CHICOPEE, Mass. - Amanda Plasse was murdered nearly 10 years ago in Chicopee and her family is still fighting to have a law with her name on it passed.

"We just keep fighting," said Amanda's mother, Michelle Mathieson. "We keep fighting, we keep testifying every time we have to testify, we relive that all over again."

The law would prevent first responders from taking and sharing unauthorized photos of a crime scene, which is exactly what happened to Amanda. 

"This is not a law you think would need to be be set in place, but here we are," said Aimee Lee Plasse, Amanda's sister. "We need to actually tell people they cant do this and we need to make sure there is a consequence because those officers really didn't receive a consequence." 


What You Need To Know

  • Amanda Plasse was murdered almost 10 years ago in her Chicopee apartment
  • Officers who responded to the scene took unauthorized photos of Amanda's body and shared them
  • Amanda's family has been pushing for legislation to make it illegal for first responders to take and share photos of a crime scene
  • A hearing was held Tuesday morning for bill H.1917. 

On Tuesday morning, both Amanda's sister and mother, along with State Representative Joseph Wagner (D-8th Hampden), and others, testified in support of the House bill. The family has testified in previous years, but the bill has stalled, so they are hoping this year their voices are finally being heard.

"We've seen those images, so every time this comes up, we relive that over and over again," Mathieson said. "So hopefully this year they will do what is right and we will get that law passed."

After a similar incident around late NBA star Kobe Bryant, the State of California passed a similar law almost immediately. Amanda's family is hoping they can get justice for Amanda and prevent this from happening in Massachusetts again.

They also said each time they testify, it gets harder, so they are hoping this year will be the last time they have to do it.

"We just want to move on and we can't move on," Aimee Lee Plasse said. "It's been 10 years. We will never forget her, but we don't want to relive what happened."