Dorothea Puente: The Serial Killer Granny

In July 2026, Anastasia Treharne sat in a Sydney courtroom waiting to hear her rapist’s sentence. She had been through a gruelling trial and cross-examined at length, and a jury had found him guilty. The maximum penalty was 14 years in prison. Instead, he was given a three-year c ...  Show more

In 2008, Kristi McVee was a new mum flicking through the newspaper when a WA Police recruitment ad caught her eye. Less than two years later, she was sworn in as a police officer. Kristi went on to build a career catching child abuse predators, interviewing child victims and putt ...  Show more

She dressed like a grandmother, lied about her age, and acted like a guardian angel… while secretly killing the very people she claimed to help. At her Sacramento boarding house, Dorothea Puente took in elderly, sick and disabled tenants. But once their social security checks arr ...  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

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