In 1996, 18-year-old Angie Dodge was killed in her Idaho Falls, Idaho apartment. A young man, Chris Tapp, confessed after about 20 hours of questioning (according to reporting), even though the DNA from the scene didn’t match him. A jury convicted him in 1998. Years later, Angie’s mother, Carol Dodge, watched the interrogation tapes, reread the police reports, and decided he was not the killer. She helped free him, and she helped find the man whose DNA did match. This is Episode 3 of True Crime Documentary on File of Crime: one case, told start to finish, with respect for the people it happened to. 📌 Missed earlier episodes? Episode 1: “Forty-Six Years: The Murder of Carla Walker.” Episode 2: “The Detective Next Door: The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen.” (https://youtu.be/aGvhJZQgDho?si=S3OCOlMVdvVeTl-m) 🔔 Subscribe so the next case finds you. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:59 Angie 1:24 The Morning 1:54 The Search 2:22 The Interrogation (recorded interview excerpts) 4:26 The Trial 5:17 The Doubt 6:16 The Fight 7:13 The Answer 8:13 The Arrest 9:04 The Exoneration 10:29 The Sentence 11:43 The Death 13:05 The Questions 13:33 Final Thoughts ⚠️ A NOTE ON THIS EPISODE This episode covers the murder of a young woman and a wrongful conviction. We kept it respectful and left out graphic detail. It is based on court coverage, statements from police and prosecutors, and news reporting. Where accounts differ, we say so. The investigators have said they did not feed Tapp details of the crime. Brian Dripps pleaded guilty to Angie’s murder and was sentenced to life in prison, with parole eligibility after 20 years. Chris Tapp died in October 2023. Daniel Rodimer has been charged in connection with his death and has pleaded not guilty. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. This case is still pending, so check current sources. 📚 SOURCES Innocence Project: Christopher Tapp. NBC News / Dateline. Oxygen: “Idaho Mom Helps Free Man Convicted of Murdering Her Daughter.” KTVB: Brian Dripps sentencing. News3LV and Fox5 Vegas: Daniel Rodimer case. National Registry of Exonerations: Christopher Tapp. 🎞 FOOTAGE & IMAGES KPVI NBC 6, Local News 8 (KIFI), KIVI, East Idaho News, CBS 48 Hours, NBC Dateline, ABC 20/20. Interrogation recordings and photographs as published in news coverage. Narration and editing by File of Crime. Rights holders can contact us for credit or removal. ⚖️ DISCLAIMER Created for documentary, educational and commentary purposes. This video does not intend to defame anyone. Anyone charged but not convicted is presumed innocent. #TrueCrime #AngieDodge #ChrisTapp #TrueCrimeDocumentary #WrongfulConviction #FileOfCrime