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 steal people's money.For more stories of the worst people on earth, visit our You ... Show More
Dec 2022
Bruce Jeffrey Pardo : Bloody Christmas
Bruce Jeffrey Pardo believed he was God's gift to the world, but when his wife left him, he made sure that her and her entire family paid the price. For more stories of the worst people on earth, visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thisisMONSTERS You can check ou ... Show More
34m 10s
Sep 2025
Profit Killer: Dorothea Puente
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
37m 34s
Aug 2018
“The Death House Landlady” Pt. 2 - Dorothea Puente
Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California. She had perfected a technique of taking in tenants who were on government assistance, murdering them, and then fraudulently cash the checks. All the while, neighbors had no idea that dead bodies were being buried in ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2024
Episode 88 - Dorothea Puente Part 1 (Worst Roommate Ever)
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<p>Dorothea Helen (Gray) Puente, born in 1929, had a difficult childhood with alcoholic parents and abuse. She created a new persona and story to escape her past. After leaving the foster system, she turned to sex work in Olympia, Washington. Business w ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 2025
The Little Old Landlady from Hell | Dorothea Puente
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
1h 1m
Sep 2023
42: The Death House Landlady, Dorothea Puente (Part 2)
Today's episode is on serial killer Dorothea Puente aka the death house landlady and her house of horrors, and backyard cemetery. Trigger Warning: suicide, domestic abuse Resources: https://linktr.ee/usualdisclaimer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
53m 45s
Apr 2022
S1 Ep8: Dorothea Puente, The Killer OAP
Helen Anderson and Danni Howard travel back to 90’s America to visit a boarding house for people down on their luck, run by sweet little old lady Dorothea Puente… but is Dorothea all that she seems? After discovering a body in her front garden, detective John Cabrera has a hunch ... Show More
54m 53s