Investigators said the lower half of the womans body was covered in motor oil. Fair and Johnson had actually just met that night. Theyre still crying about it 10 years later and they will be for the rest of their lives because it was such a horrible thing.. He scrubbed his phone right after the interrogation, the lawsuit says. Residents said Fair appeared relaxed when he hung out at Potts apartment for three days over the weekend. In the trial, the jury heard evidence that pointed to the neighbor as the possible killer. I think he may have been involved; I think he may have lied to us, Ehlert said of the neighbor. 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On Oct. 30, 2010, Fair was placed in a Seattle holding cell while detectives gathered more evidence against him for the 2008 sexual assault and murder of a 24-year-old software engineer and Indian. DNA evidence was linked to three men and. Indian immigrant and recent college graduate Arpana Jinaga was found brutally murdered in her Washington State apartment after co-hosting a Halloween costume party at her complex the evening of Oct. 31, 2008. When asked about the calls, Johnson reportedly said, oh crap, but he could not remember why he called Jinaga. His lawyers said he suffers from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. According to court documents, Johnson called Jinaga around 3 a.m. but did not mention that to the police during his interview. His lawyers said he suffers from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. As a man who was incarcerated and released but not convicted, Fair left jail without the support and resources typically offered to exonerated people or parolees, such as job support and mental health services. Redmond Police have found no "firm suspects" in the brutal murder of Arpana Jinaga, a 24-year-old software engineer who was . A recent immigrant from India and a graduate of Rutgers University, Jinaga had worked at EMC in Bellevue. Fair filed a lawsuit against King County, Redmond, the Redmond Police Department and the lead detective on Dec. 29. Somewhere they could establish an alibi?) He was convicted of third-degree rape in 2004. Most of Fairs jail term was spent away from the general population in administrative segregation essentially, solitary confinement. I just dont want to be around nobody, he said. So she was protecting him from interacting with cops and ending up going to jail for that. Such remarks since his exoneration only demonstrate authorities defensiveness about mishandling the case, Fair said. A spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorneys Office said in an email, we look forward to addressing these allegations in a public courtroom, and we are confident in our case.. But of course, I imagine it must have been loud disturbance to kick in a door, which was apparently never reported. 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.. It was the combination of the various items that his DNA was on that pushed us to the point of saying we are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Emanuel Fair killed Arpana, Ehlert said in her podcast interview. Bodicherla went to the apartment complex, where he encountered Cameron Johnson, who showed him the way to Jinaga's unit. He was read his rights. During the night, neighbors of Jinaga heard muffled moaning sounds, and assumed she and a partner were having consensual sex. He helped set up and clean up, and had no wounds, no scratches or injuries. Brian Bundridge was in a motorcycle club with Jinaga. Fair said the lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, is the closest thing to justice I can get.. She died from ligature strangulation, a bootlace the suspected murder weapon. I dont think he killed Arpana. This is the last known independent witness sighting of the pair. 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. Arpana Jinaga was murdered in her apartment in 2008 . There was evidence of rape. According to reports, Fair accepted a plea agreement in 2004 while still maintaining his innocence. Fair spent six of the nearly nine years in jail, held by a seven-figure bond, isolated for 23 hours a day awaiting trial. The court documents detail negligence by detectives and the outsourcing of a famous psychic medium to opine on the case. He was staying with Potts in the mostly white neighborhood that weekend, and his attendance at the party was impromptu. Fairs attorneys contend that some of the DNA evidence was not an exact match. He made calls to a few friends, including apparently pocket-dialing Potts. Now working a security job and living with friends in Renton, he said hes often depressed, carries guilt for a younger brothers emotional troubles and avoids going out. Jinaga, an outgoing Rutgers University grad, had moved to Redmond six months earlier to work as a software engineer at a Bellevue firm. On the night of Oct. 31, 2008, Arpana Jinaga and her neighbors at the Valley View Apartments, in Redmond, Wash., threw a party to celebrate Halloween. Eight Years in Jail With No Conviction: Emanuel Fair Files Lawsuit Jinaga and other tenants he hadnt met were co-hosting a large Halloween party in several units. The county, police department and Coats filed a response to Fairs initial complaint refuting the claims. I lost a lot. Suspect premieres Aug. 17 on Wondery+ and Aug. 31 wherever podcasts are streamed. Hes now struggling to reconstruct his life, Fair and his attorneys said. I dont think he killed Arpana. He scrubbed his phone after questioned about the call and could easily have hung around and taken time to clean her apartment/scrub the crime scene because their apartments shared a balcony and him taking out trash wouldn't strike anyone as weird or noticeable. But it seems Jinaga would quickly move on and return to enjoying the party. The complaint alleges that police failed to properly secure and gather evidence. Coats was asked during the podcast if the prior conviction was significant to his investigation. I felt like I was kidnapped, Fair said in last months interview, when explaining his decision to pursue his claims of negligence, civil rights violations and malicious prosecution. Just hours after that party ended, in the early morning of Nov. 1, 2008, one of the hosts of the Halloween party a 24-year-old software engineer and Indian immigrant named Arpana Jinaga . Photos. According to the Rolling Stone report, most of the people at the party that night didnt remember Fairs name. Poor victim was surrounded by shady people it seems. Second trial in killing of Redmond woman ends with not-guilty verdict When contacted by police, Leslie Potts falsely claimed that she was alone, even though Emanuel Fair was staying with her. A Real Life Halloween Horror Story - Arpana Jinaga - YouTube It was like the movies, coming down slow.. Since his release two-and-a-half years ago, Fair said hes struggled to adjust to life outside of jail or find steady work. Fair also used Jinaga's bathroom. For three and a half decades, her disappearance was a mystery - a riddle neither authorities . And thats hard.. A suspect is identified, arrested, and convicted, but this morphed into a greater mystery when journalists began investigating the case years later. Jinagas father had asked a family friend to check in on her after she missed scheduled calls with family from India. He slept with Potts in her bed and woke up the next morning before 10 a.m., after which he helped her and other neighbors clean up the complex, according to the complaint. There was potential there that was just taken away., Citing pending litigation, a city of Redmond spokesperson declined to comment about Fairs lawsuit on behalf of Coats and the citys Police Department. Arpana Jinaga was a 24-year-old computer programmer, who had moved to the Pacific Northwest in March of 2008. 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. Fairs DNA was found on Jinagas robe and a roll of duct tape that was likely used to tape her underwear inside her mouth like a gag. The lawsuit also says Fair threw garbage in the dumpster where the robe and other items were found while helping with party clean up. To contaminate evidence, Jinagas hands had been doused in blue toilet-bowl cleaner and her body covered in motor oil. Coats and another Redmond detective confronted the neighbor about his calls to Jinaga, but then released him and returned his phone without examining it. and even burning of sheets, but then they would be so careless and stupid to just discard it all into the apartment dumpster. The case turned into a classic whodunit, and Jinaga's costumed party guests were the prime suspects. The lawsuit alleges that a lighter was found in his apartment with a sticky substance on it, but investigators never collected it. Fighting for justice: Two public defenders worked for years to get