Chris Pritchard

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Christopher "Chris" Pritchard is an American man known for masterminding the attempted murder of his mother and the murder of his stepfather Leith Von Stein in 1988 in Washington, North Carolina. Enlisting the help of friends James Bartlett Upchurch III and Neal Henderson, Pritchard spearheaded the murder of Von Stein in hopes of winning a US$2 million inheritance.

The sensational case and trial are the subject of the 1992 TV movie Cruel Doubt. Pritchard is currently serving a life sentence in North Carolina for this crime.

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Pritchard's entry in North Carolina's inmate database

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