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The episode covers the case of Christopher Tapp, who was sentenced to life for a murder he did not commit, and the subsequent developments in the case after the real killer was identified.

Idaho resident Christopher Tapp is sentenced to life after falsely confessing to the murder of his friend Angie Dodge. When the real killer is caught over 20 years later, the case appears to finally be closed until a chilling twist begins a new chapter in the decades-long saga. Keith Morrison reports.

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