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Defense attorneys in Angie Dodge murder case argue for Dripps' release, citing health concerns and COVID outbreak

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Aug 26, 2020
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Defense attorneys for Brian Dripps filed a motion Thursday for his release from jail citing health concerns that could place him at greater risk from the coronavirus.

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ABC to air episode of 'The Genetic Detective' on Angie Dodge case

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Jun 12, 2020
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An upcoming episode of ABC's new show, "The Genetic Detective," will focus on genetic genealogist CeCe Moore's work investigating the 1996 rape and murder of Angie Dodge.

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Wrongful conviction payment bill passes House

• By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com
• Updated Mar 31, 2020
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BOISE — A bill to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted of a crime passed the Idaho House unanimously Wednesday.

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Wrongful conviction bill inspired by Tapp case introduced

• By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com
• Updated Mar 18, 2020
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BOISE — Idaho is one of 15 states that doesn’t compensate people who wrongfully spend years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. That may change, inspired by a high-profile case in Idaho Falls.

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Women of Influence Awards recognize contributions, achievements

• By SALLY KRUTZIG skrutzig@postregister.com
• Updated Dec 27, 2019
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FORT HALL — The East Idaho Women of Influence Awards banquet was held on Wednesday night at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center. This was the first ceremony of its kind to recognize the accomplishments of women in eastern Idaho.

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Dripps trial moved to 2021

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Dec 26, 2019
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A trial date for the case against Brian Leigh Dripps has been set for June 8, 2021.

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Prosecutor's office files notice to seek death penalty against Dripps

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Feb 21, 2020
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The Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a notice to seek the death penalty in the case against Brian Leigh Dripps.

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Chris Tapp, Carol Dodge to appear on Dr. Oz show

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Nov 8, 2019
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Chris Tapp and Carol Dodge will appear together on Thursday's episode of Dr. Oz.

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Dodge family donates to forensic anthropology lab

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Nov 13, 2019
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Idaho State University Professor Sara Getz gets a call and hits the road. In her vehicle, she keeps evidence bags, gloves, tools for cleaning remains, laboratory forms, casting supplies and more.

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Ricks plans to sponsor wrongful conviction bill in 2020

• By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com
• Updated Feb 11, 2020
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Idaho is one of 15 states in the country that doesn’t provide any sort of compensation to people who are wrongfully convicted of a crime.

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What went wrong with the interrogation of Christopher Tapp

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Dec 26, 2019
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In a green-tinted video dating to January 11, 1997, then 20-year-old Christopher Tapp is seen being interrogated by an Idaho Falls Police Department officer.

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'We know there are many more Chris Tapps out there'

• By JEFF ROBINSON news@postregister.com
• Updated Jan 29, 2020
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Christopher Tapp's story is both unique and frighteningly common.

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After 23 years, Christopher Tapp cleared of all charges in Dodge murder

• By BRENNEN KAUFFMAN bkauffman@postregister.com
• Updated Jun 8, 2020
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Christopher Tapp has cleared his name.

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Christopher Tapp exonerated in Angie Dodge murder

• POST REGISTER
• Updated Sep 18, 2019
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Judge Alan Stephens vacated Christopher Tapp's conviction for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge on Wednesday. That followed a motion filed by prosecutors, who concluded that with the arrest of Brian Dripps, who has confessed to committing the murder alone, there was credible evidence that Tapp …

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Tapp expected to be exonerated today

• POST REGISTER
• Updated Jul 17, 2019
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After more than two decades with a murder conviction hanging over his name, Christopher Tapp is expected to be exonerated for the murder of Angie Dodge today.

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Pay it forward: Brent Dodge raises funds to help solve cold cases

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Sep 20, 2019
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Brent and Carol Dodge sat in the audience in March as the Idaho Falls Police Department announced they had made an arrest on a case that had taken years to solve.

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Key witness in Tapp case recants testimony

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Dec 26, 2019
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Editor’s note: Some of the recordings attached to this story contain language some may find objectionable.

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Idaho Falls Police statement on Angie Dodge case

• Idaho Falls Police Department news release
• Updated Jul 16, 2019
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On June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and murdered. In the days and years that followed the investigation has continued and questions have remained. On May 15, 2019, the Idaho Falls Police Department arrested Brian Leigh Dripps Sr., a 53 year-old man living in Caldwell, Idaho, for the murd…

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A dark mist is clearing

• By the editorial board
• Updated Dec 27, 2019
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Angie Dodge’s murder has hung over this city like a dark mist for 23 years. It has torn countless lives to shreds. It has left a large family and her many friends in continuous grief, wondering what happened in that I Street apartment on a warm June night all those years ago.

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Dripps said he killed Angie Dodge alone; IFPD not ready to comment on Christopher Tapp's conviction

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Jul 16, 2019
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A probable cause affidavit from Brian Dripps’ murder case records states he told Idaho Falls Police Detective Sage Albright that he killed Angie Dodge by himself.

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Cigarette butt leads to arrest in Angie Dodge murder case

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Aug 21, 2020
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Editor's note: This article has been corrected to properly attribute a quote to Police Chief Bryce Johnson.

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Caldwell man arrested for Angie Dodge murder

• By RYAN SUPPE rsuppe@postregister.com
• Updated Dec 27, 2019
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A man has been arrested for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge, a 23-year-old cold case. The case appears to have been finally solved using DNA matching.

