Catherine townsend sacramento, ca on november 11, 1988, detectives swarmed a victorianstyle home on f street in sacramento where guests had a habit of checking in and then never checking out. Dorothea puente the black widow of sacramento serial killer. In the 1980s, puente ran a boarding house in sacramento, california, and. Feb, 2018 biography of dorothea puente, the black widow of sacramento. She was known to give her tenants gifts and homecooked meals. Dorothea helen puente born on january 9, 1929 was a convicted american serial killer. Surprisingly, the vampire of sacramento is not the most famous murderer of the area.
Bodies were found buried in what is now the yard at left. Well i happen to recently stumbled on a short video about her life, so i tried find some more info. Cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente. Sep 16, 20 the former boarding house run by serial killer dorothea puente in sacramento opened to the public on sunday. Dorothea puente and the boarding house of death absolute. Charged with a total of nine murders, puente was flown back to sacramento. Im not originally from sacramento, so i wasnt familiar with her story. Dorothea helen puente january 9, 1929 march 27, 2011 was an american convicted serial killer. Dorothea helen puente born january 9, 1929 is a female convicted american serial killer. Dorothea puente wore a blue dress and pearl necklace when she pleaded innocent to the nine counts of murder filed against her at the sacramento municipal court on march 31, 1989. Aug 08, 2012 the stench hovered over the sacramento neighborhood like a putrid fog, sickly sweet and pungent.
A while back someone posted here looking for a dorothea puente i dig it tshirt. I have read books and hundreds of news articles and file after file of court records related. This video shows sacramento police department detective john cabrera interviewing dorothea puente as part of her serial murder investigation. Sacramento to many, she was a gentle woman who cared for the elderly and disabled. The house on f street capitol weekly capitol weekly. See more ideas about serial killers, true crime and crime. Since the dorothea puente murder case, the once nondescript victorian at 1426 f st. Book on sacramento serial killer dorothea puente reissued the. Dorothea puente historical records and family trees. Puente cashed in the social security checks of the elderly and disabled boarders living in her house.
Book on sacramento serial killer dorothea puente reissued the sacramento bee. On november 11, 1988, sacramento police exhumed seven bodies from dorothea puentes backyard. Wednesday, january 22, 2020 sacramento, ca permalink. Book on sacramento serial killer dorothea puente reissued. Now 80, she speaks out in a series of rare interviews on her crimes, her relationships with the kennedys and the reagans and whyin the endthe person she really wanted to kill was herself. They were puentes senior citizen tenants, for whom puente acted as legal representative payee for their social security benefits.
The notorious home of sacramento serial killer dorothea puente is back in the spotlight, literally. Its been 20 years since sacramentos most notorious murderer, dorothea puente, buried seven bodies in the garden of her f street boardinghouse. Only dorothea montalvo puentes eyes, black and hard behind her glasses, hinted. In april 1982, puentes friend and business partner, ruth monroe.
Buy cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente by bugbee, shane isbn. Grandmotherly dorthea puente is becoming as renowned for her cooking as for being a notorious mass murder, serial killer and all around psycho. Grandson dorothea puente, who laced cakes with poison. Dorothea puente ran a boarding house for elderly and disabled residents out of a rented twostory victorian. She asked florez to build a 6by3by2foot box to store books and other items. Such was the case of dorothea puente, sacramentos notorious homicidal landlady. Unfortunately for her, the man recognized her from television reports and reported her to the local police. Tours, documentary focus on sacramento house of murderer. Alvaro montoya, board and care, crime, dorothea puente, killing, murder. Her chilling story is featured in a short documentary titled the house is innocent which is being featured sat 912, 3pm at the sacramento film and music festival. She is a woman who ran a boarding house in the 1980s out of her sacramento victorianstyle home. Dorothea puente was a convicted serial killer who ran a boarding house in sacramento, california in the 1980s. On the way, she suggested they just dump the books by the river and offered. Dorothea puente may not have looked it, but she was one of californias most coldblooded killers.
Cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente shane. In the 1980s, puente ran a boarding house in sacramento, california, and cashed the social security checks of her elderly and mentally disabled boarders. You see, dorothea ran a boarding house in sacramento, ca. In the 1980s, puente ran a boarding house in sacramento, california, and murdered her elderly and mentally disabled boarders before cashing their social security checks. May 05, 2017 stoner van houten in front of dorothea puentes house in sacramento, ca 3302015 duration. Tour of the dorothea puente house, francis house of. Dorothea montalvo puente, is the murder trial of sacramento, california, serial killer dorothea puente. Cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente, book by. Taken from from the ultimate killer collection, by stewart andel. Dorothea puente criminal trial, peoples exhibit 985. Dorothea puentes old house at 1426 f street in sacramento, california is for sale. Serial killer dorothea puente and her home in sacramento. They were puente s senior citizen tenants, for whom puente acted as legal representative payee for their social security benefits. Michelle lebaron checked in to dorothea puentes with rhonda grimesvegas.
Drama desk award nominee janis stevens has been chosen to portray dorothea puente in california stages newly commissioned play on sacramentos infamous boarding house murders. Woman living in dorothea puentes former home says she was. Dorothea puente and the boarding house of death absolute crime. The life and deaths of dorothea puente sactown magazine. Dorothea puente was born on january 9 1929, in san bernardino county. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stoner van houten in front of dorothea puentes house in sacramento, ca 3302015 duration. That title probably goes to the infamous dorothea puente.
