The Thing About Helen & Olga - Ep. 6: The Bottom Line
The podcast episode details the chilling true crime story of Helen Golay and Olga Rudder-Schmidt, two elderly women from Los Angeles dubbed the 'Black Widows' by the media. The story centers on their elaborate scheme to profit from the lives — and ultimately the deaths — of homeless me
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