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What’s next for Chris Tapp? And Brian Dripps? Bonneville County Prosector answers those questions
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12:11Now PlayingIDAHO FALLS — Now that Brian Dripps Sr. has been arrested for the rape and murder of Angie Dodge, questions remain about what’s next in the case and what happens with Christopher Tapp.
Dodge, 18, was brutally killed in her Idaho Falls apartment in 1996. Tapp was arrested for her murder and spent 20 years in prison. He was released in 2017 following the intervention of the Idaho Innocence Project. His DNA was not at the scene and Dripps told investigators he acted alone in the crime.
Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Clark sat down with EastIdahoNews.com reporter Nate Eaton to discuss the case. Here is a lightly edited transcript of the interview.
NATE EATON, EASTIDAHONEWS.COM: What happens from here?
DANIEL CLARK, BONNEVILLE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: Dripps had his initial appearance Monday. He was advised of the charges, his rights, and they’ll begin scheduling the upcoming hearings. The next process will be a preliminary hearing. On a case like this, that usually takes a couple months.
EATON: Explain what a preliminary hearing is.
CLARK: When someone is charged by a complaint, he has a right to challenge the evidence. This is where the state must show there is probable cause that he committed the crime. It’s kind of like a mini-trial.
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