been no sign of activity in the case in some time, due to the prolonged trials of Emanuel Fair. 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. This one is not going away. 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.". He lost 9 years of his life simply waiting for a chance to prove his innocence. It was soaking in the tub, in a mixture of water and bleach. 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. And when they wake up the next morning, one resident is dead. Her body was then flown back to India, to be properly buried by her family, who struggled to move on after her sudden loss. Why did it play out like it did? I hadn't seen her for months, I'd never thought about her like that [prior to the night of the Halloween party]". We didnt want to make that kind of show. 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). 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. Listening notes for the top shows, from Vultures critic Nick Quah. Because of the scene left behind at the apartment complex, it was obvious that whoever had killed Arpana Jinaga had broken in and specifically targeted her, subjecting her to a violent assault and a rape (which would later be confirmed during her autopsy). A witness that was returning home from work that evening at around 3:00 AM - who had not attended the Halloween party, but lived nearby - later told police that they saw a non-black individual standing in the doorway of Arpana's apartment at around 3:00 AM. According to one of the jurors, who later spoke to the Seattle Times, the state's inability to reconcile the charges against Emanuel Fair with the evidence implicating C.J. The power of that for potentially solving a crime, but also the potential shortcomings of DNA, was something everyone we talked to for this series has been really honest about. 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. But a check of his online activity would reveal that at around 10:00, he had printed out maps for local pawn shops. 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. Suspect is a lot more successful in the latter mode, if only because the series wraps up with yet another genre convention: the original mystery resolves inconclusively. He said his surgery was a success, but he needs time to heal before he can tour again. Emanuel Fair's innocence would be asserted by his defense attorneys in the months and years to come, who insisted that he receive proper treatment under the law; which, they alleged, prosecutors were refusing to give to him, as had the investigators from the very beginning of this case. 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. In October of 2008, a 24-year-old computer programmer living in the Seattle area would attend a Halloween party in her apartment complex. The Wagner opera returns to the Met for the first time in 17 years. But Suspect is often so uncomplicated in its telling, it almost seems anonymous. After attending a prestigious university in India, she decided to broaden her horizons for post-graduate life. 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. 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. The defense also pointed out how evidence found in the apartment complex's dumpster - which had ultimately implicated Emanuel Fair - was found nearly two days after the discovery of the victim's body, giving it several days of potential tampering before being documented by investigators. Who knows, she might have even become a mother by now. Six years after charges were filed, Fair, now 33, spends his days shuffling between the King County Superior Court and the county jail while his two defense attorneys . After all, nothing else of value had been stolen from the apartment, so someone might have been on the phone and camera that didn't want to be. Emanuel Fair's defense attorneys would also contest the state's claims that he had acted alongside an accomplice; stating that he wasn't on-trial for crimes that he and/or someone else may have committed. Two, that there was a noxious smell emanating throughout the apartment, which indicated the widespread use of chemical cleaning agents, which now proliferated the small living quarters. In the year of our Lord 2021, you cant swing a cat without hitting a true-crime podcast. More than a decade later, no one has been held accountable for her murder. The crime scene itself was a maelstrom of forensic evidence because more than a dozen people had been inside of Arpana Jinaga's apartment just hours before her death, attending the Halloween party. He is also seeking a jury trial. claimed to not remember anything about them. Offscreen, he was one himself. Her younger sister, Pavitra, would begin to follow in these footsteps as well, and later pursue a career in computer engineering after Arpana. Shaer: It might be different from other types of true-crime shows that people are used to where theres an agenda as to who ultimately committed the crime or who didnt. The demeaning comments against Alanis continues and the guards purposely made the comments to cause him more stress, the lawsuit states. Not only was Keyes accustomed to Washington, having grown up in the northeastern corner of the state and serving at Ft. Lewis for a spell in the early 2000s (just south of Tacoma), but he did travel to the Seattle area on the weekend of Arpana's murder. This eventually led to her moving to the United States to attend Rutger's University in New Jersey. When officers and investigators had first arrived at Arpana's apartment, they made note of the smell of chemical agents throughout it. 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. had even asked people whether or not he had killed Arpana, seeming to be unsure of the answer himself. 