Everyone knew where it came from the yard of the pale blue victorian at 1426 f street, where dorothea puente rented out rooms to elderly and infirm boarders. Paul sablemanflickr puente was convicted of killing at least nine people, most of which were the elderly and disabled boarders who lived in her care home at 2100 f street. Oct 31, 2010 today i went to see where dorothea puente buried the bodies of 7 of the 9 people, that she had allegedly murdered, in the back yard of her house at 1426 f street in sacramento. Sactown magazine has a pretty detailed article about her. She was convicted of being a serial killer and stealing her victims ssi checks. Since 1965, dorothea s has operated as the premier, yearround christmas store in the sacramento area. How californias most infamous serial killers got caught. Aug 30, 2014 the bone garden, a book by former sacramento county deputy district attorney. Those who complained were killed and buried in her yard. An evening with the magnanimous, distinguished and noble lady of sacramento through sunday, february 23 california stage company at wilkerson theatre 1723 25th street, sacramento, ca 95816. She then asked florez to transport the filled, nailedshut box to a. The elderly landlady began renting out a large boarding house, plus a bedroom in her home, both on f street. Fascinating story of a california serial killer who managed to slip out of being.
Dorothea puente the black widow of sacramento serial. Dorothea puente was a kindly, older woman who rented out rooms in her spacious victorian, at 1426 f street in downtown sacramento. A stream of people tour dorothea puentes former home on sept. What they didnt realize was that dorothea was a professional criminal with a lifelong history of fraud and possibly murder. Being escorted to a police car after her capture in 1988, serial killer dorothea puente told gathering reporters i used to be a very good person, at one time.
Dorothea montalvo puente, center, is escorted by sacramento police at. The former boarding house run by serial killer dorothea puente in sacramento opened to the public on sunday. We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were. Residents of f street in sacramento knew dorothea puente as a kindly old woman who ran a rooming house and fed stray cats. Infamous sacramento killer tells all in soldout play. Since 1965, dorotheas has operated as the premier, yearround christmas store in the sacramento area. Sacramento home of notorious serial killer dorothea puente. Grandson of dorothea puente, shared a real connection with her. Biography of dorothea puente, the black widow of sacramento. Guide to the california superior court sacramento county.
Today i went to see where dorothea puente buried the bodies of 7 of the 9 people, that she had allegedly murdered, in the back yard of her house at 1426 f street in sacramento. Jan 21, 2019 being escorted to a police car after her capture in 1988, serial killer dorothea puente told gathering reporters i used to be a very good person, at one time. Nov 10, 2017 dorothea puente sacramento police department by. The bone garden, a book by former sacramento county deputy district attorney. Many of them found dead and buried in the boarding houses yard. Dorothea puente was a serial killer who terrorized this. Cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente by. But dorothea puente, beneath the surface, was a calculating criminal who poisoned her tenants, her busines. On november 11, 1988, sacramento police exhumed seven bodies from dorothea puente s backyard. California stage the finest in sacramento live theatre. Dorothea puente, icymi, sacramento news, serial killer sacramento cbs tuesday marked the 26th anniversary of the day.
Unfortunately her tenants were drugged and murdered so their social security checks could be cashed. That was the alias of dorothea puente, a serial murderer who had killed. Drama desk award nominee janis stevens is portraying dorothea puente in california stages newly commissioned play on. Dorothea puente at the central california womens facility, february 21, 2009.
California highway patrol announced that they would be increasing their presence on roadways during the threeday weekend. Dorothea puente and the monstrous crimes of the death house. It is an edited version of peoples exhibit 577, shortened to only include the puente interview. The bone garden and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Take a tour of the infamous house where dorothea puente buried the bodies of her boarding house victims. Like most cities, sacramento had a homeless problem. Dorothea puente, icymi, sacramento news, serial killer sacramento cbs tuesday marked the 26th anniversary of the day investigators dug up the first bodies at an infamous. Dorothea puente house in sacramento scrapbookpages blog. The sun dorthea puente has been accused of a lot of things. We have one of the largest selections of ornaments and specialty trees around, which include items from jim shore, old world christmas, and steinbech. Dorothea puente murder, mayhem, ghosts and live tv. Another four years would pass before all the evidence was sifted through and her trial began in february, 1993. This was a huge story when the bodies were unearthed, beginning on november 11, 1988. A friendly little old lady living in a nice house in a quiet neighborhood takes in boarders that turn up dead in the yard or the basement.
How californias most infamous serial killers got caught sfgate. If you lived in sacramento in the late 80s, you recognize her name. Cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente paperback october 16. Dorothea passed away on march 27 2011, at age 82 in chowchilla. Serial killer dorothea puente and her home in sacramento,ca 5. Dorothea puente a nightmare on f street the world of. Many of the street residents were suffering from mental illness, or they were alcoholics and drug addicts. Cooking with a serial killer recipes from dorothea puente 9781411615441 by bugbee, shane and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Preliminary hearings began in 1990, and the trial and sentencing took place in 1993. May 01, 2018 dorothea puente was missing for five days.
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