Dorothea Puente - Part 1: House of Ill Repute

About this episode

The episode explores the troubled beginnings of Dorothea Puente, a woman who became one of the world's most prolific female serial killers.

Before the backyard graveyard, there was a little girl named Dorothea Helen Gray - a little girl who never stood a chance. Born into immense chaos and instability, Dorothea learned to use her good looks and her skills in manipulation tactics to get what she wanted out of people - with devastating results. In Part 1 of this new series, we dive into the troubled beginnings of Dorothea Puente - a woman who would later become one of the world's most prolific female serial killers. Today's Sources...

People in this episode

Hosts: Christina, Alicia

Topics covered

• true crime
• serial killers
• female criminals
• manipulation
• childhood trauma

Keywords

• Dorothea Puente
• serial killer
• true crime
• manipulation
• childhood

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