Today’s episode will be the first of two installments. For this 2 parter, Rae will be telling us about the life and crimes of Dorothea Puente. Dorothea is also known as “The Landlady from Hell”.   Dorothea’s reign of terror ended in 1988 after she was arrested by Sacramento police. Dorothea ran a boarding house, and after her tenants started disappearing with no explanation, she would eventually be caught in her own web of lies. Dorothea had been killing her tenants, and burying their bodies in her yard. She escaped detection for years by making everyone around her believe she was just your loving, friendly neighborhood grandma! This case is WILD you guys.   Part 1 will be focusing on Dorothea’s early life, and her upbringing. We will also start discussing Dorothea’s earliest crimes, leading up her first murders. Part 2 of this case will be released Sunday!   Let us know what you think, and as always, thanks for listening!   

SHOW NOTES:  

 “Call me grandma” Netflix // “Worst Roommate Ever”  

Dorothea Helen Puente Murderpedia https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/puente-dorothea.htm 

Youtube // Center for Sacramento History “Dorothea Puente Police Interview - November 1988” https://youtu.be/JIBPOCWEqwY 

Youtube // KCRA 3 “Famous KCRA moments on camera: On a plane with a serial killer” https://youtu.be/tnI1xIToIr8