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Sneak peek: The DNA of a Killer

April 13, 2017 / 03:31

This episode covers the murder case of Angie Dodge, featuring filmmaker Michael Usery, who was a suspect in the investigation. Key topics include the brutal nature of the crime, the use of DNA evidence, and Usery's experience during police interrogation.

Usery recounts living in New Orleans and working in the film industry before becoming embroiled in the murder case. He discusses the shocking discovery that he was a suspect in the murder of 19-year-old Angie Dodge, who was brutally killed in Idaho Falls.

The investigation revealed significant DNA evidence that remained unmatched for nearly two decades. In 2014, police utilized a public DNA database, leading them to Usery, who had a background in creating murder mystery films.

Usery describes his experience being interrogated by Louisiana State Police, expressing the disbelief of being accused of such a serious crime. He emphasizes his desire to find the true killer of Angie Dodge.

The episode highlights the complexities of the case and the emotional impact on the victim's family, particularly her father, who shares his grief over losing his daughter.

TLDR

Filmmaker Michael Usery discusses being a suspect in the brutal murder of Angie Dodge and the DNA evidence that linked him to the case.

Episode

3:31
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[Music] the ability to kill is obviously somewhere in all of us because it happens every day across the
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country 2 and a half years ago uh my wife and I we were living in New Orleans having a good time living there in the
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Big Easy and I was working in the movie business I've produced and had directed a few short
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films murder ailia it was then I knew it was a girl and she was young got me the reputation of being a
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person who is really into murder and things like that and I shoved her body over in the
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shower I just kept stabbing her my name is Michael Usery uh I'm a filmmaker and was a suspect in the Angie Dodge
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case 19-year-old Andy Dodge was murdered last week the latest violent crime in Idaho
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Falls at least one of the weapons used in it was a knife as the officers arrived at the crime scene and found
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Angie Dodge laying on the ground and it was obvious that there was a very brutal
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murder that had happened a lot of blood it's sad to see an 18-year-old girl and see her life taken at the hands of
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somebody else in this fashion Henry was my only daughter and she's my baby I'll never stop missing her during
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the investigation when we collected all the evidence we came across a significant amount of DNA that we
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believe is from the killer would you say that this crime scene provided really good evidence
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excellent evidence you had a a neat Seaman sample for nearly two decades police could not find a match to the Killer's
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DNA so in 2014 they went way outside the box and searched a public DNA database owned by
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ancestry.com it led us to this Michael lre Jr who just happened to be a filmmaker films of homicide um kind of a
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murder mystery filmmaker then he cuts off her head it was pretty creepy we had uh
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Louisiana State Police call him he had agreed to come down to the State offices there in New
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Orleans the majority of the time that I was in the interrogation room I just didn't know what they were talking
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about they finally had to look at me and go no we think that you Michael Usery you know we think that you're involved
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in this murder case my whole purpose is to find uh who killed Angie Dodge nobody ever thinks that they're
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going to get picked up by the police and taken into an interrogation room and questioned about a
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murder uh when it happens to you it it's definitely a game [Music] changer

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    Most heartbreaking
  • 75
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Episode Highlights

  • The Murder of Angie Dodge
    19-year-old Angie Dodge was brutally murdered, shocking the community of Idaho Falls.
    “It’s sad to see an 18-year-old girl’s life taken.”
    @ 01m 20s
    April 13, 2017
  • Michael Usery's Interrogation
    Filmmaker Michael Usery finds himself a suspect in the murder of Angie Dodge.
    “Nobody ever thinks they’ll be questioned about a murder.”
    @ 03m 14s
    April 13, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • It’s sad to see an 18-year-old girl’s life taken.
    Sneak peek: The DNA of a Killer
  • Nobody ever thinks they’ll be questioned about a murder.
    Sneak peek: The DNA of a Killer

Key Moments

  • Grief01:37
  • Murder Mystery02:32
  • Interrogation03:14

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