Gregory Hobbs, another member of the club, said in the same article: "She would strive to succeed in everything and she did just that. So I was really primed to be interested in that anyway. 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. They could try each of the men separately or together, but couldn't try one for the potential crimes of both. It was important for us to take the case as a whole and consider all the directions that it mightve gone, yes, but not to draw any conclusions. This week, Amber covers the unsolved murder of Arpana Jinaga who was found dead in her apartment after a community Halloween party. Months later, members of the Pacific Northwest Riders, the motorcycle club that Arpana had joined, would organize memorial rides in her honor (which took them out to Snoqualmie Falls, one of Arpana's favorite places to visit in Washington). When the 2 other women in the house woke up the next morning, Brianna was gone. https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/sherry-lynn-marler-simply-vanished-from-a-small-alabama-town-6ba280f6ed23 https://oddstops.com/location.php?id=311 https://uncov, This week, Naomi takes us to Krakow, Poland and shares one of the most horrific crimes.wellever. Naomi pulled her sources from: www.the-sun.com www.app.com people.compatch.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz7NiR070CQ Then Amber covers the disappearance of Kirsten Brueggeman. During his interviews with investigators, C.J. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/SUSPECT and get on y, **TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains graphic depictions of sexual violence. This week Amber covers the Carnation, Washington Christmas Eve murders. We discuss how South Asian women have to carry the heavy burden of t, Jonelle Matthews disappearance grips the town of Greeley, then garners national attention all the way to the White House. Naomi pulled her sources from: https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-murder https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-accused-killer https:/, This week, Amber covers the murder of Tina Faelz. "We still consider it early in the investigation. We also talk about Remote Viewing & Astral projection, how strange & esoteric the concept seems and yet the CIA was SO into it all back in the day. Twisted, bizarre, infamous & little known criminal & mysterious cases from India & South Asia. 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). While those at the party remember Arpana going home alone at around 3:00 AM, neighbors that lived on both sides of her unit would recall hearing what sounded like muffled moaning sounds shortly thereafter, which they assumed at the time was consensual sex (but, knowing what we know now, undoubtedly wasn't). And there is nobody in prison or even charged with this murder right now. . . Amber pulled her sources from: "Your Worst Nightmare," Season 5 Episode 10 Ashleigh's Story Ashleigh Lindsey Murder: , on September 16, 1968, 21 year old Carol Jenkins had set out on her first day of work as a door to door encyclopedia salesperson. Seattle Weekly, June 22, 2019, . 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. Speaking to the Times, this juror recalled: "I think that was the biggest reasonable doubt and no one could eliminate him [as the killer] We found [Fair] not guilty because of reasonable doubt, not because we thought he was completely innocent.". 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. There were really intense, long jury deliberations for the first trial and hearing about that from people who were truly going in cold to this case and this story, I thought it was really fascinating and not a place I really imagined that wed be going at the beginning. A very cold case becomes white hot, and police approach a new suspect. 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? Arpana Jinaga was not the first young professional from India to be killed in 2008. 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. The apartment was discovered in a state of disrepair different from how it had looked days beforehand (during the Halloween party), which made it clear that the struggle had ultimately led to Arpana's bedroom. Arpana Jinaga's murder captivated Seattle in 2008 and ultimately went unsolved. This killer had kicked in the front door to the apartment, which had been locked beforehand by not only the doorknob itself but the deadbolt. 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. 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. This is sort of in the background of the show, but Seattle is a liberal place. Fair would begin serving out his four-year sentence in 2004 but was released by the end of 2006, serving less than three years and being labeled a "level one" offender (the ones that were least likely to re-offend). On October 31st, 2008, Israel Keyes flew from Anchorage to SeaTac and was in the Seattle area until November 2nd, when he then flew from SeaTac to Boston. I think one surprise for me was, we talked to three jurors. All that we know for sure is that Arpana had already lived a full life by the age of 24, and could have continued changing the world for the better. Guests took silly photos, downed shots and smoked pot. By October of that year, she had already scored a promotion to lead programmer and seemed destined for greater things. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. A new true-crime podcast delves into the complicated murder case of a rising 24-year-old . DNA Idea:https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-arpana-s-body-to-arrive-by-the-weekend-12040337. Going West: True Crime. Fair was held in jail for nine years and was twice tried but was never convicted. We have an all-crime, no tangents kind of style. In October of 2008, a young woman threw a Halloween party along with the rest of her apartment complex with countless attendees. By January of 2009, it was reported that work on the case had started to stall, but investigators were still optimistic, due to the aforementioned physical evidence, which they were still awaiting the results of. And when you get to talk to all these different people who are involved in the case at different times, you see how that power manifests itself or doesnt. With multiple partygoers as potential suspects . Support us by supporting our sponsors! 