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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and killed in her Idaho home a quarter-century ago and an innocent man wrongly served 20 years in prison for the crime. On Tuesday, the man authorities have said is the real killer was sentenced to life in prison. Brian Leigh Dripps Sr., 55, must serve at least 20 years in prison before he will be eligible for parole, 7th District Judge Joel Tingey said. Dripps defense attorneys say his medical problems — including a history of hea...

Angie Dodge was killed in 1996 in Idaho Falls. Her real murderer has now been sentenced Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman Jun. 8—Almost 25 years to the day after Angie Dodges rape and murder in Idaho Falls, her killer knows his fate. Brian Dripps, a 55-year-old former Caldwell resident, was sentenced Tuesday to up to life in prison for the crimes. He must serve at least 20 years before he is eligible for parole. Dodge was 18 when she was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death...

The man accused of raping and killing an 18-year-old from Idaho more than 20 years ago will likely spend the rest of his life in jail, given his failing health.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Nearly a quarter of a century after the grisly rape and murder of her daughter Angie, Carol Dodges tireless pursuit of justice led to the overturning of a wrongful conviction that had held for two decades -- and helped authorities put the true murderer behind bars. "I cant even express how hard this journey has been and the hundreds of people affected by one persons choice to take my daughters life," Dodge said during a police press conference in 2017. Carol Dodge investig...

Updated at Share This EastIdahoNews.com file photo IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man is expected to plead guilty in the 2019 murder case of his girlfriend. Philip Michael Schwab, 35, appeared via Zoom from the Bonneville County Jail for a status conference Tuesday morning before District Judge Bruce Pickett. At the hearing, attorneys and Pickett scheduled a change of plea hearing for March 30. “We have had a chance to meet (with prosecutors) and I think things have really started to prog...

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 ...

Idaho man pleads guilty to rape and murder after innocent suspect spent 20 years behind bars James Crump Two-year-old kills mother with pistol in Walmart 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. Two-year-o...

IDAHO FALLS — The man accused of raping and killing Angie Dodge is expecting to plead guilty during a court appearance Tuesday morning. Brian Dripps, 55, is scheduled for a status conference at the Bonneville County Courthouse beginning at 9:30 a.m. He is charged with felony first-degree murder and rape. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, seating […]

Idaho Falls wants Tapp lawsuit thrown out Updated at Share This Christopher Tapp breaks down after a judge exonerated him in 2019. | Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — The city of Idaho Falls and others sued by Christopher Tapp are asking for a lawsuit against them to be thrown out. In a motion to dismiss or strike filed last week in federal court, the city and other defendants claim Tapp’s allegations of “coerced” confessions can’t be litigated because of previous ruli...