Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and murdered in her Idaho Falls apartment in 1996. Chris Tapp was accused of the crime and imprisoned for 20 years before DNA evidence demonstrated he was not at the scene. His release was due in part to the work of the Idaho Innocence Project and on Thursday's Idaho Matters, we speak with Greg Hampikian from the project and Idaho Statesman reporter Cynthia Sewell about this case.
DNA Evidence May Clear Man Accused Of Murdering Angie Dodge
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Angie Dodge was raped and murdered in her Idaho Falls apartment in 1996. Recent DNA evidence has exonerated Chris Tapp, who spent 20 years in jail for a crime he did not commit.
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Angie Dodge was raped and murdered in her Idaho Falls apartment in 1996. Recent DNA evidence has exonerated Chris Tapp, who spent 20 years in jail for a crime he did not commit.
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Chris Tapp spent 20 years in jail, accused of raping and murdering Angie Dodge in 1996. DNA evidence and the efforts of the Idaho Innocence Project helped exonerate him.
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Chris Tapp spent 20 years in jail, accused of raping and murdering Angie Dodge in 1996. DNA evidence and the efforts of the Idaho Innocence Project helped exonerate him.
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Caldwell resident Brian Dripp was charged with the rape and murder of Angie Dodge. DNA evidence lifted from a cigarette butt implicated him. Dripp confessed to the murder.
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Caldwell resident Brian Dripp was charged with the rape and murder of Angie Dodge. DNA evidence lifted from a cigarette butt implicated him. Dripp confessed to the murder.
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