Dorothea Puente: Case File 87-0045

Dorothea Puente's infamous boarding house operation in Sacramento, California, became the center of a chilling investigation in the late 1980s. This archival dossier compiles the raw, unedited evidence that illuminated the dark truths hidden beneath a seemingly benign facade.

Our publication presents the verbatim records, including police reports, witness testimonies, and Puente's own correspondence. These documents offer a clinical, unvarnished look into the official proceedings and the human elements involved, bypassing sensationalism for documented provenance.

Clinical macro view of original typed prison correspondence and recipe cards, presented without commentary.

The prosecution submits Exhibit A, a handwritten note found in the defendant's personal effects, detailing ingredients for a stew. This document, along with others, forms the basis of our evidentiary claim.

State Trial Prosecutor, October 1988