Dorothea Puente "The Death House Landlady"

True Crime All The Time

In the 1980s, Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house for tenants many of whom were elderly or mentally disabled. On the outside it appeared that Puente was providing a much needed service to individuals that may have had no where else to turn. But in reality, she was murdering these individuals so that she could profit from their benefit checks long after they were dead. Join Mike and Gibby as they wade through the twists and turns of this fascinating case of Puente who become known as the "Death House Landlady". Puente may have appeared as loving grandmother to many but her lust for money ran extremely deep. Visit our website truecrimeallthetime.com for contact and merchandise information. You can help support the show by going to patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime An Emash Digital Production See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.