Sep 19, 2026 · 49 min · 13 segments
When an 18-year-old Angie Dodge is found dead in her Idaho Falls apartment, police immediately zero in on a suspect. Christopher Tapp sat down with detectives and told them he was innocent for hours…
It's Thursday morning around 11 a.m. and employees at Beauty for All Seasons, a downtown cosmetic shop, can't shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong.
Earlier this morning, their colleague, 18-year-old Angie Dodge, failed to show up or call out sick for her scheduled shift.
Out of concern, two co-workers head to Angie's apartment to make sure she's okay.
When they knock on Angie's front door, there's no answer.
But the door is unlocked, so her co-workers proceed inside.
When they reach Angie's bedroom, they're hit with a sickening sight.
There, on the floor of her blood-soaked bedroom, lies Angie's half-naked body.
Her coworkers immediately call 911, and officers from the Idaho Falls Police Department race to the scene.
Based on the numerous stab wounds covering her body, it's clear to officers that they're dealing with a homicide.
Detectives are swiftly called in.
As they survey the crime scene, they note the blood spatter all over the bedroom walls.
It's a haunting signal that Angie fought for her life.
With no signs of forced entry or theft, the motive here is unclear.
There's no murder weapon to be found inside the apartment.
Oddly, there seems to be a lack of fingerprint evidence too.
However, whoever killed Angie left behind plenty of physical evidence on her body, including semen and hair strands.
That evidence, along with her bedding, is carefully collected and sent to the crime lab for testing.
As officers continue processing the scene, detectives make contact with Angie's mother, Carol Dodge, and deliver the heart-wrenching news that her only daughter is dead.
Carol is devastated.
She tells police she saw Angie the night before she was killed on June 12th.
She had no idea it would be the very last time she'd hear her daughter say, I love you.
According to Carol and Angie's three older brothers, Angie was a vivacious, creative soul with a heart as big as her infectious smile.
Just three weeks ago, she moved out of her parents' house and into her first apartment.
Excited about her newfound independence, Angie was eager to make her way into the world.
But her killer made sure she never got the chance.
It's Thursday morning around 11 a.m. and employees at Beauty for All Seasons, a downtown cosmetic shop, can't shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong.
Earlier this morning, their colleague, 18-year-old Angie Dodge, failed to show up or call out sick for her scheduled shift.
Out of concern, two co-workers head to Angie's apartment to make sure she's okay.
When they knock on Angie's front door, there's no answer.
But the door is unlocked, so her co-workers proceed inside.
When they reach Angie's bedroom, they're hit with a sickening sight.
There, on the floor of her blood-soaked bedroom, lies Angie's half-naked body.
Her coworkers immediately call 911, and officers from the Idaho Falls Police Department race to the scene.
Based on the numerous stab wounds covering her body, it's clear to officers that they're dealing with a homicide.
Detectives are swiftly called in.
As they survey the crime scene, they note the blood spatter all over the bedroom walls.
It's a haunting signal that Angie fought for her life.
With no signs of forced entry or theft, the motive here is unclear.
There's no murder weapon to be found inside the apartment.
Oddly, there seems to be a lack of fingerprint evidence too.
However, whoever killed Angie left behind plenty of physical evidence on her body, including semen and hair strands.
That evidence, along with her bedding, is carefully collected and sent to the crime lab for testing.
As officers continue processing the scene, detectives make contact with Angie's mother, Carol Dodge, and deliver the heart-wrenching news that her only daughter is dead.
Carol is devastated.
She tells police she saw Angie the night before she was killed on June 12th.
She had no idea it would be the very last time she'd hear her daughter say, I love you.
According to Carol and Angie's three older brothers, Angie was a vivacious, creative soul with a heart as big as her infectious smile.
Just three weeks ago, she moved out of her parents' house and into her first apartment.
Excited about her newfound independence, Angie was eager to make her way into the world.
But her killer made sure she never got the chance.
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