Janice Morgan

Around this time, Olga sparked a conversation with 74-year-old Yosef Gabor. He was a fellow European immigrant and didn't seem to have any close friends or family members around. And though he wasn't homeless, he lived alone. When Olga offered to help him get settled in the city, he happily accepted. Step one was setting him up with a bank account that she and Helen could deposit money into.

Around this time, Olga sparked a conversation with 74-year-old Yosef Gabor. He was a fellow European immigrant and didn't seem to have any close friends or family members around. And though he wasn't homeless, he lived alone. When Olga offered to help him get settled in the city, he happily accepted. Step one was setting him up with a bank account that she and Helen could deposit money into.

All she needed from him was to sign a few documents before they drove down to Bank of America and opened a checking account. It was all so simple. Except, unbeknownst to Olga and Helen, undercover cops had been tailing them for months, and they even got pictures of the whole encounter. It was clear to authorities that Yosef was their next victim.

All she needed from him was to sign a few documents before they drove down to Bank of America and opened a checking account. It was all so simple. Except, unbeknownst to Olga and Helen, undercover cops had been tailing them for months, and they even got pictures of the whole encounter. It was clear to authorities that Yosef was their next victim.

But suspicion of a future crime isn't enough to arrest someone. And the LAPD still didn't have enough to bring the pair in for either Paul Vados' or Kenneth McDavid's murders. Fortunately, the FBI was more than happy to lend a hand. Homicide charges might have to wait, but they could nab the women on mail fraud, which was a federal crime.

But suspicion of a future crime isn't enough to arrest someone. And the LAPD still didn't have enough to bring the pair in for either Paul Vados' or Kenneth McDavid's murders. Fortunately, the FBI was more than happy to lend a hand. Homicide charges might have to wait, but they could nab the women on mail fraud, which was a federal crime.

At least that would get the women off the streets, and it would give the LAPD time to amass all the evidence they needed for the real charges. So in the early morning hours of May 18, 2006, law enforcement officials from the LAPD, FBI, and the California Department of Insurance all gathered together, then split in two. Half of the task force headed toward Hollywood, the other to Santa Monica.

At least that would get the women off the streets, and it would give the LAPD time to amass all the evidence they needed for the real charges. So in the early morning hours of May 18, 2006, law enforcement officials from the LAPD, FBI, and the California Department of Insurance all gathered together, then split in two. Half of the task force headed toward Hollywood, the other to Santa Monica.

There, officers knocked on Helen's door. She answered in her pajamas, dazed and confused. A moment later, an FBI agent arrested her for mail fraud. Across town, task force agents swarmed Olga's apartment in Hollywood and accused her of the same crime. She was barefoot, dressed in nothing but a nightgown, and she was absolutely irate. This was outrageous, she screamed. She'd done nothing wrong.

There, officers knocked on Helen's door. She answered in her pajamas, dazed and confused. A moment later, an FBI agent arrested her for mail fraud. Across town, task force agents swarmed Olga's apartment in Hollywood and accused her of the same crime. She was barefoot, dressed in nothing but a nightgown, and she was absolutely irate. This was outrageous, she screamed. She'd done nothing wrong.

Ignoring her protests, the authorities threw her in the backseat of a squad car and brought her to the LAPD headquarters. Helen was there too. But before either woman was officially processed, detectives brought them into a room. They were hoping they might just talk... And boy, did they deliver. The second the cops left them alone, Olga turned on Helen.

Ignoring her protests, the authorities threw her in the backseat of a squad car and brought her to the LAPD headquarters. Helen was there too. But before either woman was officially processed, detectives brought them into a room. They were hoping they might just talk... And boy, did they deliver. The second the cops left them alone, Olga turned on Helen.

She let out a tirade against her partner in crime, blaming her for getting too greedy and taking out too many policies. If only she'd treated Olga as a real partner, Olga could have steered her in the right direction. In response, Helen kept saying the same thing over and over. "'Be quiet.'" But the damage was already done.

She let out a tirade against her partner in crime, blaming her for getting too greedy and taking out too many policies. If only she'd treated Olga as a real partner, Olga could have steered her in the right direction. In response, Helen kept saying the same thing over and over. "'Be quiet.'" But the damage was already done.

In fact, it was going so well that the cops worried a judge might deem it entrapment. So every few minutes, an officer went back into the room and reminded the women they were under arrest so they couldn't argue that they'd forgotten. Then he'd leave again, and Olga would go right back into it. But despite her chatter, Olga never mentioned either of the murders.

In fact, it was going so well that the cops worried a judge might deem it entrapment. So every few minutes, an officer went back into the room and reminded the women they were under arrest so they couldn't argue that they'd forgotten. Then he'd leave again, and Olga would go right back into it. But despite her chatter, Olga never mentioned either of the murders.

It was all about the insurance scheme for her. The authorities were disappointed that they couldn't get a confession, but it didn't matter much in the long run, because while the women were locked away, officers searched their homes. In Olga's apartment, they found photocopies of Hillary Adler's driver's license, which the women had used to purchase the Mercury Sable.

It was all about the insurance scheme for her. The authorities were disappointed that they couldn't get a confession, but it didn't matter much in the long run, because while the women were locked away, officers searched their homes. In Olga's apartment, they found photocopies of Hillary Adler's driver's license, which the women had used to purchase the Mercury Sable.

In Helen's apartment, they found meticulous records of all the insurance policies. They also discovered bottles of prescription sedatives, the same drugs that showed up in Kenneth's toxicology report. But most importantly of all, they uncovered a post-it note in Helen's planner. On it, she'd scribbled a partial vehicle identification number and Hilary Adler's name.

In Helen's apartment, they found meticulous records of all the insurance policies. They also discovered bottles of prescription sedatives, the same drugs that showed up in Kenneth's toxicology report. But most importantly of all, they uncovered a post-it note in Helen's planner. On it, she'd scribbled a partial vehicle identification number and Hilary Adler's name.