PIERCE COUNTY -- A once-trusted pet sitter is going to prison for betraying that trust and stealing from her clients. Becky Doyle robbed folks of their goods and their sense of security.

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Katherine Stolz sentence Doyle to 13 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to several counts of theft. Her attorney says that's more than some killers get.

Doyle didn't murder anyone. She just robbed scores of folks of their trust. She was thought of as a friend, a confidant, someone you could trust with your home and your precious pets.

But Doyle now stands before a judge with 40 victims feeling the ultimate betrayal.

"What I'm saying is I have more respect for a bank robber than I do for someone who would steal from you who you trust," said Larry Morris, a victim.

Up until recently, these folks didn't know each other. But they had the common thread of deep love for their pets and a willingness to pay Doyle to care for those pets in their homes while they were away on travel.

"She took advantage of the most noble instincts of people who care for their animals and what to do the best for them," said victim Kathleen Knorr.

Detectives say Doyle used the guise of her company Pawsitively Pet Sitting to gain easy access to cash, jewelry, guns and priceless mementoes.

"The thoroughness in the way she went through my house- nothing was untouched, nothing was unopened, nothing was unsearched," said Carol Munsey, a victim.

Doyle wasn't accused of animal cruelty, but her clients wonder if their pets suffered from neglect.

"I'd like to apologize to my clients, the victims for both my actions and my inactions," Doyle told the judge.

She says other co-workers may have been to blame, but she never named any.

"I wish I would have stopped the crimes from occurring if I knew what was going on," Doyle said. "Their property, their respect, their trust has been lost."

"I can't believe the evil that I feel like I've been touched by," said victim Janis Larsen. "And all I can say is I will pray for Becky because she's going to need prayers because she is an evil person."

Doyle has been ordered to pay back her victims, but they say most of the items were heirlooms that can never be replaced.