O'Leary is currently serving out his sentence at the Sterling Correctional Facility and remains a possible suspect in this case. Six people, comprising three generations of the Anderson family, were killed. Yahoo News:https://www.yahoo.com/video/m-m-not-free-man-150700113.html15. And there is nobody in prison or even charged with this murder right now. Khooni Podcast, Vanished in the Snow | Stranger Danger | 2. as an uncharged accomplice). Later that day - after being turned away from the Canadian border - C.J. 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. 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. The last episode is called Haunted because thats how everyone feels by what happened there. A new true-crime podcast from Campside Media and Wondery delves into the brutal unsolved murder nearly 13 years and two trials later. Twisted, bizarre, infamous & little known criminal & mysterious cases from India & South Asia. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. Make snippets of Arpana talking to create audio highlights to share with your friends or embed in related blog posts. He had all the makings of a serial killer, but one of his victims left a trail of breadcrumbs leading right to his door. Suspicious deaths, such as homicide, very rarely happen in Redmond: one of the wealthier suburbs on the outskirts of Seattle, which is known internationally for housing the U.S. headquarters for both Microsoft and Nintendo. would attend a party at a friend's house in Everett, and while there, attempted to wrestle them. 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. 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. 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. PS: Biden's Indian now..kinda! 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. how 2Pac saved a Sri Lankan Christmas and lastly how a disgraceful Wolf of Wall street needs some serious potty training! 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. 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"). In October of 2008, a young woman threw a Halloween party along with the rest of her apartment complex with countless attendees. 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). was interviewed multiple times by investigators, and each time, was unable to remember certain details: including what he had been up to during the estimated time of the murder (3:00 - 8:00 AM). 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. 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. 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. 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." showed up to the Halloween party rather late and was already heavily-intoxicated when he arrived. Why did Harry disappear? Most of the guests left Arpana's apartment for her neighbors just after 9:00 PM, but there were a lot of moving pieces that evening, and no real comprehensive way to determine who was where at what time. In fact, DNA from several men was found at the crime scene, including several of Arpana's neighbors and fellow partygoers. This was paired with several inconsistencies in Emanuel Fair's story; which included - but was not limited to - calls he had made during the time of Arpana's murder. Emanuel Fair's attorneys would argue that while there might have been DNA implicating him in the crime, there was just as much implicating others; including the neighbor that had been tied to this case from the very beginning, who I've identified as "C.J." Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. In the apartment complex's dumpster, investigators would find a bottle of Castrol motorcycle oil, which the offender had likely found inside of Arpana's apartment and then sprayed all over the crime scene and her body. According to police spokesmen early on, what investigators were finding indicated homicide - signs of a physical struggle and potential signs of sexual trauma - but they would remain tight-lipped in the days to come. Even though he claimed to have gone home to his friend's apartment at around 1:00 AM to sleep, cell phone records indicated that Fair made dozens of phone calls to numerous women between 2:00 and 5:00 AM; including several calls to Leslie, the woman whose apartment he claimed to have been sleeping at. Regardless, more than a decade has passed since the mysterious death of Arpana Jinaga, and no one has been held responsible for it. During his interviews with investigators, C.J. 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. Using the design kit allotted to each contestant, Arpana was able to design a communications jammer, which didn't win her the contest but showcased her ingenuity at such a young age (21). 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. For the next two years, investigators would struggle to make sense of this case. However, when police revealed that they had obtained a log of his text messages and calls directly from his cell provider, he audibly responded "oh crap" and then claimed ignorance. She never made it home alive. But three days later, her body was found in her apartment, and the scene was not only gruesome, but incredibly confusing. 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. 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. Our aim is to bring awareness to unsolved cases and attempt to understand the solved ones. Browse for Arpana Jinaga interviews, guest appearances, and call-ins. 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. Arpana's body was taken to the King County Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy, to determine the cause and manner of death. But few leads emerge until a new police investigator takes a hard look at the son of one of the Matthews neighbors. 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. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. 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. 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. That night, Arpana and at least three of her neighbors would open up their apartments for the party, which would move throughout the complex over several hours. 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. DNA evidence was linked to three men and ultimately used to charge Emanuel Fair, a Black man from Seattle. Amber pulled her sources from: Once Upon a, In this episode, Amber tells the horrifying stalking story of Karen Welch. Gotchu covered friends! ****Arpana Jinaga SourcesUnresolved Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9DRKpz8JkSuspect (Wondery) Podcast Series - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826The Seattle Times (Article) - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/after-nearly-11-years-and-two-trials-killing-of-redmond-woman-remains-unsolved/Seattle Weekly (Article) - https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/the-troubling-trial-of-emanuel-fair/Court of Appeals Document (Emmanuel Fair) - https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/771809.pdfRedmond Reporter (Article) - https://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/talented-techie-strangled-to-death-no-suspects-yet/#Cybergenetics (Link to Articles and Court Documents) - https://www.cybgen.com/information/newsroom/2016/apr/Washington-prosecutors-respond-to-defense-motion-for-source-code.shtmlThe Crime Story Podcast (Emmanuel Fair) - https://castbox.fm/episode/Interview%3A-Emanuel-Fair%2C-Found-Not-Guilty-of-Murder-after-Nine-Years-in-Jail-(with-Amanda-Knox)-id2219566-id303088011?country=usAnswer to Petition (Emmanuel Fair Court Document - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59393415bebafb202cc26aba/t/5f02381c38f0572cbaa5f6b6/1593980956869/Answer+to+petition.pdf--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/druecrime/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/druecrime/support, Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment, Suspicion | The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman. He was arrested for this crime and ended up pleading guilty to avoid a decade-plus prison sentence (pleading down from 2nd degree to 3rd-degree rape). In August of 1990, over the course of four days, 5 Gainesville students were brutally murdered. 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. Gregory Hobbs, another member of the club, said in the same article: "She would strive to succeed in everything and she did just that. This area - Redmond, Washington - is a relative stranger to violent crime. She would even join a local motorcycle club, the Pacific Northwest Riders, and many of those in the PNW Riders chat-room would later reminisce about her lack of knowledge when it came to riding bikes, but how she came prepared to take on the challenge with a smile on her face, and her participation on lengthy rides throughout scenic western Washington that summer. In October of 2010, King County prosecutors announced that they were filing charges against Emanuel Fair for the murder of Arpana Jinaga, based on evidence they had accumulated over nearly two years of investigating. In 2008, 24-year-old Arpana Jinaga was found strangled in her apartment after a Halloween party in her building. Amber covers the murder of Amy Mullis AKA the corn rake murder. Sarah Neilson is a freelance writer and book critic based in Seattle. Even though Arpana Jinaga had not been back home to visit her family in India in more than two years, she still talked to them over the phone regularly and had spoken to them the night before the Halloween party (Thursday, October 30th). 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. Arpana Jinaga On November 3rd, 2008, the body of a young woman was found inside of her Redmond, WA. . We have an all-crime, no tangents kind of style. This likely resulted in his DNA being distributed throughout the apartment; in particular, in Arpana's bathroom, where he had cleaned himself up. 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. 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. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/01/07/who-killed-carol-jenkins https://aaregistry.org/story, Ashley Fantz speaks with Matt Shaer, the host of Suspect Season 1, about her own theories surrounding the Jonelle Matthews case, the reporting challenges she faced after Steve Pankeys mistrial, and the questions she'd still like answered. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/SUSPECT and get on y, **TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains graphic depictions of sexual violence. Investigators would continue to reach out to Arpana's family and friends over the next several weeks, hoping to learn more about the days and hours leading up to her death. 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.