Publisher's Synopsis
Dorothea Puente, commonly known as the "Death House Landlady," appeared to be a harmless elderly woman residing in Sacramento, California. Nevertheless, hidden behind her seemingly ordinary exterior was a disturbing truth: she had a dark history as a prolific serial killer.
Puente's approach was calculated and ruthless. She operated a boarding house for the elderly and disabled, where she would manipulate vulnerable tenants, establish their trust, and ultimately commit horrific acts to obtain their Social Security checks. She adopted a methodical approach, using poison as her preferred method of eliminating her tenants. Through a series of drugging, strangulations, and murders, she coldly disposed of their bodies in the garden of her boarding house. Puente's story becomes even more unsettling when considering that she successfully avoided suspicion for an extended period of time. The bodies of her victims were only discovered by chance during a routine inspection of her property, revealing the horrifying reality. As the bodies of her victims were discovered one by one, the startling truth about Puente's reign of terror gradually emerged. The complete scope of her offenses was exposed, causing a ripple effect within the community and beyond. In this captivating account, we delve into the depths of Puente's psyche, exploring the intricate motivations behind her crimes and the cunning methods she employed to elude detection for an extended period. Unveiling her troubled past, revealing the chilling details of her crimes, and the unsettling truth behind one of America's most infamous serial killers. This is the gruesome tale of Dorothea Puente, the notorious "Death House Landlady."
