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Christopher Tapp hugs his mother Vera Tapp, left, and Carol Dodge, the mother of murder victim Angie Dodge, after being freed during his post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and re-sentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)

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Christopher Tapp celebrates after his post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and resentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)

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Christopher Tapp, right, and public defender John Thomas smile during Tapp's post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and re-sentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)

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Christopher Tapp, right, and Jeremy Sargis embrace during Tapp's post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and resentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)

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Christopher Tapp smiles during his post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and re-sentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)