The Boarding House: The Dorothea Puente Case

By Alana Sanchez

A boarding house promised safety. Inside, people disappeared.

In Sacramento, Dorothea Puente took in vulnerable tenants - elderly, disabled, and isolated - then quietly redirected their benefits and erased them from view. For years, the system accepted her explanations. Then bodies were found buried behind the house.

The Boarding House is a chronological account of the Dorothea Puente case, separating record from rumour and restoring the victims to the centre of the story. A true-crime manuscript about greed, control, and what happens when disappearance becomes normal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GFW8G5CD
• ISBN13: 9798243204989
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"