He's Turning On You

A few days before questioning Ben Hobbs in Nevada, investigators brought Chris Tapp into the Idaho Falls Police Station.

This will be the beginning of an intense month-long probe, a probe that will come under scrutiny years later.

Chris doesn't know what awaits him.

For now, he's going to the police station as someone who just wants to help.

He's led into a small room with a table and two chairs, surrounded by white beige walls, wearing a dark plaid shirt, jeans, and a Raiders cap.

Chris takes a seat in the corner.

The detective reassures Chris that he's not in any trouble, just that he wants to pick his brain.

You're not under arrest.

You can get up and say, "Hey, I'm done.

Take me home."

I'll try to help you as best I can.

When Chris and Ben met a couple years ago, Chris says the pair became fast friends.

They were part of a larger crew that he says were inseparable the summer Angie was killed.

But Chris tells detectives that it's been a while since he and Ben last saw each other.

Chris says he had left Idaho Falls to seek treatment for drug abuse.

Chris is a high school dropout with some minor run-ins with the law, but now he says he's focused on getting his life straight.

He's been living a quieter life at his mom's house.

He even tells the detective that his girlfriend might be pregnant.

Does your mom and dad know?

Not yet.

Is it? Ooh.

Yeah.

There's a familiar rapport between the two.

This detective was a former school drug counselor, someone Chris has known since he was a kid.

You got a lot to lose now, don't you, given this fact you're gonna be a dad?