S14 Ep5: The Killer Landlady

Dorothea Puente looked like the perfect landlady. Warm. Trustworthy. Harmless. But behind the doors of her Sacramento boarding house lurked something far darker. Throughout the 1980s, she preyed on the elderly and mentally disabled, offering shelter before poisoning them, burying their bodies in her garden, and cashing their Social Security checks. For years, she got away with it. Until one disappearance exposed a chilling truth: this was not a home, it was a graveyard. Even more disturbing, she was only convicted of three murders, leaving the full scale of her crimes unresolved. This episode uncovers a story of manipulation, greed, and cold blooded calculation. CREDITS: Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell Producer: Peter Shevlin Artwork: George Leigh Music: Dan Wansell CONTACT: Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod Instagram: @bloodtiespodcast Email: bloodties.podcast@gmail.com YouTube: Support: patreon.com/bloodtiespodcast Please complete our survey if you have time: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S14 Ep5: The Killer Landlady is an episode from Blood Ties Podcast by Peter Shevlin.

This episode is 31:35 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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