Dorothea was a sweet, older lady who loved to care for people in need. She ran a boarding house for people who were down on their luck, or needed someone to watch over them. She was a social workers dream, or was she. Join us as we discuss how Dorothea took advantage of many people and how they managed to catch her in the end.

Crimes & Closets is a true crime podcast production of Skoldon, LLC.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Puente

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/dorothea-puente/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/dorothea-puente

https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/puente-dorothea.htm

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-serial-killer-dorothea-puente/103-64cb8c66-5f2a-49c6-95de-7350aebce6b8

The House is Innocent : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4czqraTUc

https://www.sactownmag.com/the-life-and-deaths-of-dorothea-puente/

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2011-mar-28-la-me-0328-dorothea-puente-20110328-story.html

https://www.oxygen.com/murders-at-the-boarding-house/crime-news/where-is-serial-killer-dorothea-puente-now

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