When a real estate developer is shot to death, his wife becomes the prime suspect. Police have a wealth of evidence against her, but it’s circumstantial. The case will turn on a .25 caliber bullet fired 20 years ago from the now-missing murder weapon.
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0:00.0 | Up next, a real estate developer lives in fear for his life. |
0:05.5 | Somebody wanted this guy, Dad. |
0:07.5 | I was scared for him. I was very scared for him. |
0:10.0 | On a spring afternoon, his worst fears come true. |
0:14.0 | I have a little kid. |
0:17.0 | A computer search exposes some dark secrets. |
0:21.0 | Someone was researching. |
0:22.0 | Death. |
0:23.0 | But it's a 20-year-old clue that helps. |
0:26.0 | On luck, the case. |
0:28.0 | Are you kidding? You found a bullet that had been fired in 1989? |
0:42.0 | In Western Colorado, a successful land developer, |
0:45.0 | Alan Helmick and his wife Miriam were going through difficult times. |
0:52.0 | Professionally, Alan's real estate ventures weren't what they once were. |
0:59.0 | On a personal level, someone had recently tried to take Alan's life. |
1:04.0 | While Alan is waiting for Miriam, he noticed a smoke coming out the back end of his car. |
1:13.0 | It was right in the middle of the parking lot in broad daylight. |
1:18.0 | Apparently, someone had placed a lit fuse in the gas tank. |
1:22.0 | Fortunately, Alan saw the smoke and got out in time. |
1:27.0 | For whatever reason, the conditions weren't right for an explosion. The car did not explode. |
1:33.0 | Unfortunately, the parking lot had no surveillance camera, so it was impossible to tell who had planted the device. |
1:41.0 | Do you know anyone that would have a problem with you? |
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