Leona Carpenter

Death by Force

Leona Carpenter, a 78-year-old white female, died in 1987 under deeply disturbing circumstances in Sacramento, California. She had been placed in the care of Dorothea Puente, a woman who operated a boarding house at 1426 F Street. At the time, Leona Carpenter was in declining health and had recently been discharged from the hospital. She was described as a sick widow who spent several weeks in visible agony on a sofa before disappearing. Her frailty was such that witnesses later testified she co ...Read More

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