True Crime Vault: A Killing on the Cape
6/30/20261 hr 24 min
The murder of Christa Worthington rocked Cape Cod, with the entire town under suspicion. 20/20 explores if the right man is behind bars. (OAD 11/24/17)
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[gentle music] Three decades ago, a young woman named Angie Dodge is found brutally murdered in Idaho Falls. Police put a man behind bars, but as the years pass, doubts emerge about whether the real killer was ever caught. That's when Angie's own mother embarks on a decades-long mission to uncover the truth. Listen to The Snare, a new series from ABC Audio. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app, and ad-free on Amazon Music. [door creaking] Welcome back to the 2020 True Crime Vault.
Speaker 20:34
[suspenseful music] Here on Cape Cod, the summer is wonderful. This is a place where people leave their doors open.
Speaker 30:43
911, this line's recorded. What is your emergency?
Speaker 40:46
It's Christa Worthington.
Speaker 50:47
2002, Worthington homicide scene.
Speaker 60:51
There hadn't been a murder in Truro for 30 years.
Speaker 70:54
These things don't happen on Cape Cod.
Speaker 80:56
Everyone is thinking, "Oh, my goodness, we have a murderer amongst us."
Speaker 61:02
Jealousy, anger, secrets, sex, and money. That was all in this story.
Speaker 81:09
How does a glamorous fashion writer end up in Cape Cod dead in a bungalow?
Speaker 91:14
Well, there were all kinds of rumors as to who did it.
Speaker 21:16
Who did the police question? Everybody.
Speaker 71:19
I couldn't imagine who could have killed her.
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