Angela Prichard, 55, was killed the morning of October 8, 2022, at Mississippi Ridge Boarding Kennels along U.S. Highway 52 near Bellevue, Iowa. She arrived shortly after 7:30 a.m.; within minutes she encountered her estranged husband, Christopher Eugene Prichard. At about 7:39 a.m. Angela called 911 pleading with someone to leave, then shouted Chris immediately before a gunshot is heard on the call. Deputies found her face down in an employee washroom with a close-range, single-shot 20-gauge shotgun wound to the center of her chest; she died almost immediately.

Investigators determined the shotgun required deliberate actions to fire. He later admitted to shooting Angela when found at a friend’s home and was arrested. Court filings note Angela had moved out weeks earlier, obtained a temporary no-contact order, and kept handwritten notes saying she feared him.

A jury convicted Christopher Prichard of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in February 2024. The Court of Appeals affirmed those convictions on May 7, 2025. Does anyone have information about Angela’s life or the kennel that could shed light on what happened that morning?