a teenager, home alone in the night of terror. i would just stare out the window and try and figure out how scared she must of been. on her body, like a signature, a handprint in blood. it was a crime of passion. there s a lot of anger involved in this. but how long? because that handprint doesn t belong to the man police put in prison. the anger just surged through me. now, a mother turns detective. her words to me were, i just want to know what happened to my daughter. join in as she hunts for the killer and searches for the truth. i wanted to put my fist through the tv. it still brings the hair up the back of my neck. hello, and welcome to dateline. a confession can wake up murder investigation wide open. soon after 19 angie was found stabbed, a local named christopher tapp admitted he was one of her killers. police reported every grisly detail that convinced that they had cracked the case. but years later, there was someone else who thought those t
a teenager, home alone in a night of terror. i would stare out the window and try to figure out how scared she must have been. on her body, like a signature, a handprint in blood. it was a crime of passion. there s a lot of anger involved in this. but how long? because that handprint doesn t belong to the man police put in prison. the anger just surged through me. now, a mother turns detective. her words to me were, i just want to know what happened to my daughter. join in as she hunts for the killer and searches for the truth. i wanted to put my fist through the tv. it still brings the hair up the back of my neck. hello, and welcome to dateline. a confession can wake up murder investigation wide open. soon after 19 angie was found stabbed, a local named christopher tapp admitted he was one of her killers. police reported every grisly detail that convinced that they had cracked the case. but years later, there was someone else who thought those tapes m
carefully kept by his mom, vera, started smoking marijuana at 13. then at 16, turned to meth. chris dropped out of high school. got and stayed high, every minute he could, he says. hanging out down by the river in idaho falls with all those kids his mother warned him about. and that he said, is how his name came up after the murder of angie dodge. when police were scouring the city for suspects who might match that the any left behind after the murder. so, to, he was asked to submit the any. did you think anything of that? no. i had no rhyme, no reason to be scared. and then? not a word. for months. until, you ll recall, january of 1997, when was tapp brought in for questioning after his friend ben hobbs was arrested for a nevada sexual attack. which police said, with similar to the murder of angie dodge.
they wanted to. here just took pieces. wait a minute. but why would you say you cut her? because during that time, mr. fuhriman, he said, hypothetically even if you did cut her, is still won t matter. will be able to get you another deal. we ll be able to help you. you just need to help us. indeed. here it is. on tape. with then detective jared fuhriman, in charge of the interview. hypothetically, if chris tapp was holding on to as she s being cut. or chris tapp took part in the knife in any way, shape or form in cutting her.
chris tapp was never threatened, restraint, handcuffed, said the judge. and thus, was not in custody. appeal, denied. the court is lying, but the truth will set me through free someday. and you re convinced of that? as the years go on, yeah. there were more motions. more hearings. but always the same result. and then, two decades after his conviction in march, 2017, a stunning twist. prosecutors offered chris tapp a plea deal. downgrading his conviction to second degree murder and vacating his rape conviction. chris had a decision to make. this was not an exoneration. he d still be a killer in the eyes of the law. but he d be out of prison. he accepted and was re-sentenced to time served. no probation or parole. after 20 years behind bars, he left the hearing a free man. how are you feeling?