I lost a lot. After a background check revealed Fairs criminal record, including a third-degree child rape conviction, Fair quickly became the new prime suspect despite leads about the neighbor and other viable suspects, the suit states. Her father reached out to an acquaintance in King County, who went to her apartment to check on her. Under the law, probable cause requires you to look at the whole picture, says Ryan Dreveskracht, one of Fairs lawyers. With an insurmountable seven-figure bail hanging over him, he waited in a facility that was never meant for long-term stays largely in isolation and maintained his innocence every day. Fair had entered an Alford plea, which meant that he accepted the plea agreement while still maintaining his innocence a common tactic when you cant afford to go to trial. Arpana Jinaga, a 24 year old woman from India. She practiced martial arts and participated in a motorcycle club. In my heart, she said, I dont have any question about anything that we did with regards to charging; that Emanuel Fair killed Arpana Jinaga. In their email, the prosecutors office wrote: We look forward to addressing these allegations in a public courtroom; we stand by our case.. But some people said they talked to him about his work as a welding apprentice, and about the hip-hop production that he was particularly proud of lately. One woman who attended the party discovered three missed calls from Fair, made at around 4:45 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2008. Fair crossed paths with Jinaga for the first time on Oct. 31, 2008, in what would turn out to be the hours before her death. Create public & corporate wikis; Collaborate to build & share knowledge; Update & manage pages in a click; Customize your wiki, your way In August 2009, a man named Emanuel Fair was interviewed by police. Redmond Police on Tuesday registered a case of homicide and has launched a massive manhunt to nab the assailant. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. She invited a few people into her bedroom, including Fair, to show them something on her laptop. Jinaga, an outgoing Rutgers University grad, had moved to Redmond six months earlier to work as a software engineer at a Bellevue firm. Brian Coats, who led the investigation into Jinagas murder as a detective 13 years ago. King County wants to know, XFL is back in Seattle heres what you need to know, Legislation seeks to strenghten Washingtons abortion laws, Robbery suspect ends up hiding in a tree | Podcast. But going by the witness statements, it was nothing too out-of-the-ordinary, and everyone seemed to have had a good night, overall. Her arm and a blanket also were partially burned and her comforter was soaking in a bathtub. 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.. Four men have been arrested in connection with the victim's death: Cameron Lee Johnson (age 29), Sylvester Lynn Jones (age 33), Brandon Nicholas Peyton (age 25) and Tyler Blake Slaton (age 20). 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., Details of the case found in court documents. 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. And perhaps the most stand-out detail about the investigation into the neighbor: according to interviews by the police, at 10 a.m. the morning that Jinaga was killed, he drove two hours to the Canadian border and tried to blow through the gates without a passport. The suit describes an investigation that was so badly handled it can only be characterized as bizarre., Editors picks First, their lab found that his DNA matched a sample found on Jinagas robe that was found at the crime scene. Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. 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. She had a keen interest in engineering and won several innovation competitions. 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. There were so many mistakes in this investigation, says Dreveskracht, who, in addition to being a civil rights lawyer, is also an appointee on the Washington State. According to police interviews, Fair called it a night around 2:30 or 3 a.m., headed back to Potts apartment and watched some TV in the living room. 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The case took two years of investigating and analyzing evidence, meeting with the prosecution team, members of the state crime lab and other law enforcement entities to continue the development of the case with the eventual goal of bringing criminal charges. Her father, a head professor of engineering in India, encouraged he to move to the US to attend Rutgers University. 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. We want to hear it. the prosecution claimed in a 2016 court filing leading up to Fairs first trial. 