Dorothea Puente The former home of notorious Sacramento serial killer (and onetime brothel owner) Dorothea Puente , behind which Puente buried seven of her victims, sold for $215,000 this past weekend at auction. Bay Area natives and longtime residents may recall the story of Puente, who ran a boarding house at the 1426 F Street property for elderly tenants. Puente was convicted in 1988 of ...