What is going on to crime fans? I'm your host Heath. And I'm your other host, Daphne.

And you're listening to Going West. Good to be back in our studio, Sans the Echo and

Stuffy Voices for last week. Yeah, thank God. Actually, Heath realized after recording that he was sick with a nasty cold and then I got it.

So it's been quite the week of sickness. Stay safe, everyone. Be well. Today we're headed to Idaho to discuss the tragic death of a young woman and the

complex search for justice that followed. I mean, really guys, this case is freaking bananas. The circles the investigators went and truly boggled my brain.

So I'm really excited to talk about it. I just wanted to remind all of you lovely listeners that we do have merch available. If you head over to our website, goingwestpod.com, click the shop tab.

So make sure you pick some up and rep some going west. Alright guys, this is episode 129 of Going West. So let's get into it.

In 1996, an 18 year old woman had finally moved into her first apartment in Idaho Falls, Idaho, when something tragic happened inside.

After she failed to show up for work the following morning, her coworkers went to her home and discovered that she had been murdered. The 23 year investigation that unfolded would be a complex and grueling fight for justice, full of false suspects, and intense DNA search that crossed the country and a web of deceit.

This is the story of Angie Dodge.

Angie Ray Dodge was born on December 21, 1977 to parents Carol and Jack Dodge in Vancouver, Washington.

While her father Jack was serving in the Navy, he and Carol got married in Vegas on December 31, 1970. And after they were married, they had three sons, Brett, Todd, and Roger. And then finally, Angie came along as their only daughter.

Family of six didn't remain in Vancouver, Washington for long though and actually moved down to San Diego, California when Angie was in preschool. And this is because Jack was still serving in the Navy, which he did for 21 years. So the family moved a pretty decent amount.

But after retiring, Jack wanted to bring his family to Idaho Falls where he was born and raised. And there he began working as a security guard for INEL, which from my research appears to be the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.

Idaho seemed like a great place to live for the family because they were super outdoorsy. Jack loved taking the boys fishing and Angie herself absolutely loved being out in nature.

One of her favorite activities was camping and the Idaho Falls area has lots to offer in that department. And anytime she could find a camping spot that was near water, she was the first one in to start a water fight with her cousins and siblings and friends.

That's who Angie was. She was just a silly, vivacious young gal who loved to give hugs and make people smile.

During Angie's teen years, she had an old mobile that she and her friends named the boat because it was so massive and I actually had a friend that had an old mobile in high school, they are massive.

They really are. Yeah. So Angie and her friends would usually go everywhere in that thing. Angie typically driving with one hand on the steering wheel and one foot out the window. So she was very social and had a ton of friends while also remaining close with her parents and her siblings.

Angie was also very intelligent and while she was attending Idaho Falls high school, she even tutored younger kids both in reading and in math. So it's no surprise that she graduated with honors in 1995 and then she headed off to Idaho State University in Pocahtello, which is just around a 45 minute drive from her parents home so really not far to work towards becoming an entrepreneur and start her own business.

Angie had this incredible enthusiasm for life and she was known to be very positive and probably thanks to her birthday being near Christmas time.

She loved holidays, Christmas parties and spending time with her family and friends. And for those Christmas parties, she loved making these special holiday necklaces out of bells and ribbons to give to the guests.

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