WA - Arpana Jinaga, 24, raped & murdered, Redmond, 1 Nov 2008

[Elainera]

Wow. He was nine years locked up before being acquitted? Why did it take so long? That's harsh if he's really innocent. Do people get some kind of reimbursement when this happens?

Sad that there's still no justice for Arpana.

 

[Elainera]

Complex and difficult situation the jury was faced with:

"Larson, the chief criminal deputy prosecutor, noted Fair’s DNA was found on Jinaga’s neck, a piece of duct tape used to gag her, a piece of toilet paper or paper towel found at the crime scene, and was mixed with Jinaga’s blood on a robe found in the apartment building’s trash bin. The neighbor’s DNA was found on a discarded bottle of motor oil, found in the same bag with the robe. A third man’s DNA was on a bootlace, also found in the trash, but he had an alibi."

"He [a juror] said evidence about Jinaga’s neighbor raised significant questions for the jury.

“I think that was the biggest reasonable doubt and no one could eliminate him [as the killer],” the juror said of the neighbor. “We found [Fair] not guilty because of reasonable doubt, not because we thought he was completely innocent.”

After nearly 11 years and two trials, killing of Redmond woman who had been ‘living her dream’ remains unsolved

 

[CastlesBurning]

She Hosted a Halloween Party, Then Turned Up Dead: Podcast Examines Arpana Jinaga's Unsolved 2008 Murder

 

[Vail]

Compiling a list of resources where you can learn more about this case:

Arpana Jinaga — Unresolved

Suspect: E1: The Halloween Party

Interview: Emanuel Fair, Found Not Guilty of Murder after Nine Years in Jail (with Amanda Knox)

 

[Ozoner]

Complex and difficult situation the jury was faced with:

"Larson, the chief criminal deputy prosecutor, noted Fair’s DNA was found on Jinaga’s neck, a piece of duct tape used to gag her, a piece of toilet paper or paper towel found at the crime scene, and was mixed with Jinaga’s blood on a robe found in the apartment building’s trash bin. The neighbor’s DNA was found on a discarded bottle of motor oil, found in the same bag with the robe. A third man’s DNA was on a bootlace, also found in the trash, but he had an alibi."

"He [a juror] said evidence about Jinaga’s neighbor raised significant questions for the jury.

“I think that was the biggest reasonable doubt and no one could eliminate him [as the killer],” the juror said of the neighbor. “We found [Fair] not guilty because of reasonable doubt, not because we thought he was completely innocent.”

After nearly 11 years and two trials, killing of Redmond woman who had been ‘living her dream’ remains unsolved

This was not a complicated case for the jury. The jury bungled it. There is an innocent explanation for Jinaga's neighbor's DNA being on the motor oil or anywhere else in Jinaga's apartment because the two knew each other and interacted.

There is no innocent explanation for Fair's DNA being on Jinaga's neck.

The verdict should have been guilty.

I'm sick and tired of these idiotic jurors who can't see through defense attorneys' smoke and mirrors.

 

[dbcooper63]

Usually, its not so much evidence as much as which side is better at weaving their narrative to suit the jurors.

 

[Gemmie]

After the jury in his first trial deadlocked in 2017, King County prosecutors tried Fair again in 2019. At his second trial, a jury found him not guilty.

Now, more than two years later, Fair is suing King County, the city of Redmond and Redmond Police Capt. Brian Coats, who led the investigation into Jinaga’s murder as a detective 13 years ago.

Man jailed for 9 years sues King County, Redmond after acquittal in killing: ‘I lost a lot’

Emanuel Fair, who was tried twice for the 2008 sexually motivated murder of 24-year-old software developer Arpana Jinaga, has filed a civil lawsuit against King County, the city of Redmond and a Redmond police officer.

www.seattletimes.com