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.
Who scoops the litter box? Answers about the mysterious lives of White House cats.
Bonnie Berkowitz, The Washington Post
Feb. 17, 2021
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1of2Guard Benjamin Fink returned Calvin Coolidge s wandering cat, Tiger, to the White House after hearing a plea from the Secret Service on the radio in 1924.National Photo Company Collection/Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
2of2Sure, they looked cute the day they arrived at the White House in 1923, but Blacky, left, would become a stone-cold hunter, and Tiger appeared to already be planning an escape.National Photo Company Collection/Library of Congress)Show MoreShow Less
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have said they plan to add a rare first feline to their White House family, which already includes dogs Champ and Major.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have said they plan to add a rare first feline to their White House family, which already includes dogs Champ and Major.
Presidential pet history is too imprecise for an exact count, but it appears that only about a dozen cats have padded through the White House, compared with more than 100 dogs. First dogs, in fact, date to George Washingtonâs presidency, but cats may not have appeared until Abraham Lincolnâs, and their lives have been far more mysterious.
Former President Bill Clintonâs cat Socks peers over the podium in the White House briefing room in Washington in 1994.
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