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Dorothy Miller

Death by Force
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Dorothy Miller, a 64-year-old Native American female and U.S. Army veteran, was living in the Victorian boarding house run by 59-year-old landlady Dorothea Puente at 1426 F Street in Sacramento. The modest room-and-board arrangement attracted elderly or disabled tenants whose Social Security or veterans' benefits could be managed by Puente; Miller—described by friends as soft-spoken and struggling with alcoholism—fit that profile. The last verified sighting of the 64-year-old Native American ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Dorothy Miller

    Female

    Sacamento

    CA

    1987

    64

    Dorothy

    Miller

    11/04/2025

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