https://simplecast.com The Thing About Helen & Olga Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. Listen to all episodes of The Thing About Helen & Olga now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com 2021 NBCUniversal Media LLC, all rights reserved en Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:00:13 +0000 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline The Thing About Helen & Olga https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8ba89b80-a681-4cd2-87bd-79a6315b0474/b02cdba4-f1de-4731-b83e-a9785a507308/3000x3000/final1x1-tile.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline serial Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. Listen to all episodes of The Thing About Helen & Olga now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com NBC News false https://podcastfeeds.nbcnews.com/the-thing-about-helen-and-olga dateline, dateline nbc, documentary, keith morrison, nbc, nbc news, storytelling, homelessness, true crime, homeless, helen golay, insurance scam, los angeles, fraud, olga rutterschmidt, murder, police NBC News news.podcasts@nbcuni.com d2460ef9-02e3-42ce-bdb8-6e5873370647 Dateline Presents: Five Miles From Home Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series Five Miles From Home, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison.  

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 When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky.
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When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky.   

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When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky.   

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]]> Introducing: Five Miles From Home NBC News 00:02:35 Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Five Miles From Home, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison.

 When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky. 
 Follow now to get the first two episodes on Monday, June 8 completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com to hear the first two episodes now. Subscribers receive ad-free listening and early access to subsequent episodes. Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Five Miles From Home, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison.

 When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky. 
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]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:25:00 +0000 news.podcasts@nbcuni.com (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline Fireworks and finger pointing in court as two little old ladies do whatever it takes to beat a murder rap.


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]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:15:00 +0000 news.podcasts@nbcuni.com (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline Detectives leave Helen and Olga alone together in a room wired for sound. Old resentments boil over.


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]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000 news.podcasts@nbcuni.com (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline Helen and Olga are on a mission to help homeless men in Los Angeles, when tragedy strikes. Twice.


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]]> 1 – Nothing to Lose. Everything to Gain NBC News 00:31:59 Helen and Olga are on a mission to help homeless men in Los Angeles, when tragedy strikes. Twice. Helen and Olga are on a mission to help homeless men in Los Angeles, when tragedy strikes. Twice. false full 1 1 2076a273-bb3b-4dc4-8c19-355db56f6e0b Introducing: The Thing About Helen & Olga Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent.  After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. All six episodes of this chilling podcast from Keith Morrison and Dateline are available now.


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]]> Fri, 5 Nov 2021 14:49:30 +0000 news.podcasts@nbcuni.com (Keith Morrison) https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent.  After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. All six episodes of this chilling podcast from Keith Morrison and Dateline are available now.


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]]> Introducing: The Thing About Helen & Olga Keith Morrison 00:02:18 Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. All six episodes of this chilling podcast from Keith Morrison and Dateline are available now. Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. All six episodes of this chilling podcast from Keith Morrison and Dateline are available now. murder, documentary, dateline nbc, dateline, true crime, police, los angeles, nbc, nbc news, homelessness, keith morrison, helen golay, storytelling, homeless, insurance scam, fraud, olga rutterschmidt false trailer 1