Dorothea Puente ran a death house in Sacramento, California in the 1980s.
There she murdered many elderly and mentally disabled people. After that, she would cash their social security checks for easy money.
Puente had been burying the victims on her property in Sacramento.
After the disappearance of many elderly people, suspicion arose about Puente in 1988. It was after 52-year-old Alvaro Montoya had gone missing.
Despite her repeated attempts to cover up her crime, the Police were eventually allowed to dig up her garden.
Enter Dorothea Puente House Tonight 9|8c. #GhostAdventures pic.twitter.com/saCWGBKbkB
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The Police eventually found the remains of 78-year-old Leona Carpenter. Meanwhile, other six dead bodies were also discovered in her garden.
The other victims of Puente were identified as Alberto Montoya, Dorothy Miller, Benjamin Fink, James Gallop, Vera Faye Martin, and Betty Palmer.
Two more murders were confirmed during the investigation phase. Ruth Monroe and Everson Gillmouth were identified as her other victims.
On this day in 1988, detectives swarmed the home of 'Death House Landlady' Dorothea Puente. https://t.co/ahM8QMyl2S
Puente would murder her elderly boarders & tenants with disabilities by poisoning them before getting rid of their remains & cashing their Social Security checks. pic.twitter.com/Hb2BySAMpa
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