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How Carol Dodge came to support Chris Tapp

December 15, 2017 / 01:41

This episode features Carol Dodge discussing her daughter Angie Dodge's murder and the case against Christopher Tapp. Key topics include the lack of physical evidence and the role of science in the judicial process.

Carol Dodge reflects on the 1997 arrest of Christopher Tapp for her daughter's murder, expressing her initial belief in his guilt based on police assertions. However, she later questions this belief due to the absence of physical evidence linking Tapp to the crime.

She shares her internal conflict about trusting scientific evidence versus the judicial system, revealing her feelings of sympathy for Tapp and his mother, who lost their son to the judicial system.

Carol's perspective is unique as she expresses compassion for Tapp, emphasizing the tragedy of both families involved in this case.

TLDR

Carol Dodge discusses her daughter's murder and questions the evidence against Christopher Tapp, expressing sympathy for both him and his mother.

Episode

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my name is Carol dodge and I am the mother of Angie dodge who is a victim of a horrific crime and it was February 3rd
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and of 97 they announced the Christopher tab had been arrested for the murder of
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Angie dodge and the auto Falls Police Department for 13 years had me totally convinced that Chris tap participated in
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the murder of Angie it wasn't until I started studying science that I said it's impossible how could Chris admit in
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doing what he said he did and there be no physical evidence and where is Chris's DNA and what do you think I just
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go just just explain it to me and nobody can explain it to me still to this state
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should I believe science should I believe man and then they're telling me that you're putting too much emphasis
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into science do you think so how could science be that wrong how do you feel about Chris tap today I feel sorry for
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Chris tap Chris's mother lost her only child she lost hers to the judicial system she's never gonna get her baby
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back even if he did get out Chris is not gonna be the way he was it's so sad I hope that the him and his mother can go
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and start a new life over again it's not often you hear the mother of a victim say that about the only man serving time
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for her daughter's murder

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Episode Highlights

  • Carol Dodge's Journey
    Carol Dodge questions the justice system after her daughter's murder.
    “How could science be that wrong?”
    @ 01m 07s
    December 15, 2017
  • Empathy for Chris Tap
    Carol expresses sympathy for Chris Tap and his mother despite her loss.
    “I feel sorry for Chris Tap.”
    @ 01m 09s
    December 15, 2017

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Mother's Pain00:02
  • Questioning Justice00:06
  • Empathy01:12
  • Uncommon Perspective01:33