Olga Rutterschmidt and Helen Golay Sentenced
On the 15th of July, 2008, 75-year-old Olga Rutterschmidt and 77-year-old Helen Golay were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for their murder of two homeless men that were insured for a combined total of 2.8 million dollars.
According to the judge who sentenced the two women:
These unfortunate men were sacrificed on your altars of greed.
L.A. County Superior Court Judge David S. Wesley couldn’t help but point out again the fact that Olga Rutterschmidt had berated her partner, Helen Golay, for displaying the characteristic that they both shared:
During this trial, Ms. Rutterschmidt, you recognized something in Ms. Golay that you had not recognized of yourself when you pointed your finger at her and said, ‘You’re greedy,’
Despite the defiant attitude of both women during their sentencing, their lawyers insisted that the pair were ‘upset’ and insisted on their clients’ innocence.
Both women have had appeals filed on their behalf.
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At their ages life should not be that long of a sentence.
I would instead like them to be homeless themselves; jail is going to give them a better life than that of their victims.
I am sure that their fame has reached every heat grate, doorway and other places of refuge in their city, such that these greedy POS would not be homeless for long.
In jail these women will get better care than many of their elderly peers in nursing homes.
The worst part of all is that neither of these women needed the money. Olga (I think) was a very sucessful Realtor with a nice home and luxuries. Helen was kind of a “wanna-be”. I think Olga kept her around because, like a teenager, Helen worshipped her. I remember reading that Olga was often mean to Helen.
Anyway… they were both comfortable or better – so the killing of these homeless guys was strictly for greed.
It would have been bad enough if they had just let these guys kill themselves with drugs and alcohol (which was the original plan) but the two old hags had to push it forward.
I would say the MOST fitting punishment for the witches would be to take every cent they had, give them a shopping cart and some rags, and let them go live in the street. Maybe surgically blind them first. Who knows? Maybe they would get “lucky” and someone would offer them a nice, warm, free apartment in exchange for signing off on a couple of insurance policies?
I’ll give Helen a nice home. I subscribed to funwithgrandmadotcom weeks ago. I’m ready to try some of the things I saw there.
That one hag looks like the old lady from the Dark Crystal.
“GELFLING!”
Fred brings up a good point….look at the Susan Atkins scenario right now. There she is rotting in prison for crimes she committed years ago and the paper, just this week says they’ve spent something like 1.4 million dollars since March on her health care and yet they still haven’t released her. I’m not saying she should be released, because as far as I’m concerned she still hasn’t expressed any remorse for what she’s done but the reality of it is that my Calif. tax dollars are paying her medical bills. Recap: One leg has been amputated, the other is paralyzed and now she’s suffering from brain cancer.
These women, who cleaned up a few homeless dudes, then offed them, will probably live longer behind bars having all their medical issues paid for by me, then they probably would outside of prison. Then again, a few millon bucks could pay for some decent health care.
All I have to say is thus: Never too old for the dealth penalty!!!!!!
The only cure for that brittany is to actually start executing those who deserve it. Which means every murder conviction goes to the CHAMBER! Every case of child abuse goes to the CHAMBER! I have absolutely no sympathy for these fucks, and am personally tired of my tax dollars going to support these fucks while they serve their time. EXIT stage right…..right to the CHAMBER….hell if we truly want to be democratic….let the condemn choose how they want to go…gas, needle, rope, or gun. Fuck them all, they brought it upon themselves, and I for one think its bs to continue to ask the american taxpayers to support these fucks. I have personally toured a maximum security prison when it opened in my hometown of standish michigan. At that time i was in Jr High….these scumbags had not only a better gym than the local HS, but better everything…..lunchroom, library, schoolrooms etc etc etc
It’s all BS
I agree An1mal. CA has like 700 people on death row, and has executed only 15 or so in the last 20 years? WTF is that?
TX is better – they kill way more, but nowhere near enough.
I am fed up with this whole thing. Seriously – I could give a crap about deterrence (although it seems that DP would be a deterrent to some) – I just want these sick SOB’s out of this world. I want the prisons free to hold the up and coming criminals for their full sentences and I want the scum off the streets.
If we don’t take control of this mess now, it WILL be too late. It may be too late now, but we still have to try.
I think it’s been well poven that the death penalty does NOT deter criminals. What is worse is that the american taxpayers have to pay for these scum…..god only knows how many tax dollars are spent year after year so these douches can sit on their asses. Correct me if Im wrong, but don’t death row inmates receive more priviledges than the average con?
Another point: i was watching a history channel documentry the other day on punishment. In it, a historian was discussing how WEIRD it was that the founding fathers choose to imprison individuals, as opposed to the european model ie execution and/or deportation.
This is a very late addition to this thread I happened to stumble upon.
It’s not that the death penalty does not deter crime, it’s the knowledge that no one suffers the death penalty for at least 25 years in CA that fails to deter crime.
If we were executing capital criminals within weeks of their convictions, instead of decades, you actually might see a decline in the number of capital crimes being committed.
Additionally, if we enlarged the list of capital crimes to include offenses such as sexual abuse of children (and perhaps others), financial abuse of seniors, and insurance fraud — and actually executed convicts quickly — you could be certain that the number of those crimes being committed would be reduced.
The appeals process in CA is second to none in the world. Have some persons been wrongfully convicted and sentenced? Sure, it happens. But in comparison to the number of persons who are convicted and actually guilty (despite their pleas to the contrary), the number of wrongful convictions is infinitesimally smaller.
