Wendy Budde (Angela's Sister)

At the December hearing, defense attorneys insisted the new information presented by O'Brien was improper, should be stricken, and not considered by the court.

Our ideal outcome would be just complete reversal of the judge's decision.

In January 2025, Judge Williams refused to reverse his dismissal.

Bellevue Police Chief Dennis Schroeder issued this statement to a local newspaper, which read in part, We are pleased with the decision.

We continue to strengthen our services and response efforts to prevent domestic violence and provide support to those in need.

I've heard people say that no contact orders aren't worth the paper they're written on.

And in this case, that was true.

But I firmly believe that they are worth something, but they have to be enforced.

I still to this day have a lot of, I guess it's guilt, because I think in my mind, what if I would've went with her that day?

Maybe I could've saved her.

But part of me was so proud of her for being as strong as she was in that time.

She named her killer.

And she helped him bring him to justice.

Chris Pritchard's life sentence also helped bring her family some comfort and the courage to move forward.

They believe Angela would want them to make this public plea.

Maybe other police departments that maybe are a little lenient on stuff won't be so lenient.

next time.