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Jul 2022
1h 14m

Olga Rutterschmidt and Helen Golay

Emash Digital / Wondery
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Olga Ruttschmidt and Helen Golay are two female serial killers who operated in California. At the time of their arrest in 2008, Helen Golay was 75, and Olga Rutterschmidt was 73. The two women preyed upon vulnerable homeless men. At first, they offered them help in the form of a place to stay and food. But, their only goal was to get these men to sign life i ... Show More
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