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Police uncovered seven bodies buried in the backyard of Dorothea Puente s Sacramento home in 1988
Officers did not initially suspect the seemingly-sweet grandmother had anything to do with the crime and let her take off for a coffee
Puente fled, prompting a four-day nationwide manhunt that ended in her capture
She was put on trial for the deaths of nine people, seven of whom were tenants who had leased bedrooms in her home
Puente was convicted of three murders and sentenced to life in prison; she died in 2011 having refused to confess to her crimes
A new documentary airing on Oxygen, titled Murders At The Boarding House, explores the infamous case
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EXCLUSIVE: When John Cabrera was face-to-face with Dorothea Puente for the very first time, he saw a sweet grandmother – not a serial killer. I was taken aback, the retired Sacramento Police detective told Fox News. I was bewildered as I began talking to her.
The case of the death house landlady is being explored in a new true-crimedocumentary on Oxygen titled Murders at the Boarding House as part of the network’s Serial Killer Week. The two-part special features never-before-seen footage from Puente’s police interrogation, as well as interviews with the key players from the investigations.