LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Two elderly women will stand trial for allegedly murdering a pair of homeless men in order to collect 2.8 million dollars in life insurance, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Thursday.
Helen Golay, 76 and Olga Rutterschmidt, 74, have been dubbed the "Black Widows" for the scheme, which allegedly saw them befriend two homeless men and take out life insurance policies on them before having them killed.
Los Angeles Superior Court judge David Wesley said after a four-day preliminary hearing there was enough evidence for the two pensioners to stand trial on murder and conspiracy charges.
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