 He abandoned his wife and child and lived on his allowance and on various petty frauds and thefts.On 5 March 1922 True spent the night with 25-year-old Gertrude Yates, a prostitute who used the name Olive Young, in her flat at 13 Finborough Road, Earls Court, London.The next morning, True killed Yates with a rolling pin and dragged her body to the bathroom, stealing some jewellery before he left.