The Thing About Helen & Olga

By NBC News

Society & Culture

What's The Thing About Helen & Olga about?

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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BONUS: Murder in Apartment 12

09.26.2023

Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series Murder in Apartment 12. Keith Morrison is back with the story of Nona Dirksmeyer, a young beauty queen who was tragically murdered ...

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09.26.2023 BONUS: Murder in Apartment 12 Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series Murder in Apartment 12. Keith Morrison is back with the story of Nona Dirksmeyer, a young beauty queen who was tragically murdered ...
09.19.2023 Introducing: Murder in Apartment 12 As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Murder in Apartment 12, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. The story starts with Nona Dirksmeyer, a young beauty queen. Smart and talented, her future is ...
05.31.2023 What happened to Nevaeh Kingbird? \| Dateline: Missing in America We’re sharing a special preview of the second episode of an all-new season of Dateline: Missing in America. Dateline’s Andrea Canning tells the story of Nevaeh Kingbird, a 15-year-old girl who left her family’s house in Bemidji, Minnesota in 2021 ...
05.30.2023 What happened to Kent Jacobs? \| Dateline: Missing in America We’re sharing a special preview of the first episode of an all-new season of Dateline: Missing in America. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Kent Jacobs, a 41-year-old man with a developmental disability who went for a walk near ...
05.23.2023 An all-new season of ‘Dateline Missing in America’ As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 2 of Dateline: Missing in America. The chart-topping podcast series is back with a brand-new season and brand-new cases. Are you the key to solving a mystery? Correspondents Josh ...
04.10.2023 Special Preview: New episode of Tiffany Dover Is Dead* Podcast As a preview for The Thing About Helen & Olga listeners, here’s a sneak peek from a special new episode of Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*, an NBC News podcast about misinformation and conspiracy theories. Nine months after the series ...
03.14.2023 BONUS: The Girl in the Blue Mustang As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of The Girl in the Blue Mustang, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. When 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe is found murdered in her shiny new blue Mustang ...
03.07.2023 Introducing: The Girl in the Blue Mustang As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for The Girl in the Blue Mustang, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. When 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe is found murdered in her shiny new blue Mustang in ...
02.13.2023 Introducing Letters from Sing Sing As a bonus for The Thing About Helen & Olga listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Letters from Sing Sing, a new original podcast from NBC News Studios. Letters from Sing Sing tells the story of a man convicted ...
11.15.2022 BONUS: Murder & Magnolias As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of Murder & Magnolias, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. The story starts with a picture-perfect couple in the land of Spanish moss and sweet magnolias. ...
11.08.2022 Introducing: Murder & Magnolias As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Murder & Magnolias, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. The story starts with a picture-perfect couple in the land of Spanish moss and sweet magnolias. But ...
09.20.2022 BONUS: Internal Affairs As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of Internal Affairs, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. A sudden moment of terror launches a frantic search for a costumed killer. Reported by Josh Mankiewicz, Internal Affairs is ...
09.13.2022 Introducing: Internal Affairs As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer of Internal Affairs, an all-new original podcast series. A sudden moment of terror launches a frantic search for a costumed killer. Reported by Josh Mankiewicz, Internal Affairs is a story about ...
08.23.2022 Preview of “MISSING: Dee Ann Warner” As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of the latest episode of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of 52-year-old Dee Ann Warner. She was last ...
08.16.2022 Preview of “MISSING: Alexis Ware” As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of the latest episode of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. Dateline’s Andrea Canning tells the story of 29-year-old Alexis Ware. She was last seen ...
08.09.2022 Preview of “MISSING: Aubrey Dameron” As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of the latest episode of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. Dateline’s Andrea Canning tells the story of Aubrey Dameron, a 25-year-old citizen of the ...
08.02.2022 BONUS Dateline: Missing in America As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. In this episode, Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Keeshae Jacobs, a 21-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, who ...
07.26.2022 BONUS Dateline: Missing in America As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. In the first episode, Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who drove ...
07.19.2022 Introducing Dateline: Missing in America As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series. Are you the key to solving a mystery? In this podcast, correspondents Josh Mankiewicz and Andrea Canning report on perplexing missing ...
06.14.2022 BONUS: The Seduction As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of The Seduction, a new podcast from Dateline NBC and Keith Morrison. It’s a twisted love story that unspools like a film noir, where lust and obsession lead to murder ...
06.07.2022 Introducing: The Seduction As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer of The Seduction, a new podcast from Dateline NBC and Keith Morrison. It’s a twisted love story that unspools like a film noir, where lust and obsession lead to murder and ...
04.18.2022 Introducing Tiffany Dover Is Dead* As a bonus for The Thing About Helen & Olga listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*, a new original podcast from NBC News about misinformation and conspiracy theories. Listen to the first two episodes ...
01.06.2022 Special Preview: New Podcast Series Listen to a special preview of “American Radical”, a new MSNBC original podcast. This five-part series tells the shocking true story of how one woman became a foot soldier in one of the most dangerous movements in America. Listen to ...
11.16.2021 6 – The Bottom Line Fireworks and finger pointing in court as two little old ladies do whatever it takes to beat a murder rap.
11.16.2021 5 – Just a Little Red Paint The investigation goes into high gear with the discovery of the murder weapon.
11.16.2021 4 – Girl Talk Detectives leave Helen and Olga alone together in a room wired for sound. Old resentments boil over.
11.16.2021 3 – Silk Pajamas and a Flimsy Nightgown The Granny Task Force conducts simultaneous early-morning raids at the homes of Helen and Olga.
11.16.2021 2 – “The Girls” An insurance investigator’s hunch leads law enforcement to assign a task force to tail two little old ladies.
11.16.2021 1 – Nothing to Lose. Everything to Gain Helen and Olga are on a mission to help homeless men in Los Angeles, when tragedy strikes. Twice.
11.05.2021 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 ...