So what if we execute a few innocent persons? It’s a small price for society to pay, compared to $50,000 per year or more to house an inmate in one of our fine, overcrowded state prisons. We could put those same folks in the Motel 6 in Barstow for a year (at the corporate rate, of course), with catered meals, and maybe save about $35,000.
You are entitled to your opinion, but I disagree. I am very pro-death penalty, but to sentence people to death for insurance fraud is bizarre to say the least. (not talking about the witches from the story above, just referring to your post)
And then this gem: “So what if we execute a few innocent persons? It’s a small price for society to pay…”. Yeah? So is it okay if we execute one of your innocent relatives just to be on the safe side? I can promise you, you wouldn’t be talking about the benefits for society when it gets personal. There shouldn’t be ANY doubt when the death sentence is given.
I personally would love to have every kiddie-diddler executed swiftly and not necessarily painlessly, but think of the consequences. Once you’ve molested a child, it would be a lot safer to murder him or her because dead kids don’t speak. Probably the only reason fucktards who abuse kids let them live is because the punishment for killing them is usually a lot harsher than the punishment given for fucking them and their future up. Giving all pedo’s the (well deserved) death-sentence will probably result in a lot of dead children. It’s just not worth it.
Because this is such an old post it probably won’t even get read, but sometimes it’s just nice to vent… :-)
What I was saying is that I couldn’t care less whether the DP is a deterrant or not. But, “proven” or otherwise, I have to believe that at least a FEW people would think twice about committing violent crimes if they knew that they would really die for it.
As it is now, the scumballs know that their chance of being put to death is tiny, unless they happen to kill a cop, or a totally innocent person. If that changed, and they knew that they stood a real good chance of dying and dying FAST, I have to believe that some of them would think twice.
But it makes no difference. My feeling is that once they are dead, they can’t commit any more crime. That is better than any other deterrant I can think of.
If you have never watched it, look for the show “The First 48″. It is really telling when you see these dirtballs brought in – how scared they get once they realize that they are in deep shit. It’s not remorse, it’s self-centered fear for their future.
What ever happened to the 3 strikes laws? These guys are out on the streets with rap sheets as long as my arm. They are cocky and arrogant (till it gets through their pea-brains that they are really fucked this time), bcause they KNOW they are not going to do anything but spend a few months with the homeboys in jail. Once they realize that this time they went too far, these big tough ganstas ‘wit der pants hanging off der azzes’ start crying like little girls. It’s almost comical.
Well mazzi, sure a FEW people believe the DP deters crime…unfortunately none of those are the criminals doing the crimes.
You raise a good point however. there are very, very few states who fast track the DP like texas…in fact I cannot name the state who has the most executions besides texas….oklahoma maybe?
Again you are right on the money however. In my opinion, it appears like criminals couldnt give a shit less how much time they spend in jail/prison…..and in most cases it seems they come out the other side “better” criminals, as in they learn more and better ways of criminal activity while in the instituition.
Indeed, the only time I find any of this hilarious is when you see recordings of these fucks confessing, and balling their eyes out.
The problem with the studies about the DP as a deterrant is that they only look at the immediate impact. But use common sense.
If we were to put prisoners on chain gangs, and execute the murderers, the next generation of children would have a new frame of reference. Instead of it being “cool” to get locked up (or even just an inevitable part of their life), it would become something to be avoided at all costs.
So, if the fear of being locked up/executed was real, instead of the joke it is now, certainly a large percentage of the future criminals would rethink their behavior. Right?
Sure, there would still be some who have no self-control, but I truly think that many of these kids ae sucked into the life because there is no repercussion if they are caught.
That’s why I think that DP and unpleasant jails would actually reduce crime, no matter what the “experts” say.
The problem with your theory is that back when criminals were put on chain gangs and murderers were executed, there was just as much crime as there is now, maybe more. Back in the Days of Yore when they hung pickpockets, other pickpockets picked pockets in the crowds of people who came to watch the hanging.
I’d rather focus on prevention. It has to do with one word, “morals”.
The challenge is how to help change the morals of the common people in a positive way.
We must understand what influences are effecting morals negatively. Then map out a plan to address each one. Some would say it begins with parents, or mass media (music, TV, movies, etc).
I’m in favor of the DP, but I remember a reader suggest that the DP as we know it is costly financially. Now if you bring in my affordable suggestions for the DP, the Humane Society, etc would have cause for concern.
Sometimes I compare our crime rate with that of other countries like China.
Would our crime rate drop if we executed folks like China? I read comments of foreigners stating that USA wasn’t tough enough on guns. This was during the Cho school shooting.
Well written turtle!
I deffinately agree that morals of society in general seem to be tanking, and that would be a logical place to start change. BUT I am at a loss how to go about it.
I would say that changing how the media projects to the public is the ideal place to begin. The media effects every part of our daily lives. And what they choose to display is very important.
Unfortunately, most of the media does not promote morals. Everything but lol. it seems to me that everything these days is about material things…and very seldom do you see morals and being a selfish, greedy fuck, cohabitating.
I have no suggestions as to how we can fix society before we pimp each other into the grave….So i’ll just stick with executing fucktards who deserve to be wormfood until something better comes along.
check who owns the media. the owners of tv networks: they are the biggest proponents of crud on the airwaves. we give our money, they give us trash to fill our minds with!
it boils down to individual choice/responsibility, cause the influence of smut is everywhere.
These two murders were profiled aptly on the show “American Greed” on CNBC. It reairs – Saturday, February 13th 7p | 11p | 3a ET
Sunday, February 14th Midnight ET | 3a ET. got it from the website americangreed . cnbc . com. It was a good investigation and the Feds had cameras rolling when they were arrested. The women blamed everyone but themselves.