Fair was released in 2019, serving a total of 9 years without conviction, and is now suing the county authorities. She and several other residents in the complex opened the doors to their apartments for what was to be a night of fun. It is reported in Seattle Times that a third male's DNA was found on the bootlace, but it is not reported as such in the court documents. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. The prosecutors office also provided an uncut hourlong recording of an interview of former Chief Deputy Criminal Prosecuting Attorney Erin Ehlert in 2020 for a true crime podcast called Suspect, which examined the case. Fairs attorneys contend that some of the DNA evidence was not an exact match. The evidence of Fairs involvement is compelling, Larson said this week. Somewhere they could establish an alibi?) 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 immigrant named Arpana Jinaga. The neighbor initially neglected to tell detectives about phone calls he made to Jinaga at 3 a.m. Later on the morning of her slaying, he drove to the Canadian border and attempted to cross it without a passport but was denied entry. The lawsuit alleges that a lighter was found in his apartment with a sticky substance on it, but investigators never collected it. Suspect Podcast on Amazon Music Fair was tried for Jinagas sexual assault twice and was acquitted after his second trial in June 2019. I just want to be myself., The Seattle Times closes comments on particularly sensitive stories. In my opinion, and in my heart, I dont have any question about anything we did in regards to charging that Emanuel Fair killed Arpana Jinaga, she said. To contaminate evidence, Jinagas hands had been doused in blue toilet-bowl cleaner and her body covered in motor oil. Jinagas phone and digital camera were missing from the scene and never recovered. The medical examiner estimated Jinagas time of death was 8 a.m. Brian Coats, who led the investigation into Jinagas murder as a detective 13 years ago. They found her nude body on her bedroom floor, face-down on the carpet and partially covered with cloth. Jinaga, an outgoing Rutgers University grad, had moved to Redmond six months earlier to work as a software engineer at a Bellevue firm. I think that was the biggest reasonable doubt and no one could eliminate him [as the killer], the juror said of the neighbor. He matched the description of the man the other resident saw around 3 a.m. at the murdered womans door and had a wide window of suspicion around him, the lawsuit alleges.