Summary

In part 2 of the series, Lindy discusses Dorothea Puente's time in prison and her release. They also talk about a strange incident involving a missing hammer and a haunted house. The conversation then shifts to Dorothea's new relationship with Everson Gilmouth and the joint bank account they open. Dorothea continues her boarding house operation, taking in dangerous individuals. She pays a carpenter with a truck to build a box, which turns out to be a makeshift coffin. The box is later dumped in a popular dumping ground. Dorothea Puente, a boarding house owner, continues her killing spree by targeting vulnerable residents. She befriends them, offers them drinks laced with drugs, and then kills them. She buries their bodies in the garden and disposes of their body parts outside the city. Dorothea's victims include Everson Gillmouth, Dorothy Miller, Benjamin Fink, Betty Palmer, and Leona Carpenter. She uses various methods to kill her victims, including drug overdoses and cutting off their hands and feet. Dorothea's charm and grandmotherly persona help her gain the trust of her victims. Dorothea continues her killing spree, targeting residents of her boarding house. She manipulates and controls the residents, using fear and deception to keep them silent. She kills James Gallup and Carol Dunning, and treats her other residents poorly. She even kills her trusted assistant, Chief, and buries him in the backyard. Dorothea's house emits foul smells, which she blames on various excuses. She invites Bert, a gentle giant with schizophrenia, into her home and eventually kills him too. Dorothea's crimes go unnoticed until a social worker, Judy, becomes suspicious and starts investigating. Dorothea Puente, also known as the Death House Landlady, was a serial killer who operated a boarding house in Sacramento, California. She targeted elderly and disabled individuals, luring them into her home and then murdering them for their money. Puente buried the bodies in her backyard and cashed their social security checks. She was eventually caught when a social worker became suspicious and alerted the police. Puente was convicted of nine murders and sentenced to life in prison. She died in 2011 at the age of 82.

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Summary

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 was good as soldiers returned from war. She eventually got engaged to a customer named Fred McFaul. Dorothea's marriage to Fred deteriorates as she becomes more focused on her own interests. She becomes pregnant twice but has no interest in her children and gives them up for adoption. Dorothea's lies and lack of housekeeping skills strain her relationship with Axel, leading to physical abuse. She opens a brothel in Sacramento but is arrested for solicitation. After her release, she is arrested again for vagrancy. Dorothea continued her criminal activities after her release from prison. She made a reputation as a healthcare expert in jail and got hired as a nurse's aide after her release. She cared for the elderly in their homes, but also stole from them. Dorothea retired from private nursing and opened a boarding house, where she continued to rob and kill her residents. She formed a business partnership with Ruth Monroe and opened a successful restaurant. However, Dorothea drained their shared account and planned to flee to Mexico. She was caught at the airport and sentenced to prison. Ruth died under suspicious circumstances, but her death was ruled a suicide. Dorothea was prohibited from running a boarding house or working with vulnerable people after her release.

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