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Guaranteed Human.

School of Humans.

Helen God Murder Line actively investigates cold case murders.

In an effort to raise public awareness, invite witnesses to come forward, and present evidence

that could potentially be further investigated by law enforcement.

While we value insights from family and community members, their statements should not be

considered evidence and point to the challenges of verifying facts inherent in cold cases.

We remind listeners that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing in the

podcast is intended to state or imply that anyone who has not been convicted of a crime is guilty of any

wrongdoing. Thanks for listening. On December 20, 1984, 12-year-old Janelle Matthews spent the evening singing her heart out at a Christmas choir concert in her hometown of Greeley, Colorado, a residential suburb about 50 miles away from Denver.

The concert was held at Intra West Bank of Denver, and Janelle, who was in the seventh grade,

was part of the Franklin Middle School choir.

Janelle was outspoken and opinionated.

Friends and families say that she loved performing.

After the concert, Janelle caught a ride home with her friend Deanna and Deanna's father.

They arrived back at Janelle's house, where she lived with her father, Jim, her mother

Gloria, and her 16-year-old sister, Jennifer, shortly after 8.15 p.m.

It was already dark outside, and Janelle had a routine.

The garage door had been left half open for her to walk into.

And then, once she got in, she would flick the light twice to let Deanna and her dad Russell

know that she'd gotten home safely.

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