`` We 're waiting to hear from the police if anything needs to be done by our department . '' Alleged ringleader in case was convicted of starving to death her sister 's boyfriend in 1981 . The man weighed 75 pounds at the time of his death , newly obtained documents show . Linda Ann Weston was also arrested in 2009 for claiming benefits for her dead roommate . Police in Virginia say they are now re - investigating the circumstances of the roommate 's death .
Alleged ringleader in case was convicted of starving to death her sister 's boyfriend in 1981 . The man weighed 75 pounds at the time of his death , newly obtained documents show . Linda Ann Weston was also arrested in 2009 for claiming benefits for her dead roommate . Police in Virginia say they are now re - investigating the circumstances of the roommate 's death .