Episode 400: The Life and Crimes of Dorothea Puente

Dorothea Puente is one of the most prolific female serial killers.
Using her grandmotherly demeanor and image, she used the boarding
house she ran to murder her residents and cash in on their social
security checks. A search of her backyard led to the discovery of
seven bodies, but Puente was able to slip out of investigators’
grasp by going out “for a cup of coffee”. Thankfully she was found
in Southern California just days later and was charged with 9
murders in all. Her true victim count is unknown, as she maintained
her innocence for her entire life. But the truth behind her crimes
are more sinister than anyone who knew her could have ever
imagined. Puente’s known victims were Benjamin Fink, Leona
Carpenter, Dorothy Miller, Betty Mae Palmer, James Gallop, Vera
Faye Martin, Alvaro “Bert” Gonzales Montoya, Ruth Monroe, and
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