Police Use DNA To Create “Snapshot” Of Angie Dodge’s Killer

IDAHO FALLS, ID — The murder of Angie Dodge remains unsolved, despite the fact that a man served 20 years in prison for the crime.

Christopher Tapp spent 20 years behind bars for the brutal rape and murder of 18-year-old Dodge on June 13, 1996. Over the years, after looking at the circumstances surrounding the case, many experts came to believe that Tapp had made a false confession. And in fact, DNA evidence at the scene did not match Tapp, who was 20 at the time of Dodge’s murder.

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In March 2017, a judge exonerated and released Tapp after vacating his rape conviction and resentencing him to time served.

And now, in a quest to identify the real killer, police say that they are using DNA to create an image of what he looks like. Using technology that takes DNA and creates a picture of a suspect’s face, investigators plan to release two “snapshots” of Dodge’s killer this week.

Joelyn Hansen, Public Information Officer for Idaho Falls Police Department, revealed that the department does have DNA from a semen sample from the crime scene, but so far has not been able to find a match. Hansen explained that, using the DNA, experts can create a prediction of a person’s physical appearance. “DNA technology has improved phenomenally. We’re able to do a lot more. We’re able to do things that we were not able to do back … 21 years ago,” Hansen said.

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Police plan to release two computer generated “phenotypes”: One of the suspect 20 years ago, and another age-progressed photo of what the person may look like today. “We hope that it does generate some good possible leads into bringing us one step closer to bringing us justice for Angie Dodge,” Hansen said.

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