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. He was acquitted of a first-degree murder with sexual motivation charge. The lawsuit doesnt claim that any of these men were Jinagas killer. Never in his 27-year career had Coats experienced such a challenging case, before or after the Jinaga homicide, he said. (Photo: Twitter/@pure1org) Fair met Jinaga hours before she was killed at a Halloween party in her apartment complex. we do not condone going on private property always ask for permission.As always please don't forget to hit the like button subscribe to my channel as well as the bell for more notifications of new content.Disclaimer:Warning the following presentation is intended for mature audiences and may contain graphic and adult dialogue strong language view discretion is advised.God Bless------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Check out TubeBuddy! A jury note poses the questions: Why was the (neighbor) given immunity and why was he limited to the questions he answered? Jinaga had been gagged with duct tape. Her tampon had been removed, and was laying beside her, but a rape kit came back negative. Inside, Jinagas body was on her bedroom floor, naked, covered in a sheet. Bleach, blue toilet bowl cleaner, soap and motor oil were used to strip away evidence that might have linked investigators to the killer. According to police logs, in February 2010, Coats reached out to Allison DuBois the psychic who was the inspiration for the CBS show. It was her first Halloween at the Valley View apartments in Redmond, and Arpana Jinaga was eager to celebrate. The two knocked and it swung right open: the door was splintered at the jam, and the lock was broken. That night, Jinaga co-hosted a Halloween party that spanned multiple units in the Valley View apartments in a small Seattle suburb called Redmond. 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. Tornado confirmed in Newton Co. Monday morning; no warning issued by NWS, Joplin Public Library displays newest exhibit featuring 'Lost and Found' Items, Local school district celebrates young readers with annual ceremony, Local man charged with Drug Trafficking and Illegally possessing firearms, 'Disgraced' healthcare professional steals over $1,000,000 from patients with COVID-19 scheme, News To Know: historic blizzards out west turn to mudslide fears, and new house committee looks to curb Chinese aggression. Redmond is a suburb of Seattle where Arpana, 24, a native of Hyderabad, lived alone in an apartment.James Sosik, the investigator at the King County Medical Examination Office, who conducted the autopsy, told IANS that Arpana was strangulated to death in her apartment at about 3.30 am on November 1.Preliminary investigations corroborate autopsy report. Emanuel says that while he was in jail, he dreaded the possibility of being convicted and exonerated. They soon zeroed in on him as their lead suspect, and after finding DNA of his at the crime scene, they charged him with Jinagas murder. In my heart, she said, I dont have any question about anything that we did with regards to charging; that Emanuel Fair killed Arpana Jinaga. In their email, the prosecutors office wrote: We look forward to addressing these allegations in a public courtroom; we stand by our case.. It gives you key insights into your YouTube channel.https://www.Tubebuddy.com/ExploreTheUnknown3 The first was one of Jinagas neighbors, a white man in his twenties the same neighbor whod entered the apartment with Jinagas family friend and an early prime suspect in the case. Multiple people attended the Halloween party, the last place Jinaga was seen, so police worked to track down and collect DNA samples from the partygoers. When Coats showed Fair a photo of himself, taken at the party and holding a cell phone, Fair said he only used the phone once, early in the party. I didnt know how to answer, so I just told her the truth: Im depressed. It was like the movies, coming down slow. The police backup pointed their guns at his chest, he says, and detectives shouted at him to calm down. Sometime later, tenants who lived in apartments next to Jinagas recalled hearing the sounds of muffled moaning from her place, but attributed the noise to consensual sex. Her next-door neighbor heard a growling sound coming from across the wall at 8 a.m. which he attributed either to vomiting or sex but when he heard water running through the pipes in their shared wall, he took that to be a sign that she was okay. . In a 2020 interview, Coats said he noted him because he was the only African American male at the party and looked like an outsider., When he ran a background check, he found that Fair had a record mostly juvenile offenses like possession of drugs and an unlicensed weapon. And multiple interviews were conducted. For the one hour he was allowed out, hed take a shower, call his aunt, maybe talk to other inmates through their steel cell doors (he wasnt allowed in the dayroom when other inmates were there). But I dont have a desire to do that. When he ran a background check, he found that Fair had a record mostly juvenile offenses like possession of drugs and an unlicensed weapon. And a comprehensive remaking of states approach to drug possession advances toward action in the Senate. Jinaga and other tenants decorated their apartments and opened their homes to attendees. If you have probable cause, you dont go to a psychic, he said. An autopsy conducted by the King County Medical Examiner determined that she had died as a result of asphyxia (suffocation) due to ligature strangulation. There were bleach stains on the carpet; her body was covered in motor oil from the waist down; Her fingers and fingernails were cleaned and then doused with toilet bowl cleaner; and burn marks made it look like someone had tried to burn her body and the apartment. Leis was a 31-year-old single mother, who owned her own home and was known for her caring, bubbly personality at Independences Walmart. He was ultimately arrested for his parole violation, and waited in prison for the remainder of the investigation. 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