In Grand Junction, Colorado, real estate developer Alan Helmick is found shot in his home and his car later set on fire. Investigators focus on his wife, Miriam Helmick, after a hand-delivered threatening greeting card is traced to her by surveillance footage. Additional evidence, including incriminating online searches, forged checks, and a ballistic match to a decades-old bullet, points to motive and opportunity.
Prosecutors say Miriam stood to gain financially, and forensic work helped secure her conviction for first-degree murder and a lengthy prison sentence. The case shows how small pieces of physical and digital evidence can connect to form a compelling case.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Grand Junction, Colorado, real estate developer Alan Helmick is found shot in his home and his car later set on fire. Investigators focus on his wife, Miriam Helmick, after a hand-delivered threatening greeting card is traced to her by surveillance footage. Additional evidence, including incriminating online searches, forged checks, and a ballistic match to a decades-old bullet, points to motive and opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prosecutors say Miriam stood to gain financially, and forensic work helped secure her conviction for first-degree murder and a lengthy prison sentence. The case shows how small pieces of physical and digital evidence can connect to form a compelling case.&lt;/p&gt;
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In Grand Junction, Colorado, real estate developer Alan Helmick is found shot in his home and his car later set on fire. Investigators focus on his wife, Miriam Helmick, after a hand-delivered threatening greeting card is traced to her by surveillance footage. Additional evidence, including incriminating online searches, forged checks, and a ballistic match to a decades-old bullet, points to motive and opportunity.
Prosecutors say Miriam stood to gain financially, and forensic work helped secure her conviction for first-degree murder and a lengthy prison sentence. The case shows how small pieces of physical and digital evidence can connect to form a compelling case.


Wife, Wick, and a Greeting Card: The Alan Helmick Murder

Hosts banter through a day of errands in South Florida — from a frustrating post office experience about tracking versus delivery confirmation to returning purchases, grocery runs and the realities of arthritis. They share funny observations about people at the gym, braces progress, holiday plans and kitchen finds.
The episode also dives into outdoor life: a booming victory garden, surf fishing adventures catching palomitas, jacks and a bonefish while waiting for pompano, mole crabs for bait, and even baby manta rays in the surf, all wrapped up with seasonal well-wishes.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hosts banter through a day of errands in South Florida — from a frustrating post office experience about tracking versus delivery confirmation to returning purchases, grocery runs and the realities of arthritis. They share funny observations about people at the gym, braces progress, holiday plans and kitchen finds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The episode also dives into outdoor life: a booming victory garden, surf fishing adventures catching palomitas, jacks and a bonefish while waiting for pompano, mole crabs for bait, and even baby manta rays in the surf, all wrapped up with seasonal well-wishes.&lt;/p&gt;
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Hosts banter through a day of errands in South Florida — from a frustrating post office experience about tracking versus delivery confirmation to returning purchases, grocery runs and the realities of arthritis. They share funny observations about people at the gym, braces progress, holiday plans and kitchen finds.
The episode also dives into outdoor life: a booming victory garden, surf fishing adventures catching palomitas, jacks and a bonefish while waiting for pompano, mole crabs for bait, and even baby manta rays in the surf, all wrapped up with seasonal well-wishes.


Post Office Fiasco, Pompano Hopes & Florida Characters

Typically the name Chandler brings to mind that loveable character from Friends, but in Tampa it's synonymous with pure evil.

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Typically the name Chandler brings to mind that loveable character from Friends, but in Tampa it's synonymous with pure evil.


What is it with Florida and sadistic murderers? Oba Chandler.

Fred and Stacey have consciously uncoupled (thanks Gwyneth) and are living together amicably while they sort out their finances. But an encounter with an online love interest ends in the death of three people! Real 911 audio...

<description>&lt;p&gt;Fred and Stacey have consciously uncoupled (thanks Gwyneth) and are living together amicably while they sort out their finances. But an encounter with an online love interest ends in the death of three people! Real 911 audio...&lt;/p&gt;
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Fred and Stacey have consciously uncoupled (thanks Gwyneth) and are living together amicably while they sort out their finances. But an encounter with an online love interest ends in the death of three people! Real 911 audio...
 


You Can‘t Win! Finally a married couple who just want to get an amicable divorce and they still end up dead!

We finally removed the massive banyan tree, opening the backyard to sunlight and sending the iguanas packing. The episode covers backyard cleanup, pool chemistry wins, and plans for a winter garden with tomatoes and herbs.
Also: the dog’s mysterious sneezing and vet trip, a near-miss with iguanas on a walk, a fishing trip at the beach as 'season' begins, and a funny struggle to get the podcast recording setup working again.

<description>&lt;p&gt;We finally removed the massive banyan tree, opening the backyard to sunlight and sending the iguanas packing. The episode covers backyard cleanup, pool chemistry wins, and plans for a winter garden with tomatoes and herbs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also: the dog’s mysterious sneezing and vet trip, a near-miss with iguanas on a walk, a fishing trip at the beach as 'season' begins, and a funny struggle to get the podcast recording setup working again.&lt;/p&gt;
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We finally removed the massive banyan tree, opening the backyard to sunlight and sending the iguanas packing. The episode covers backyard cleanup, pool chemistry wins, and plans for a winter garden with tomatoes and herbs.
Also: the dog’s mysterious sneezing and vet trip, a near-miss with iguanas on a walk, a fishing trip at the beach as 'season' begins, and a funny struggle to get the podcast recording setup working again.


Backyard Overhaul: Banyan Gone, Iguanas Out!

Jack and Kevin review true crime and Bigfoot documentaries as well as pop culture. If you’re spending time all alone in the car, doing housework, or at the gym, we’ll keep you company!

Good Company in the Car: The Bigfoot and Murder and Everything Else Podcast

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