TONIGHT: Watch the episode about Durham's Unsolved Case "Who Killed Janet Abaroa?" Featuring the exclusive interview with Raven Abaroa.
DURHAM COUNTY: Did Raven Abaroa murder his wife Janet on April 26, 2005?
NC WANTED has new details related to Mr. Abaroa's timeline that night.
Recently, the Durham Police Department contacted NC WANTED to correct information they provided to the staff regarding the unsolved murder of Janet Abaroa.
On November 10, 2007, NC WANTED devoted an entire episode to the Abaroa case. The narration specified that Janet's husband, Raven Abaroa, arrived home from his soccer game at 11:45p.m. the night of his wife's murder, April 26, 2005.
This arrival time turned out to be false.
Investigators with Durham P.D. now clarify that Mr. Abaroa had, in fact, told them he returned to his Durham home at 10:40p.m.
The autopsy report specifies Janet Abaroa sustained injuries at about 10:50p.m., and her time of death was about 10:55p.m.
Phone records show Mr. Abaroa placed his 911 call at 10:58p.m.
To view this revised timeline and the autopsy report, click on the DOCUMENTS links in the gray sidebar next to this article.
DURHAM COUNTY: Another murder of a pregnant mother remains unsolved. This time it happend in Durham.
Now you can hear the entire unedited 911 call made by Raven Abaroa from the scene of the murder on April 26, 2005 on Ferrand Drive in Durham. Just click on the audio link in the gray sidebar next to this article.
Also, check back later this week as we'll update this section so you can view PART ONE of the entire 2 1/2 hour interview with Raven Abaroa. Each week, we'll add a new section.
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FROM WRAL.COM REPORTS SINCE 2005--
After nearly nine months after a Durham mother was found stabbed to death in her home, Durham police announced a reward Tuesday for information about the case.
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the April 26 slaying of 25-year-old Janet Abaroa.
Abaroa's husband, Raven Abaroa, says he found his wife dead inside their home at 2606 Ferrand Drive around 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. Their 6-month-old son, Kaiden, who was also in the home, was uninjured.
In the hours before her death, Janet Abaroa, who was in the early stages of pregnancy, picked up her son at day care and went with her husband to drop off her car for repairs, police said in a news release.
The Abaroas then met with a church member at their home that evening before Raven Abaroa left the house around 8:30 p.m. in a gray Dodge Durango to play in an indoor soccer game in Morrisville.
Police said that when Abaroa returned home that evening, he found his wife upstairs.
Investigators spent nearly 24 hours collecting evidence from the home, including knives, a cell phone and financial items, including a checkbook and loan papers. Police searched the Dodge Durango, where they found a knife and a pawn shop ticket. Authorities also collected soil samples from the SUV and took swabbings from various locations in the house. They also took the clothes Raven Abaroa had been wearing.
In August, Durham investigators searched through the couple's e-mail accounts in hopes of finding information that would lead them to an arrest.
Although no charges have been filed and no suspects have been named in the case, investigators said they do not believe the homicide was random. Police said there were no obvious signs of a break-in, even though a laptop computer was reported missing from the house.
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation, which posts rewards for families of victims who lack the financial means to do so themselves, will offer the $5,000 reward for six months. It is in addition to a reward being offered by CrimeStoppers for an arrest in the case.
