{"product_id":"dorothea-puente-jacobson-p-stewart-9798272448798","title":"Dorothea Puente: The Boarding House of Death - The True Story of Sacramento's Killer Landlady","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind a sweet smile and a tidy Victorian home on F Street lay one of the darkest secrets in American true crime history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Dorothea Puente: The Boarding House of Death - The True Story of Sacramento's Killer Landlady, author Jacobson P. Stewart exposes the chilling true story of a grandmotherly woman who preyed on society's most vulnerable the elderly, the disabled, and the forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo her neighbors, Dorothea Puente was kind, generous, and compassionate. To her tenants, she was a caretaker. But beneath the lace curtains and gentle voice hid a calculating predator who poisoned, buried, and profited from those who trusted her most. When bodies began surfacing in her backyard, the truth sent shockwaves across Sacramento and stunned the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough meticulous research, firsthand accounts, and psychological insight, this book reconstructs the timeline of Puente's crimes from her troubled childhood and early fraud schemes to her gruesome murders and dramatic trial. Readers will walk through the investigation that uncovered the infamous \"boarding house of death,\" meet the detectives who refused to give up, and confront the haunting question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow could someone so ordinary commit such extraordinary evil?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of true crime stories, female serial killer biographies, and psychological crime investigations, this book offers an unflinching look at one woman's descent into darkness and the lasting fear she left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Discover Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real story behind Sacramento's most infamous murder case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Dorothea Puente built a façade of compassion to hide her crimes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExclusive details from investigators, neighbors, and courtroom witnesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychology of a manipulative killer who weaponized kindness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA riveting exploration of greed, trust, and human vulnerability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacobson P. Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798272448798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Jacobson P. Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089467879679,"sku":"9798272448798","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_597555c4-c2f4-4d9e-b6d9-43e8664b1373.jpg?v=1769110439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dorothea-puente-jacobson-p-stewart-9798272448798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}