Profit Killer: Dorothea Puente

A teenage runaway becomes a folk hero and a nationwide fugitive as he steals planes, boats, and cars—often barefoot—turning a two-year crime spree into one of the most unlikely manhunts in modern American history. Sources for this episode include:Reporting by The Daily Herald (Ev ...  Show more

A notorious internet troll builds a revenge-porn empire that terrorizes thousands—until a determined mother launches a relentless campaign to bring him down and dismantle the most toxic community on the web. Sources for this episode include:The Netflix docuseries The Most Hated M ...  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

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

Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California where she preyed on the elderly and disabled. She would offer rooms to vulnerable people, and then sign their Social Security checks over to herself. After being caught with that scam, she came up with a new plan to s ...  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