Dorothea: The True Story of the Woman Who Fed and Buried Her Tenants

By Derek Danforth

She baked cookies, poured tea, and buried her boarders beneath the roses.

In 1980s Sacramento, Dorothea Puente was everyone's favorite grandmother gentle, generous, and always ready with a smile. No one imagined that behind those lace curtains and the smell of cinnamon, something monstrous was taking root.

Dorothea: The True Story of the Woman Who Fed and Buried Her Tenants pulls you into the chilling world of America's most unlikely serial killer a woman who weaponized kindness, fed her victims comfort, and stole their lives with a steady hand.

Through vivid storytelling and unnervingly human detail, author Derek Danforth exposes the fragile line between compassion and control. From Puente's tortured childhood to her cunning reinvention as a sweet landlady, every page peels back another layer of deception until you can almost smell the rot beneath the roses.

What you're about to discover will change how you see kindness itself.

Part psychological portrait, part investigative odyssey, Dorothea captures the absurdity, the dark humor, and the haunting reality of a woman who fooled everyone the police, her neighbors, even herself. Few people know that behind her charm was a cold precision that left nine bodies hidden in her own backyard.

This is not just another true crime story. It's a mirror held to the quiet evil that hides behind politeness and a question we all fear to ask: Would you have trusted her too?

Perfect for readers of In Cold Blood, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, and The Stranger Beside Me, this book blends investigative depth with the pulse of a novel you can't put down.

Ready to uncover the truth behind the smiling landlady?

Get your copy today and step into the house where kindness killed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FXMSDSRQ
• ISBN13: 9798271384349
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"