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Full details on the trial of Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt
Helen Golay was not strong enough to stage the hit-run killing of a homeless man, but her daughter was, he says.
A call to a life insurance agent led police to DNA evidence that prosecutors say was crucial link in the case against the so-called Black Widows.
He testifies that he nearly fell victim to two women on trial in the deaths of homeless men.
She says the family had to wait five months to learn of his death.
Prosecutors say the Mercury station wagon was the murder weapon two elderly women used in a life insurance scheme.
Bios of Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt
Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, and Helen Golay, 77, allegedly took out life insurance policies on homeless men, then killed them.
Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt, accused of killing two homeless men, are both in their 70s.
Two women accused of killing transient men for insurance money pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and conspiracy charges.
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A pair accused of killing homeless men for profit grew to distrust each other, a detective says.
The pair may have tried to take out life insurance policies on three other transients, authorities say.
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