MAYSVILLE— A 54-year-old former house painter whose murder conviction in the 1993 killing of his mother was overturned last month walked out of a northwest Missouri courthouse Monday free on bond pending the state's appeal of the reversal.
Helmig freed on bond after murder conviction tossed
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 | 9:00 a.m. CST;
updated 9:08 a.m. CST, Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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