MURDERED: Chris Tapp

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Not Your Mom Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

After serving 20 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Chris Tapp was exonerated in the murder of Angie Dodge and began rebuilding his life, becoming an advocate for the wrongfully convicted. But in 2023, Chris was found unconscious at a party in Las Vegas and later died from his injuries.

In this follow-up to our original Angie Dodge episode, which we re-released today, we dive into Chris’s tragic final chapter, the bizarre and violent events leading up to his death, and the former pro wrestler-turned-congressional candidate now charged with his murder. The case is still unfolding, and the search for justice continues.

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0:00.0	Back in 2018, we covered the tragic murder of Angie Dodge and the wrongful conviction of a man named Chris Tap.
0:07.1	After that episode, Chris was fully exonerated after spending 20 years in prison, and the real Keller was found.
0:14.5	But in a heartbreaking twist, Chris was murdered just a few years later.
0:18.7	In today's episode, we'll dive into Chris Tapp's life,
0:21.3	his exoneration, and his tragic death, along with the identity of the real killer of Angie Dodge.
0:27.3	And if you'd like to hear the full story on Angie's case, we're also re-releasing that episode
0:31.8	today, right alongside this one. Think of it as a deeper dive into where we left off as we
0:36.9	uncover the layers of
0:38.1	this heartbreaking story.
0:42.7	Hey guys and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring
0:51.8	myself Mandy and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa.
0:54.6	I'm Mandy. How are you? I'm doing great. Perhaps not as good as you, miss salty toes and
1:01.8	sunkiss. Don't talk about my feet. I know, why did I go to feet immediately? Immediately, I'm
1:09.4	horrified. Yes, I got to go to the beach a few days with my kids. My husband wasn't able to go. It was...
1:15.3	Oh, I didn't know that part. I didn't realize you got to just go with the kids.
1:19.1	Yeah. I called it a nine out of ten. It was really fun, except when it came to like putting the tin up and stuff. And then I was like, you know, that would have been nice. But we had a really good time. The kids enjoyed it. And, yeah, it was very relaxing. And yeah, just what I needed. I love that. Yeah, I love that. And it's obviously the perfect time of year for that. I'm sure lots of our listeners are either taking summer vacations or maybe
1:44.7	getting ready to take a summer vacation. So, yeah, I envy everybody who's getting to take a summer
1:50.7	vacation. I don't know if we're going to take an actual vacation this year. Okay, girl.
1:56.5	I know. Maybe you're not taking a vacation. You've taken some trips. That's true. always call everything a trip even if it's like a full on, full on vacation. You're like it was six days. So it was just a trip. That's okay. I don't know. I just to me a vacation though. Like, I mean, I guess what I do is vacationing. I know. There's no difference.
2:19.7	No, I get it, though.
2:20.7	It's nice when it's like a planned thing that you get to do that's different and out of the ordinary or whatever.
2:27.5	This was very much my husband's aunt has a beach condo and the person canceled the night before and said, would you like to go?
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