Welcome to the Death House: Dorothea Puente (Part 2)

Welcome back to Hot Mess Murder Club! Last week, we gave you all the diabolical build-up and zero climax. This week, Kat and Holly are finally opening the doors to 1426 F Street, picking up the shovels, and digging up the yard.In the final chapter of this two-part series, the chameleon's trap snaps shut. We are diving deep into the actual pipeline of prey and the brutal reality of her body count. From her first proven pen-pal victim, Everson Gillmouth—whose body spent three years as a "John Doe" in a coffin-like plywood box—to the absolute psychological horror of burying a tenant alive under a metal tool shed, Dorothea's grandmotherly facade completely shatters. We’re talking predatory poisoning, targeted medical hijacking, and the pure audacity of calling a commercial carpet cleaner to scrub "foul-smelling slime" out of the floorboards.But arrogance always leaves a trail. Tune in to hear how a fiercely persistent social worker, an unhinged fake phone call to Mexico, and a massive legal loophole finally brought Detective John Cabrera straight to her freshly tilled dirt grid. Plus, we cover her dramatic five-day escape to Los Angeles, the motel arrest, and the historic, chaotic 1993 trial that resulted in a record-breaking 24 days of jury deliberation.The yard is officially dug up, and the trial is over.If you haven't already, make sure to hit that subscribe button, leave us a 5-star review, and share the chaos with your favorite true crime obsessed friends!#TrueCrime #fyp #foryou #TrueCrimePodcast #HotMessMurderClub #DorotheaPuente #SerialKiller #TrueCrimeCommunity #Mystery #CrimeDocumentary #TrueCrimeStories #comedy #storytime #morbid