January 9, 1929: Serial Killer Dorothea Puente Born

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🗓️ 9 January 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Dorothea Puente, one of California's most prolific serial killers, was born on this date. Seven dead bodies were unearthed in her backyard, though she was only convicted of three murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Sunday, January 9th, 2022.
0:07.0	On this day in 1929, Dorothea Puente was born.
0:12.0	Decades later, Dorothea killed at least nine of the tenants living in her boarding house.
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0:58.6	Welcome to Today in true crime a Spotify original from parcast due to the graphic nature of this crime listener discretion is advised
1:03.9	this episode includes descriptions of murder we advise extreme caution for children under 13
1:10.0	today we're covering the birth of Dorothea Puente,
1:14.4	who killed and stole from at least nine different victims
1:17.8	just to rub elbows with California's elite.
1:21.9	Now let's go back to January 9, 1929,
1:25.2	to the small town of Redlands, California.
1:36.7	That day, Trudy and Jesse James Gray welcomed their sixth child into the world.
1:43.6	They named her Dorothea Helen Gray.
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