Iowa mom calls 911, names killer in final moments of her life | Forensic Files

this week's 48 Hours investigates the murder of an Iowa mother in 2022 Angela Pritchard was shot and killed by her
husband Chris before her death Angela repeatedly called police claiming he stalked harassed and threatened her her
family says her death could have been prevented Jonathan votti gives us an early look at his 48 Hours
report this woman was the key witness to a murder 911 where's your emergency her
own murder on the morning of October 8 2022 Angela Pritchard was shot and killed where she worked at a dog kennel
in bellw Iowa in the final moments of her life she called 911 911 can you please get out of here and
named her killer Chris Pritchard her estrange husband fled the scene he was captured
about 16 hours later Angela had lived in fear of Chris Richard for months says her sister Wendy buddy I remember saying
something like I knew something like this was going to happen I knew it was I knew it was you have no idea what I go
through every single day with him no idea Wendy says Angela documented her husband's escalating rage on brightly
colored sticky notes her diary of domestic abuse he's been stalking me and watching me very scared of him I think
Chris is capable of anything this is your worst nightmare yeah yeah everything you've been trying to prevent
come true everything I've been trying so hard to protect her and to keep her safe
again and again Chris Pritchard violated a no contact order say Angela's Sons CJ
Hancock and Josh close sitting outside of her house following her texting her stalking her and again and again they
say the local Belleview police failed to arrest him they said that they tell him
to knock it off or have a talk with him nothing nothing was done and she was terrified he got her he got to
her what do you do when nobody's willing to help you wow well Jonathan VC leotti joins us
now uh Jonathan good morning so let me ask you what happened to Chris Pritchard in the
end yeah Vlad there was a trial the jury deliberated for just about an hour ultimately they found Chris Pritcher
guilty of murder he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Angela's family says justice
was served but they argue that if the Belleview Police Department took action sooner Angela would still be alive today
I was struck by what the sister were you going to say what the sister said what do you do when nobody is willing to help
you why wasn't he arrested after violating those orders and Gail's a great question and that question is
really at the heart of this story Chris Pritchard allegedly violated that no contact order at least 12 times without
a single arrest Angela's family maintains that Chris Pritchard had friendships with those three responding
police officers and those officers showed favoritism when responding to those many 911 calls all right Jonathan
Vic leotti for us this morning thank you Jonathan you can watch Jonathan's report
could Angela Pritchard have been saved on 48 hours tomorrow night at 109 Central here on CBS and streaming on
Paramount Plus

Angela Prichard was shot and killed by her estranged husband in October 2022. Her sister, Wendy Budde, tells "48 Hours" correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti that Prichard lived in fear for months before she was slain.

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Brief Summary

Angela Pritchard was murdered by her husband after police ignored her pleas for help.

Key points

The Murder of Angela Pritchard. Angela Pritchard was shot and killed by her husband Chris, despite her calls for help.
Failure of the Police. Angela's family argues that police inaction contributed to her death.
Chris Pritchard's Trial. Chris Pritchard was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

This is your worst nightmare.

Angela's fear of her husband is palpable.

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