41: The Death House Landlady, Dorothea Puente...

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Springfield, Tennessee, 2012: 15-year-old Zachary Davis walks into his mother’s bedroom in the middle of the night and attacks her with a sledgehammer. He then sets fire to the family home, leaving his older brother asleep inside.But when Zachary is arrested, investigators are co ...  Show more

In the 1980s, Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house for tenants many of whom were elderly or mentally disabled. On the outside it appeared that Puente was providing a much needed service to individuals that may have had no where else to turn. But in reality, she was murdering thes ...  Show more

To the outside world, Dorothea Puente presented herself as a kind grandmotherly figure who cared for the disabled and vulnerable residents of her boarding house in downtown Sacramento. But behind closed doors, nothing was as it seemed… Not only was she stealing the money of her t ...  Show more

This is a crossover special with the hosts of Serial Killers and Female Criminals. Dorothea Puente didn’t set out to become Sacramento, California’s most notorious female serial killer. But she did have a criminal streak that grew more sinister, culminating in the deaths of almos ...  Show more

Behind the sweet smile of a Sacramento landlady, a backyard turned into a graveyard as Dorothea Puente drugged, robbed, and buried her tenants—stealing their lives one government check at a time. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan ...  Show more