scoggin then moved 130 miles away to san angelo where he met the nobles. they lent scoggin the money to buy their air conditioning business. he was to repay them in monthly installments. prosecutors believe he poisoned the couple so he could avoid making those payments. olgie nobles died from the poison but 69-year-old leita built up resistance to it. >> this lady was so tough, her inner strength was so strong, her will to live was so strong, and her body was able to absorb this and build up a tolerance to it, but probably if you had ten people out there, you know, nine of those ten would have probably died from it. >> had leita died, police would never have questioned the cause of her death or her husband's. so they would never have made the connection to the norton sisters. >> and nobody would have ever known the difference. >> tim scoggin was arrested and charged with murder and intent to commit murder. >> he's a very effeminate kind of a man. in fact, when he talked on the phone, people thought he was a woman and he passed himself off as secretaries so

san angelo, texas, known for its oil, cotton fields, and extremely hot weather. >> it's great countrythere's a lot of rural area to it. of course, the biggest problem they have out there is you don't get a whole lot of rain.

san francisco. >> reporter: a bail hearing has been set for friday. in the meantime, the judge has ordered angelo to not have any contact with his alleged victims and to stay off the internet and social media. we tried to get a comment from angelo and his attorney, but they declined. reporting live here in santa cruz, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, bob. >>> a train derailment in moscow has left 21 people dead and another 162 injured. three metro trains derailed in a tunnel during rush hour this morning. 200 passengers were evacuated. officials are still investigating the cause, but have ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack. around 50 of those injured are said to be in grave condition. >>> new developments in the middle east now. a proposed cease-fire between israel and hamas never materialized and air strikes in the region are on again. egypt called for the cease-fire late last night. israel honored the cease-fire for approximately six hours, but hamas did not. hamas called the proposal unacceptable and one-sided. israel has since resumed air strikes. prime minister benjamin