On the morning of Oct. 8, 2022, the serene Mississippi River town of Bellevue, Iowa, population about 2,500, woke up to a calamity — news of an apparent homicide, the first in nearly a decade. Dozens of investigators from six different law enforcement agencies were combing the crime scene at the Mississippi Ridge Boarding Kennels with body cameras rolling. The woman who ran the kennels, Angela Prichard, 55, had been gunned down.Her sister, Wendy Budde, believed she knew who was responsible: Angela's husband, Chris Prichard.Wendy Budde (emotional): He knew how to get in the front door.Jonathan Vigliotti | "48 Hours" contributor: In that moment, did you know it was Chris?Wendy Budde: A hundred percent. One hundred percent, I knew it was him.
On the morning of Oct. 8, 2022, Angela Prichard was shot and killed at her workplace, the Mississippi Ridge Boarding Kennels in Bellevue, Iowa.
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Budde says Angela had been trying to leave him for months — and lived in fear he would kill her.
Ryan Kedley: This appeared to be an assailant that knew her very well. Ryan Kedley and Dustin Henningsen are special agents with Iowa's Department of Criminal Investigation. Bellevue's small police force, with just several officers, invited the state police to lead the investigation. While Angela's family was convinced Chris Prichard was the killer, the special agents had to connect all the dots.ANGELA PRICHARD NAMES HER KILLER IN HER FINAL MOMENTSDustin Henningsen: We had received a word that there was a 911 call in the morning.Jonathan Vigliotti: Tell me about that 911 call.
