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Dorothy Miller

Case from Sacamento, CA dated Aug 03, 1987

Victim Details

Dorothy Miller

Female

Sacamento

CA

1987

64

Dorothy

Miller

07/12/2026

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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 ...
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  • Dorothea Puente - Wikipedia
  • Who Were Serial Killer Dorothea Puente's Victims? - Oxygen
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