"Kevin Clymo defended Dorothea Puente, a 61-year-old woman who was sentenced to prison on nine murder counts for poisoning elderly tenants to get their pension and disability benefits." Berkeley Daily Planet
"Dorothea Puente was nicknamed "the black widow of Sacramento" when the 60-year-old was convicted of killing three boarders and then continuing to cash their pension checks." -Time
"On November 11, 1988, police found a body buried in the lawn of 60-year-old Dorothea Puente. Seven bodies were eventually found. Puente was charged with a total of nine murders, convicted of three, and is now serving two life sentences." -Wikipedia
I remember hearing of this case on A&E... she made a book. Unbelievable. read more
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