Two sisters of the woman police call the alleged ringleader of a human trafficking ring are speaking out.
Linda Weston is charged along with Gregory Thomas and Eddie Wright with keeping four mentally challenged adults captive in a tiny, Tacony basement room, in order to steal their social security and disability checks. All three are under arrest.
Two of Linda Weston's sisters told NBC10's Justin Pizzi they're shocked but not surprised about the charges, saying she's been doing this sort of thing for years.
"She goes from city to city to city so the cops won’t catch up to her, but they finally caught up to her," said one of the sisters, who did not give her name.
She added, that she'd like to see Weston locked up for life, saying "if they let her go she’s gonna run and do the same thing."
Philadelphia Police said Linda Weston was convicted of murdering a family friend in 1983 and served eight years in prison.
Police said they now believe Weston can be linked to several more cases of kidnapping mentally challenged people, holding them hostage and stealing from them.
