Chris Tapp case update: The Bastards of Bonneville County Have Won

by | Mar 21, 2017

Chris Tapp case update: The Bastards of Bonneville County Have Won

by | Mar 21, 2017

Update re:

The Last Full Measure of Malice:
Bonneville County Seeks Plea Deal with Christopher Tapp

“A deal has been reached in the Christopher Tapp case,” reports today’s Idaho Falls Post-Register. Appellate attorney John Thomas, who will discuss the details of the arrangement today with prosecutor Danny Clark and Judge Alan Stephens in anticipation of a hearing tomorrow, says that Tapp will not admit guilt as part of the deal — which means, most likely, that the innocent man will take an Alford plea. This would mean immediate release from prison — but not from the underlying conviction. It would also protect Fuhriman and his accomplices in the kidnapping, torture, and theft of twenty years from Tapp.

The rape conviction will be vacated; the murder charge will remain, and Tapp will still be required to pay “restitution” for a crime he didn’t commit. This means that rather than being compensated by Bonneville County for the theft of his life, Tapp — a convicted felon with dismal employment prospects — will probably spend the rest of his life as an indentured servant, subject to wage garnishment and incarceration if he can’t make the extortion payments required of him.”Chris spent 20 years of his life convicted on a lie, and now he’s being released to live the rest of his life as a lie because people who have power can justify this,” observes Angie’s long-suffering mother, Carol Dodge. “They could care less what happens to Chris. All they cared about was having no liability.”

There must be, and will be, accountability for the crimes committed by Fuhriman and his comrades.

Read the full series of articles on this case by Will Grigg

Will Grigg

Will Grigg (1963–2017), the former Managing Editor of The Libertarian Institute, was an independent, award-winning investigative journalist and author. He authored six books, most recently his posthumous work, No Quarter: The Ravings of William Norman Grigg.

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