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. 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. I hope I never have to investigate a case like this again.". On April 5th 1984, a young freshman named Tina Faelz left Foothill High School in Pleasanton to walk home, but she never made it home. can also be characterized as an uncharged accomplice.". She moved into the Valley View Apartments just north of Marymoor Park, along the 8900 block of Redmond-Woodinville Road. The case turned into a classic whodunit, and Jinaga's costumed party guests were the prime suspects. was one of these neighbors, who claimed to have passed out on a couch jutted up against his and Arpana's shared wall, and he said that he was woken up shortly after 3:00 AM to the sound of moaning, before falling back asleep until 10:00 AM. But a check of his online activity would reveal that at around 10:00, he had printed out maps for local pawn shops. Emanuel Demelvin Fair - who was also known as Anthony P. Parker - was 27 years old when charges were filed against him in October of 2010. She moved to the US to accomplish life goals & live the Dream but instead an unknown monster turned her life into a Nightmare. Bollywood Corner - Foot Fairy,, Happy Holidays, Chaos Kids! By the time her family returns, Jonelle has vanished. A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in life. Marc Patrick O'Leary, an Army veteran, is a convicted rapist and home invader who you might know from the well-known book "A False Report: An Unbelievable Story of Rape" (which was later adapted into the Netflix series "Unbelievable"). Arpana's body was taken to the King County Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy, to determine the cause and manner of death. This included the nearly two years it took them to single out Emanuel Fair as a suspect; during which time, investigators had hired a psychic to help point them in the right direction, which highlighted how adrift the investigators had been up until that point. It would be noted that those at the party recalled him arriving with a noticeable limp - which would be noted by investigators days later when they spoke to him - but when asked about where this limp had come from, he said it had come from the wrestling match at the party. According to investigators, they were also struggling to piece together a solid motive. In June of 2005, Arpana was featured in the New Indian Express, in an article titled "Young Inventors." Police getting called out to a suspicious death in Redmond; one in which there was clear evidence of a struggle? The prosecution would quickly decide that they wanted to retry Emanuel Fair for the murder of Arpana Jinaga, and the court would set a date for that September. ** This week, Naomi highlights the ever-looming threat of femicide, through the lens of a horrific crime committed upon a beautiful young Argentinian girl, whos murder galvanized a global movement. Now science has gotten very sophisticated. To-date, Arpana Jinaga's murder remains unsolved. As if that wasn't bad enough, the killer had then sprayed motorcycle oil and other chemicals all over the 24-year-old's body, which they had then attempted to light on fire, not knowing that oil isn't flammable. The damage left behind made it evident that the killer had entered through brute force, and from there, had proceeded to struggle with Arpana. At the same time, her family was desperately trying to call her, having not heard from her since the prior Thursday. throughout this episode - who, it turns out, had been one of the investigation's main suspects early on. In our 2nd Collab with Sneha from the Khooni podcast we talk about a devastating case from Pakistan. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices, Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment, Suspicion | The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman. Brianna had spent a fun evening out with her friends and decided to crash on her friends couch for the night. Lt. Brian Coats would later tell reporters about the crime scene: "It was a scene where the suspect or suspects spent a considerable amount of time covering the evidence of crime. . Karen was stalked by someone unknown for 12 years. She was found murdered in her apartment after a Halloween party in 2008. 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. 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. 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. 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. You see the consequences of a decision, even a relatively small decision. This is minisode fifteen, the. 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. 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. While Emanuel Fair was acquitted of the charges levied against him, the jurors that decided his fate claim that it had little to do with his innocence; but, rather, the level of reasonable doubt that his attorneys were able to raise. In 2008 an Indian student in the US, Arpana Jinaga, was gang raped, strangled and her body was mutilated. It was also pointed out by the defense that Emanuel Fair - now standing trial for murder - had been involved in a small accident at the party that resulted in him getting a bloody lip inside of Arpana's apartment (which was verified by other partygoers). He was also a longtime friend of Omar Norman, a convicted killer that had received a 52-year sentence for murdering a man in October of 2005. Support Us: Patreon: ht, Episode 54 covers the death of 18 year old Tiffany Valiante, who died after being struck by a train on July 12, 2015 in Mays Landing, New Jersey. 