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IFPD to hold press conference related to Angie Dodge murder case

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• Updated May 16, 2019
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The Idaho Falls Police Department will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. today to discuss developments in the 1996 homicide of Idaho Falls resident Angie Dodge.

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Cold Cases: Idaho Falls, Bonneville County law enforcement continue to work on unsolved cases

• By JOHNATHAN HOGAN jhogan@postregister.com
• Updated Dec 27, 2019
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The March 22 arrest of Kenneth Ryan Jones for the murder of Stephanie Eldredge brought a 12-year-old mystery closer to closure.

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Today is the 22nd anniversary of the slaying of Angie Dodge

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the brutal slaying of 18-year-old Angie Dodge in her I Street apartment. Her killer has never been found.

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Tapp story highlighted in new documentary series

• By Nathan Brown | nbrown@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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A documentary coming out Sunday on Starz will examine the cases of three men who say they are innocent of the murders they were convicted of, including one from Idaho Falls who spent almost half his life in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit.

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How to stop wrongful convictions

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that additional states have passed recording requirements.

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Expert: Reporting can play a role in convictions

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Steve Drizin and others who fight wrongful convictions say the media needs to improve crime reporting practices.

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Angie Dodge murder documentary to air Monday

• POST REGISTER
• Updated May 16, 2019
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The Angie Dodge murder investigation is the subject of an Investigation Discovery documentary, titled “Who killed Angie Dodge? Keith Morrison investigates,” that will air at 6 p.m. Monday.

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The face of a killer? DNA-based sketch may yield clues in Angie Dodge murder case

• By BRYAN CLARK Post Register
• Updated May 16, 2019
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The Idaho Falls Police Department released a DNA-based sketch of the man who killed 18-year-old Angie Dodge more than two decades ago.

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Tapp reflects on life in and after prison

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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It’s been about a month since Chris Tapp was freed from prison.

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A look at efforts to catch the Dodge killer

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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It’s been nearly 21 years since 18-year-old Angie Dodge was killed in her apartment in the letter streets neighborhood of Idaho Falls.

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Tapp is free

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Chris Tapp is a free man.

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On the cusp of freedom

• By BRYAN CLARK Post Register
• Updated Jul 17, 2019
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All the pieces are in place for Chris Tapp to be released Wednesday after 20 years in prison.

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Tapp challenges to be heard in April

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Chris Tapp’s two petitions for post-conviction relief will be heard in April, when two extensive evidentiary hearings will be held.

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Prosecutor: No release for Tapp

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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For more than a year, the Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office has conducted a review of the evidence against Chris Tapp, who has served 20 years in prison for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge.

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Tapp appeal advances

• By BRYAN CLARK Post Register
• Updated Jul 17, 2019
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Judge Alan Stephens has dismissed part of one of Chris Tapp's petitions for post-conviction relief, while allowing other parts to move forward.

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Tapp appeal in the balance

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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A key hearing in one of Chris Tapp’s petitions for postconviction relief ended without a ruling Tuesday. A final ruling is expected within the next few weeks.

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Tapp hearing Tuesday

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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An important hearing is scheduled Tuesday in one of Chris Tapp’s two active petitions for post-conviction relief.

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Judges for Justice responds to Tapp report

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Wrongful conviction group Judges for Justice has issued a scathing response to Twin Falls private investigator Stuart Robinson’s review of the conviction of Chris Tapp.

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Tapp investigation released

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Fourteen months in the making and with a $36,000 price tag, Twin Falls private investigator Stuart Robinson’s report investigating the 1997 murder conviction of Chris Tapp has been released by the Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office.

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No match to Tapp in new DNA testing

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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The results of new DNA testing in the 1996 murder of 18-year-old Angie Dodge are back.

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Tapp rally draws crowd

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Around 70 people packed a small theater in the Artitorium on Broadway on Tuesday night to watch a presentation suggesting that Chris Tapp was wrongfully convicted of the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge, and to discuss how to apply pressure to free Tapp.

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Tapp confronts ‘lies’ he told that put him behind bars

• By BRYAN CLARK Post Register
• Updated Jul 17, 2019
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KUNA — Today marks the 19th anniversary of Chris Tapp's time behind bars - 6,940 days.

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Police still searching for Dodge killer

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Two days after a crowd of around 100 gathered at the Shilo Inn to talk about organizing to advocate for the release of Chris Tapp, the Idaho Falls Police Department has issued a statement seeking to assure the public that it is continuing its investigation into the murder of Angie Dodge.

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Crowd gathers in support of Tapp

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Public outcry for the release of Chris Tapp is growing.

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Outside investigator named in Tapp case

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Bonneville County Prosecutor Danny Clark has named a former detective to re-investigate the 1998 murder conviction of Chris Tapp.

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Report: Tapp polygraphs a ‘sham’

• By BRYAN CLARK Post Register
• Updated Jul 17, 2019
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When Bonneville County Prosecutor Danny Clark selects the expert charged with reviewing the 1998 murder conviction of Chris Tapp, he'll have a thick stack of paper to wade through.

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More reports suggest Tapp falsely confessed

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Judges for Justice has presented more evidence that Chris Tapp, imprisoned for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge, is not the killer.

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Tapp seeks more DNA testing

• By BRYAN CLARK | bclark@postregister.com
• Updated May 16, 2019
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Prisoner Chris Tapp is petitioning district court to allow DNA testing of a number of pieces of evidence left at the crime scene, including several items never before tested.