Yeah, it's not unbelievable that a Sacramento landlady would kill. Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house in the '80s, and killed a total of nine tenants to get their benefits checks. Lovely. Almost informative and somewhat comical, we can guarantee it's under 15 minutes or less, or your podcast is free!
Dorothea Puente, also known as the Death House Lady, was a serial killer who operated in Sacramento, California in the 1980s. She killed tenants of her boarding house and cashed their government-issued checks. Puente had a troubled childhood and was sent to an orphanage where she was abused. She had multiple marriages and divorces, and had a history of criminal activities before becoming a serial killer. Puente would kill her tenants and then cash their checks. She was eventually caught and convicted of nine murders. She died in prison in 2010.
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