IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to the 1996 rape and murder of Angie Dodge, a crime for which another man was wrongfully convicted nearly
Brian Dripps, 55, on Tuesday admitted killing 18-year-old Angie Dodge
He said he did not intend to kill her or remember doing it but confessed he was high on cocaine and alcohol at the time and admitted to sexually assaulting her
Dripps was finally convicted thanks to genetic genealogy - but only after another man, Christopher Tapp, had served 20 of his 30-year sentence for the killing
Tapp said he wrongly confessed to the crime in 1997 after Idaho Falls Police Department officers repeatedly questioned him over 20 hours
Dripps faces 20 years to life in prison; he will be sentenced on April 27
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A man from Idaho has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of a teenage neighbour, after an innocent suspect spent 20 years in prison for the crimes.
During an appearance in a Bonneville County Courtroom on Tuesday, Brian Dripps, 55, admitted to raping and killing 18-year-old Angie Dodge inside her apartment in 1996.
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In exchange for his plea, prosecutors will recommend that Mr Dripps serves life in prison, but be granted parole in 20 years, according to CBS News.
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