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Homeless man testifies in murder trial
" LOS ANGELES - A homeless man testified Friday he was befriended by an elderly woman who is now charged with killing two other homeless men for profit and was pressured to sign documents with his personal information — papers he now believes involved insurance policies.
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Jimmy Covington, 48, took the stand in the Superior Court trial of Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, and Helen Golay, 77, who each are charged with two counts of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder for financial gain for allegedly taking out insurance policies on victims and killing them in faked hit-and-run accidents.
Covington said he was approached by Rutterschmidt on a Hollywood street in 2005.
"She asked if I was homeless," he said. "... I said yes. She said, 'I work with homeless people and I can get you some benefits. I can get you a place to stay and some money in 30 days.'"
Covington said Rutterschmidt promised him $2,000, took him inside an office building and said he could sleep there. He said she then made frequent visits to give him paperwork to fill out and sign. He said he gave her information including his Social Security number, driver's license number and medical history."
"Did she ever give you any help?" asked Deputy District Attorney Truc Do.
"Just sleeping in that room. She gave me $15 and took me to Burger King and bought me a hamburger," he said."
Homeless man testifies in murder trial - Yahoo! News
" LOS ANGELES - A homeless man testified Friday he was befriended by an elderly woman who is now charged with killing two other homeless men for profit and was pressured to sign documents with his personal information — papers he now believes involved insurance policies.
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Jimmy Covington, 48, took the stand in the Superior Court trial of Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, and Helen Golay, 77, who each are charged with two counts of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder for financial gain for allegedly taking out insurance policies on victims and killing them in faked hit-and-run accidents.
Covington said he was approached by Rutterschmidt on a Hollywood street in 2005.
"She asked if I was homeless," he said. "... I said yes. She said, 'I work with homeless people and I can get you some benefits. I can get you a place to stay and some money in 30 days.'"
Covington said Rutterschmidt promised him $2,000, took him inside an office building and said he could sleep there. He said she then made frequent visits to give him paperwork to fill out and sign. He said he gave her information including his Social Security number, driver's license number and medical history."
"Did she ever give you any help?" asked Deputy District Attorney Truc Do.
"Just sleeping in that room. She gave me $15 and took me to Burger King and bought me a hamburger," he said."
Homeless man testifies in murder trial - Yahoo! News