Why Mom Worked to Free Man Convicted of Killing Her Daughter: Today on Inside Edition

By Inside Edition Staff

Updated: 1:03 PM PDT, July 31, 2019

Carol Dodge didn't believe Christoper Tapp was behind her daughter's murder, and her tenacity ended up getting him freed from prison after two decades.

A man wrongfully convicted of murder has been freed after decades behind bars. But what's more remarkable is who he considered his champion: The victim's mother.

Christopher Tapp was charged with and convicted of Angie Dodge's murder. But Carol Dodge, Angie's mother, always had her doubts. How she worked to free him.

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Carol Dodge didn't believe Christoper Tapp was behind her daughter's murder, and her tenacity ended up getting him freed from prison after two decades.

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Why Mom Worked to Free Man Convicted of Killing Her Daughter: Today on Inside Edition

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Carol Dodge didn't believe Christoper Tapp was behind her daughter's murder, and her tenacity ended up getting him freed from prison after two decades.

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