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Introducing "The Snare"

June 20, 2026

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The Snare: A Mother's Twenty-Year Search for Justice

On a cold winter night in 1997, police in Idaho Falls brought a young man named Chris Tapp to the station to answer questions about a murder. He shifted in his chair, propping a baseball cap on his knee, confused about why detectives wanted to talk to him. "I'll try to do everything I can," he said. "But I really don't know that much." The detective didn't believe him. He warned Chris that if he was lying, "the shape of the hands are gonna try roll a little bit" and his "appearance is probably on the chopping block." Chris thought he was there to help. He volunteered to take a lie detector test. That decision would set him and others on a dark path they could never have predicted.

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  • 1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction** - ABC Audio presents "The Snare," a six-part true crime series hosted by Maggie Ruley about the 1996 murder of 18-year-old Angie Dodge in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
  • 2 (01:23) **Interrogation of Chris Tapp** - In 1997, police bring Chris Tapp in for questioning about Angie Dodge's murder, six months after the crime.
  • 3 (04:13) **Episode One: "Peace Keeper"** - Host Maggie Ruley introduces the first episode, setting the scene in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in the summer of 1996.
  • 4 (04:22) **Idaho Falls and Angie's World** - The episode paints a picture of Idaho Falls, a small, outdoorsy town, and Angie Dodge's life as a social 18-year-old.
  • 5 (08:02) **The Discovery of Angie's Body** - Angie fails to show up for work; her co-workers find her brutally murdered in her apartment.
  • 6 (14:53) **The Initial Investigation** - Police collect physical evidence, including DNA samples, from the crime scene, but the case quickly goes cold.
  • 7 (17:44) **Angie's Last Night and Her Mother's Regret** - Angie visits her mother, Carol, to make peace after a fight, hinting at a "stupid" thing she did.

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Show Notes

Today, we're sharing something a little different. This is the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "The Snare," hosted by Maggie Rulli.

Police in Idaho Falls bring in a young man named Chris Tapp to answer some questions. This will set him and others on a path they never would've predicted.

To hear the rest of the series, follow "The Snare" on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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