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Officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls have agreed to pay $11.7 million to a man who spent about two decades in prison after being wrongfully

Tapp was convicted of rape and murder following the 1996 death of Angie Dodge. He was released in 2017, and DNA evidence cleared him in 2019.

The Idaho Falls City Council voted to accept the settlement agreement with Christopher Tapp, who spent about two decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls have...

Idaho officials pay $2.6M for wrongful convictions of 2 men Keith Ridler, Associated Press Updated at Share This BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Tuesday approved payments of $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. Republican Gov. Brad Little and three other statewide-elected members of the Idaho Board of Examiners approved the payments to Charles Fain and Christopher Tapp. Republican Sen. Doug Ricks, who spe...

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 (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