How a Man Went From Pleading Innocence to Serving Time
Science freed Tapp from a wrongful conviction when the law didn’t.
The narrative.
This narrative begins on June 13, 1996, when 18-year old, Angie Dodge was brutally raped and murdered in her apartment in Idaho Falls. For a whole year, police struggled to find the culprit, fortunately, justice found a way.
On January 5, 1997, a local Idaho man, Benjamin Hobbs was arrested. However, police now had to build a case against Hobbs, and for that, they began to interview his friends — one of them was 20-year old Christopher Tapp. Tapp, who was also seen around Dodge, voluntarily agreed to undergo questioning, little did he know what was in store for him.
Tapp was interviewed multiple times, however, when the third time came around, he did not show up. Officers decided to show up at this house where Tapp’s mother informed them he would appear in two days with legal counsel. However, the police decided they couldn’t wait. After one more attempt at persuading Tapp’s mother to let him attend without a lawyer, police decided to get a warrant and arrest Tapp on charges related to…