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. The jury was unable to come to a consensus regarding Fair's guilt, resulting in a mistrial. And soon, she was able to build an entire social circle around herself, due to her bubbly personality and her willingness to try anything at least once. was a similarly likely candidate to be Arpana's killer. Cassie was murdered while house sitting for the weekend at her aunt and uncles house. [In the 1980s], you really needed a lot of body fluid, so there was no ambiguity about whose DNA it was. At points, C.J. Although her death was ruled a suicide, a lot of unanswered questions remain. And still you have something that plays out like this did, where no one is currently arrested, indicted or in prison for this, and the investigation is nonexistent. 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. Speaking to the Bellevue Reporter, Lt. Doug Shepard of the Redmond Police Department said: "We're a safe community. 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. 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. Even forensic analysis has its limits, as King County prosecutors and investigators in the Redmond area learned from this case. theres no closure for them, certainly from the justice system. 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. Make snippets of Arpana talking to create audio highlights to share with your friends or embed in related blog posts. would later tell police that he was "kind of wanting to explore" and could offer up no further explanation for his bizarre actions. Paul Vernon, one of Emanuel Fair's defense attorneys, countered the state's claims; stating that if they were factoring in DNA evidence for the crime, then this neighbor of Arpana's would be just as guilty as Emanuel Fair (if not more so). Some of these individuals had not even attended the Halloween party, which made the discovery of their DNA at the crime scene that much more surprising. Introducing Foretold: Can a fortuneteller change her future? 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.". Writing, research, hosting, and production by Micheal Whelan, Producers: Maggyjames, Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, Peggy Belarde, Quil Carter, Victoria Reid, Laura Hannan, Gabriella Bromley, Amy Hampton, Steven Wilson, Scott Meesey, Damion Moore, Astrid Kneier, Marie Vanglund, Scott Patzold, Lori Rodriguez, Aimee McGregor, Sue Kirk, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Thomas Ahearn, Seth Morgan, Alyssa Lawton, Marion Welsh, Jared Midwood, Patrick Laakso, Kelly Jo Hapgood, Meadow Landry, Rebecca Miller, Tatum Bautista, Travis Scsepko, Teunia Elzinga, Erin Pyles, Jo Wong, Jacinda B., Ryan Green, Consuelo Moreno, Kelly Harris, and Emi Coates, Music throughout the episode was composed by Jake Mooshian. 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. While C.J. It would later be found that other items were missing from the crime scene, including at least one of Arpana's ID cards, her Blackberry (cell phone), and her digital camera; none of which would ever be recovered. If you did, Wondery has another great true crime miniseries called Stolen Hearts that I think you should check out. Teen Was Murdered After Coming Home from Grocery Store in 1975, Coffee Cup Leads to Arrest A timeline of the investigation into the 1975 murder of Lindy Sue Biechler [update] | Local News | lanca, Our latest episode covers the 2006 disappearance of OSU medical student Brian Shaffer. 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. The only man to be charged in the Oct. 31, 2008, slaying of Arpana Jinaga has been tried twice. While armed robberies and sexual assaults do happen there, they are very low in number compared to other similarly-sized cities. After his release from prison in November of 2006, Fair would begin a three-year process of floating between prison and homelessness; this included the period in which Arpana Jinaga was murdered. Naomi pulled her sources from: Unsolved Mysteries - Season 9, Ep 6 unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com tampabay.com chron.com/news Then Amber covers the story of an online cult that en, In June 2022, 38 year old Sajida Tasneem was murdered by her most dishonorable father in law simply because she asked to rightfully leave to go back to her home in Perth Australia. The town of Gainesville was on the highest alert, but it didn't take long to link these murders to an unsolved triple homicide in Shreveport Louisiana from the year before. Thank you to Jennifer B. for the story suggestion! Prior to that, she had attended Rutgers University on the east coast, but had grown up in the Indian city of Hyderabad as the oldest of two daughters. She would begin working there in March of 2008, and a company spokesman would later say that during her brief six-month tenure at the company, she had cemented herself as a hardworking and bright employee, who was considered a "rising star" among the higher-ups at EMC. What drew you to this story, and why now? When officers and investigators had first arrived at Arpana's apartment, they made note of the smell of chemical agents throughout it. She Hosted a Halloween Party, Then Turned Up Dead: Podcast Examines Arpana Jinaga's Unsolved 2008 Murder People Mag 8/17/2021. 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. This 2021 podcast follows the classic format of examining a specific cold case with painstaking detail. Police would speculate that the killer had started using bleach there and then carried it towards the bedroom, based on a trail of bleached droplets that led down the hallway. 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. 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. Shaer and Benson previously collaborated on another true-crime podcast calledOver My Dead Body.. 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. There, she lived in Apartment 8946, on the top floor of the complex. DNA evidence was linked to three men and ultimately used to convict Emanuel Fair, a Black man from Seattle. Not only had he been at the party, lived next-door, and had a close personal relationship with the victim, but evidence found at or near the crime scene also seemed to implicate him. According to the 15-year-old victim, Fair had raped her numerous times, but this culminated in a final incident in the city of Burien that saw Fair escalate in violence, choking the teenage girl at gunpoint.

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