Housekeeper Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Couple

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By Alicia Barnes

Story Created: Feb 26, 2013 at 9:45 PM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 26, 2013 at 9:46 PM EDT

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ The woman who found a Greenville couple stabbed to death has admitted to stealing from them before they were killed.

U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says 52-year-old Shirley Ann Rogers pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraudulent use of a debit card. She faces a possible 17 years in prison.

Authorities say 78-year-old Gary Wells and 77-year-old Helen Wells were stabbed to death in October. Rogers worked as a housekeeper for them and was accused of using Helen Wells' debit card without permission weeks before the killings.

A man who knew Rogers has been charged with murder, first-degree burglary and kidnapping. Authorities haven't said how Rogers knew Jonathan Donell Rhodes, who was released on probation in March 2012 after serving part of a 5-year sentence for strong-arm robbery.

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hootie said on Friday, Mar 1 at 2:16 AM

prisons are nothing but bldgs with revolving doors...police arrest...judges set them free.

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