A new tour, led by a retired detective, of Dorothea Puente’s Sacramento home has drawn some controversy due to its macabre history. Puente was convicted of murdering three elderly residents of the boarding house she ran after police discovered nine bodies buried on the property.
The Sacramento Bee reported on the new tour of Puente’s former home guided by John Cabrera, a retired detective that worked on the case. Police began investing Puente, 64 at the time, and her illegal boarding home in 1988 following the disappearance of a mentally disabled elderly man, reports Los Angeles Times.
Puente was previously convicted of drugging elderly victims to rob them and was on parole when she was arrested for the murders in 1989. She also had an earlier conviction for forging checks. According to reports, Puente murdered her victims and cashed their Social Security checks, notes Los Angeles Times. Puente reportedly used some of that money to get a facelift.
Police discovered seven bodies at the boarding house and later charged Puente with nine counts of murder after finding two more bodies. Puente was convicted of three murder charges, the jurors were deadlocked on the other six charges, in 1993 and sentenced to life. Puente died in prison in 2011 at the age of 82.
The infamous boarding house has new owners, notes the Sacramento Bee, and Cabrera was quick to notice the changes made by Barbara Holmes and Tom Williams. Cabrera leads the tour and describes the investigation, pointing out the locations where the bodies were buried, areas where evidence was discovered and the room used by Puente to store the bodies. Speaking to the Bee, the tour attendees appeared to be unfazed by the murders that occurred at the site with some remarking on the beauty of the house. Cabrera said, “I love this house. It’s happy. This veil of darkness has been lifted.”
The tour of Puente’s former home is not the only serial killer tour in America. In Milwaukee, the Dahmer Tour covers a mile-long stretch of the city where Jeffrey Dahmer found seven of his 17 victims, including places on 2nd Street like the now-closed Club 219. Chicago has its own serial killer tour as visitors can tour the site of H.H. Holmes’ “Murder Castle” and a separate tour exploring the sites of several infamous murders.
Serial Killer Tour: A Guided Look At Dorothea Puente’s Sacramento Home, Site Of At Least 3 Murders
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