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The Thing About Helen & Olga and The Curse of Von Dutch

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Partners in Crime Media

Society & Culture, True Crime, Author, Panel, Writer, Review, Tv Reviews, Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were two seniors who helped the homeless in Los Angeles, but authorities became suspicious of their philanthropy after one of the men had been run over in an alley. Host Keith Morrison brings his unique style of self-aware cheesiness to “The Thing About Helen & Olga,” mined from the archives of Dateline NBC. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE THING ABOUT HELEN & OLGA" GO TO MINUTE 27:26 A collaboration between street toughs and a pop artist created Von Dutch, a clothing brand of rough denim, tight t-shirts, and trucker hats. As new business-savvy managers worked to force out the streetwise founders, bad feelings emerged. Hulu's three part "The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For" shows in the world of high-priced fashion, things can get cutthroat. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE CURSE OF VON DUTCH" GO TO MINUTE 1:03:00 In Crime of the Week: I'll be home for Christmas.  Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia

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0:00.0

To get the Crime Writers on Aftershow right now, go to patreon.com slash partners in crime

0:06.4

media.

0:07.4

I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Writers on.

0:24.2

Crime Writers on is the original True Crime Review Podcast that digs in a true crime,

0:28.5

pop culture, other podcasts, and this week they were two little old ladies who offered

0:33.6

to help the homeless, only to murder them for the insurance money.

0:37.8

And bake them into pies.

0:39.1

We'll review the latest date line podcast, The Thing About Helen and Olga.

0:44.4

Plus you can't become the hottest name in fashion without doing some cold blooded things.

0:49.6

We'll talk about the Hulu series, The Curse of Von Dutch.

0:53.4

Join me to get that done and more is True Crime author, TV journalist and host of these

0:58.2

are their stories podcast.

0:59.2

My husband Kevin Flynn.

1:00.6

Hello, Kevin.

1:01.6

This episode will definitely go down as having the longest title.

1:05.0

Really?

1:06.0

Between these two.

1:07.0

Yes, and it's going to stay though.

1:08.0

This is the record center.

1:09.0

And maybe the longest outtake.

1:10.5

Maybe.

1:11.5

We'll see.

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