Miriam Helmick, Delta Woman, May Have Been Inspired By "No Country For For Old Men" In Alleged Murder Attempt

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel quoted the Mesa County Sheriff's office Monday in reporting that a recent attempted murder in Delta may have been inspired by the 2007 Movie "No Country For Old Men."

Mesa County Sheriff's investigators learned that the movie "No Country For Old Men" was rented at the former Helmick home in Whitewater on April 26, 2008, Assistant District Attorney Rich Tuttle said during testimony Monday.

The movie, rented via Dish Network, includes a scene in which actor Javier Bardem's character places an article of clothing in the gas tank of a car, lights it and walks away into a pharmacy before the car explodes.

Four days after the movie rental, prosecutors allege Miriam Helmick set fire to her husband's car, which had a rope-type wick placed in the gas tank and was set afire outside a Delta business.

See Our Compilation Of Colorado's Creepiest Crimes Below:

• • • • • • • • • • Former Lafayette resident Scott Lee Kimball has been charged by Boulder authorities in the deaths of four victims. While Kimball plead guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, some confusion surrounds the other two. The remains of one victim, Jennifer Marcum, remain missing. Kimball also blames the FBI for "driving [him] into the extremely dangerous underworld in which [he and his] murdered victims" resided.

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You really don't have to be a genius or have inspiration from Hollywood to know that gas is flammable.