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Unresolved

Arpana Jinaga

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On November 3rd, 2008, the body of a young woman was found inside of her Redmond, WA apartment.

Arpana Jinaga was a 24-year-old computer programmer, who had moved to the Pacific Northwest in March of 2008. 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.

A tech prodigy from an early age, Arpana seemed poised to achieve great things in life. But after attending a Halloween party in her apartment complex, Arpana's life would come to a senseless and tragic end...



Episode researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Music throughout the episode was composed by Jake Mooshian. Listen to more of his music over at http://soundcloud.com/mooshian

The outro song ("June") was written and composed by Kieran Marsh

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

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This episode features descriptions of graphic content that may not be suitable for listeners of all ages.

0:37.0

It also features descriptions of sexual trauma.

0:40.0

Listener discretion is advised.

0:45.0

At around 9 o'clock in the morning on Monday, November 3rd, 2008,

0:49.0

police and Redmond, Washington, were contacted by an individual informing them of a dead body.

0:55.0

According to this caller, the body had been found in an apartment just north of Marymore Park.

1:01.0

The scenic park and music venue east of Seattle,

1:04.0

jetted up against Lake Samamish.

1:06.0

This area, Redmond, Washington, is a relative stranger to violent crime.

1:11.0

While armed robberies and sexual assaults do happen there,

1:15.0

they are very low in number compared to other similarly sized cities.

1:19.0

Suspicious deaths, such as homicides, very rarely happen in Redmond,

1:24.0

which is one of the wealthier suburbs on the outskirts of Seattle, known internationally for housing the US headquarters for both Microsoft and Nintendo.

1:33.0

Police getting called out to a suspicious death in Redmond,

1:36.0

one in which there was clear evidence of a struggle, that was surprising.

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