Wendy Budde (Angela's Sister)

Pritchard, a longtime Bellevue resident, was an established electrician in town.

Soon, Angela found her calling.

To be a kennel owner, to do something with animals.

I was thrilled for her.

It really seemed like everything was falling into place.

After dating for nearly two years, they moved into this Bellevue home and even got married here in March 2019.

The newlyweds were over the moon for about eight months.

When did things change?

I truly think that things started to change when he lost his job.

He got fired.

Fired and charged with first-degree theft, a felony, after he allegedly stole $36,000 worth of supplies from the electric company where he worked.

She was just beside herself.

What are we going to do now?

We need that income back.

Awaiting trial, Pritchard was out on bail and out of work, says Wendy.

He wasn't looking for work.

He was definitely drinking more.

As the months went on, it just was like, wow, he's really kind of changing.

Pritchard finally took some odd jobs and helped Angela at the kennels.

But in the summer of 2021, Wendy says Angela discovered her husband was using methamphetamine.