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. And they're a couple of names that you might be familiar with. Another military veteran that has become a suspect in this story is none other than Israel Keyes, who was the focus of a very early episode of Unresolved from 2015 (and has since been covered more extensively in other books, documentaries, and podcasts). may have participated in the crime with Fair and that evidence implicating [C.J.] "Classic City Crime," a true-crime podcast hosted by Cameron Jay, centers around the tragic death of Tara Louise Baker. Of course, for [Arpanas] family, its crushing. If the state wanted to pursue charges against Emanuel Fair, then they were well within their right to do so, but attempting to convict both him and an uncharged accomplice for crimes that they might have committed together was unconstitutional. Instead, her life was brought to a violent and sudden end the morning after a Halloween party, and no one has been held to task for that. Arpana's body was taken to the King County Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy, to determine the cause and manner of death. They then recalled the sound of running water for upwards of an hour; which they just assumed was Arpana taking a late-night shower but was probably the killer attempting to cover up the crime scene. Despite being a relative unknown in the public sphere, Fair was no stranger to law enforcement, having been arrested nearly a dozen times already, and serving sentences for at least six crimes: which included drug and firearms-related crimes, as well as sexual offenses. These were the last calls or texts Arpana would receive that night, and when questioned about these phone calls, C.J. Season 1 features a whodunit-style search for a holiday party killer. And the energy with which many of the people pursued this case it is tragic, what happened. 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. And there is nobody in prison or even charged with this murder right now. Police getting called out to a suspicious death in Redmond; one in which there was clear evidence of a struggle? 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. 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. Meanwhile, the shift in the podcasts emphasis does mean that Jinagas own story ends up fading into the background a little bit. October 31st, 2008 - Halloween - had the rare fortune of falling on a Friday. and on their website: sarahneilsonwriter.com. In addition to the bleach, investigators would note that the apartment smelled faintly of motor oil, which had been dumped all around the crime scene; especially in the bedroom, on and around Arpana's body. Fair was unable to recall these phone calls, stating that he had likely dialed this young woman's number on accident. 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). does not exculpate Fair. She was the oldest of two daughters to her parents, B.C. 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. The twelve jurors, who had originally leaned 9-3 in favor of acquittal, had been sent back to deliberate before ultimately coming up with a split decision (6-6 in favor of guilty/not-guilty, 5 of whom believed that "C.J." 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. Emanuel Fair's trial would begin in February of 2017 - more than six years after he had originally been charged, and more than eight years after Arpana Jinaga's murder. By Cameron Sheppard March 4, 2023 1:30 pm. He previously suffered a brain aneurysm on February 18, and was ultimately taken off life support. 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. After being held in custody for nine years, he was found not guilty of Jinagas murder and released in 2019. 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. Many had written off the case long ago, due to the belief that DNA had correctly tagged Fair as the killer back in 2010, but the truth is that the story is much more complicated than that. 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. 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). 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. At points, C.J. Fair was held in jail for nine years and was twice tried but was never convicted. Despite her not having any experience riding a motorcycle, she planned on using one as her primary mode of transportation. 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. It was just gruesome. Arpana moved to Redmond, Washington in the early months of 2008. 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. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Joel Alonso Alanis-Mejia, alleges the county jail system has a history of jailers using excessive force against inmates. In that sense, Suspect is a little bit like the true-crime podcast version of a Gerard Butler movie or a really good episode of Law and Order: an exemplar of its genre, but not a revolutionary, which I sincerely mean as praise. The gap between practice and potential is further underscored by the many instances in which Suspect carries the genres various conventions and clichs. In the weeks after Arpana's murder, Emanuel Fair was identified through photographs and eventually questioned. Lets get this out of the way: Suspect is a very good listen. It's also a lot more complicated than TV shows and movies would have us believe. In any case, Suspects overarching narrative builds up to Fairs victory against wrongful imprisonment. However, over the next several days, they would eventually bring themselves to a consensus, and delivered their findings the following Tuesday, June 11th: not guilty. can also be characterized as an uncharged accomplice.". She recalled one of these voicemails sounding like constant movement on the other end, but nothing verbally being said. In terms of pure execution, it's probably the best narrative true-crime podcast I've heard all year. 4A former Cameron County inmate is suing the county and two of its jailers for $1 million alleging he was beaten by the jailers while incarcerated. He was originally charged with Arpana's murder in October of 2010 and acquitted in June of 2019 - nearly nine years, in which there was little movement in Arpana's case. There are even awkward smash cuts to ads, a stylistic staple nowadays, where you dont quite realize youre listening to a host-read ad for the shows presenting sponsor (and not a continuation of the actual episode) until a few seconds into the read. What drew you to this story, and why now? Speaking to the Bellevue Reporter, Lt. Doug Shepard of the Redmond Police Department said: "We're a safe community.