The victim was 51-year-old Cindy Pritchard, found in the front room with a single gunshot wound to the head. An autopsy showed the muzzle had been pressed against her skin when the weapon was fired, a contact wound.

Colin told detectives the two had divorced previously because of Cindy’s alcoholism and that they had been living together again for a short time. At trial he said the shooting was accidental, occurring during a struggle as he tried to wrest the gun away from an intoxicated Cindy. The 911 call, in which he admitted picking up the gun and shooting her because she was a mean drunk, was shown to the jury.

In June 2016 a jury convicted Colin Edward Pritchard of intentional second-degree murder and he was sentenced to 165 months in prison. Cindy was a mother of seven; her children testified she was not a violent person. If anyone knew Cindy or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.