Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Episode 117 - The Tragic Murder of Ingrid Lyne & The Elvis Impersonator Turned Assassin? 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). Arpana's apartment complex:https://www.apartments.com/valley-view-apartments-redmond-wa/pjp728s/12. . In addition to joining a motorcycle club, Arpana also volunteered at the Redmond Fire Department, riding along to fires in the area; as well as animal shelters in Bellevue, where she helped care for and attend to unwanted pets. DNA Idea:https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-arpana-s-body-to-arrive-by-the-weekend-12040337. Amber pulled her sources from: Sex & Murder S1 E1 Date with the Devil www.wikipedia.org Death of Ingrid L, Seeta went to India with her husband and four children to visit her ailing mother-in-law. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices, Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment, Suspicion | The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman. 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. 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. 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. Over the next hour or so, neighbors on both sides of Arpana would recall hearing what sounding like consensual sex taking place after the party: the neighbors would recall hearing what sounded like muffled moaning coming from her apartment shortly after 3:00 AM, which they were certain was coming from her apartment. In fact, they posited throughout the first trial that he may have been an accomplice; an uncharged accomplice, but an accomplice nonetheless. This week, Amber covers the unsolved murder of Arpana Jinaga who was found dead in her apartment after a community Halloween party. This sort of thing doesn't happen in Redmond. 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 press, King County's Sr. Deputy Prosecutor Jeff Baird claimed: "The defendant opened the locked door to Jinaga's apartment, attacked her, stripped off her clothing, gagged her, assaulted her and finally strangled her to death.". And there is nobody in prison or even charged with this murder right now. Naomi pulled her sources from: medium.com/elli_immo truecrimedetective.co.uk Theni Amber covers the story of a father and daughter lost in the outback. 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. to give the unexplained injury an innocuous excuse. 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. Fair's attorneys would point out several gaps in the investigation. Witnesses would recall this incident being "race-related," likely due to comments the man had made, but Arpana would quickly move on and seemed to enjoy the rest of the party. Suspect: With Matthew Shaer, Eric Benson, Matt Baglio, Ashley Fantz. "It's a series about cutting-edge science and mislaid justice, race and policing, and the kinds of weighty choices that cops and prosecutors make every day," Wondery states in a release. Fair was held in jail for nine years and was twice tried but was never convicted. 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. 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. She moved to the US to accomplish life goals & live the Dream but instead an unknown monster turned her life into a Nightmare. It was determined that the remains belonged to Ingrid Lyne; nurse and mother of 3 daughters. (Arpana's neighbor, who would co-discover her body days later). 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. WA State Court Documents:https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/96468-8%20Petition%20for%20Review.pdf13. - a former-student of Arpana's father in India, who had since become a professor in the states - and asked him to check in on Arpana at her apartment in Redmond. theres no closure for them, certainly from the justice system. 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. A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in life. 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). However, this case would prove to be much harder to solve for investigators; many of whom had not worked on a murder case in quite some time (if at all). However, without charging C.J. In Suspect, journalists Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson (Over My Dead Body) return to the Valley View Apartments and interview party guests and authorities about the horrific series of events stemming from Halloween 2008. Her apartment was decorated as a haunted forest, one of four themed areas at the Valley View that would welcome visitors for the Halloween party, which spanned multiple units in the complex. You see the consequences of a decision, even a relatively small decision. Prosecutors implied that Fair had been lying about where he was during these vital hours, which remained unexplained nearly two years later. Support us by supporting our sponsors! The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times. A few guests got rowdy, arguments broke out and a couple of people were asked to leave. 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. 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. Shaer: This is a story that found me rather than the other way around. 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. Way back in 2014 (a millennia ago in internet years), the podcast Serial began, and the whole world stopped to listen. At some point in the evening, it would be reported that Arpana got into a verbal argument with a male partygoer. Her body was then flown back to India, to be properly buried by her family, who struggled to move on after her sudden loss. He believes that it was an accident and that Amy must have fallen on the rake. Roughly two months after the trial began, after weeks of gridlock, the trial would end with a hung jury. 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. Bollywood Corner - Foot Fairy,, Happy Holidays, Chaos Kids! 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). Amber pulled her sources from: archivecentraljersey.com annecarolinedrake.com truecrimefactor.wordpress.com Stalked Someones Watching Season 1 Episode 5 Then,, You ever feel like filling up your brain with useless news? 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. While border officials were able to quickly stop him, they ordered a search of his vehicle and ultimately turned him away because he didn't have a passport on him. He couldn't recall whether or not he had kicked in Arpana's front door, and was unable to explain why he had printed out a map of pawnshop locations the morning afterward. His reason for making this trip has never been uncovered, but it is believed that he might have committed crimes in the Seattle area over this three-day span in which Arpana Jinaga ended up dead. Keyes was a methodical serial killer who obsessively planned . 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. It was truly a scene right out of a horror movie. Now inside, Jay and C.J. 24 year old Arpana Jinaga was once a teenage technology prodigy who excelled in living life to the fullest. Now, journalists Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson reopen the case and revisit all the facts in this new Wondery podcast. Writing the Atlantic story was a bit of a wake [up] call in all the different ways that DNA can be misused. 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. 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. However, these phone calls indicate that this was a lie, and he was already awake at the time this happened (and, at the very least, subconsciously thinking about Arpana). New Indian Express:https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2008/nov/05/kins-hopes-of-seeing-arpana-dashed-4498.html9. 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. Please support us by supporting our sponsors. Crime Story:https://crimestory.com/2020/09/02/interview-emanuel-fair-found-not-guilty-of-murder-after-nine-years-in-jail-with-amanda-knox/16. After making this gruesome discovery, Jay would begin dialing 911. Better Help - Give online therapy a try at betterhe, This week, Naomi takes us back to the home of the Aggies when Texas A&M had a knife-wielding serial raper on campus, and the story of how he was finally brought to justice. Suspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, and jurors make every day - decisions that, once made, are almost impossible to reverse. 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. But as the reporting got going in earnest, it became more about an opportunity to do something which Ive always wanted to do, which is really break down an investigation from beginning to end and see how these cases come together or dont. The rapists were most likely white American men but US police caught the nearest black man and framed him for the crime. We're not going to put this to bed. 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. By the time her family returns, Jonelle has vanished. 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. On Thursday, June 6th, 2019, the 12 members of the jury began deliberating, and originally found themselves deadlocked yet again (split into groups of 4: innocent, guilty, and undecided). Their decomposing remains had been set on fire. 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. To-date, Arpana Jinaga's murder remains unsolved. Editors note: A previous version of this story stated Emanuel Fair was convicted for the murder of Arpana Jinaga. All of this evidence made it virtually impossible for prosecutors to rule out C.J. 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. 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. 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. 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. Arpana Jinaga, and a shocking example of what happens when investigators put their .