Wendy Budde (Angela's Sister)

After four days of testimony, the case went to the jury.

We were outside the courthouse just kind of stretching and, you know, the jury's back.

This man was also waiting for the verdict and already preparing for another trial, a federal lawsuit against the Bellevue Police Department.

It failed Angela, he says, time and time again.

If police took action, would Angela be alive today?

Absolutely.

In February 2024, 16 months after Angela's death, her family's wait for a measure of justice was over.

That's got to be a good sign that they're back in less than an hour.

The jury found Chris Pritchard guilty of first-degree murder and robbery.

When they said it, it was just a big sigh of relief.

In March, Pritchard was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

It will never bring her back, but he's going to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

I also gave a victim impact statement and I said to him, I hope while you're behind bars, you always have to look over your shoulder and be scared for everything you do.

How she felt, I hope you just feel a tiny bit of that, the way you tortured her.

Civil rights attorney Dave O'Brien represents Angela Pritchard's family.

She would be alive today, he says, if the Bellevue Police Department had enforced a judge's order of protection.

You filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Bellevue and three officers.

Why?

Because they didn't do their job.

And it's that simple.