She Looked Like a Sweet Grandma... Until They Found the Bodies

She Looked Like a Sweet Grandma... Until They Found the Bodies

Dorothea Puente appeared to be the last person anyone would suspect of murder. In 1980s Sacramento, she was known as a kind, grandmotherly woman who opened her home to society's most vulnerable people—elderly residents, disabled individuals, and those with nowhere else to go. To neighbors, she seemed caring and generous. To the people living under her roof, she offered shelter, meals, and support. But one by one, her tenants began disappearing. Friends and family were told they had moved away. Social workers were given excuses. Questions were asked, but the answers always seemed to satisfy investigators—until one missing person case led police to her Victorian boarding house. What they discovered beneath the backyard would expose one of California's most disturbing serial murder cases. In this episode of Unlawful Acts, Connie and Jocelyn unravel the shocking crimes of Dorothea Puente, the woman who turned a place of refuge into a killing ground. From forged checks and stolen benefits to multiple murders hidden beneath her property, this is the chilling story of how a seemingly harmless grandmother became one of America's most notorious serial killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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The Man Forced to Rob a Bank With a Bomb Around His Neck

On August 28, 2003, a pizza delivery driver walked into a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania carrying a cane gun, a handwritten demand note, and a metal collar locked around his neck. Minutes later, he was surrounded by police in a parking lot, desperately claiming that the bomb attached to him was real. Then it exploded. What followed became one of the most bizarre and disturbing criminal investigations in FBI history. Was Brian Wells a willing participant in a carefully planned bank robbery? Or was he an innocent man forced into a deadly plot he could never escape? In this episode of Unlawful Acts, Connie and Jocelyn unravel the shocking story behind the infamous Pizza Bomber case—a twisted conspiracy involving scavenger hunt clues, homemade explosives, conflicting confessions, and a cast of eccentric suspects whose stories only became stranger as investigators dug deeper. More than two decades later, one question still fuels debate: Who was really responsible for Brian Wells' death? Subscribe for new true crime episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Brink’s Robbery That Turned Into a Deadly Manhunt

October 20, 1981. What began as a carefully planned armored truck robbery outside a shopping center in Rockland County, New York quickly became one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Armed members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground ambushed a Brink’s armored truck, stealing $1.6 million in cash. Within minutes, the robbery erupted into deadly gunfire that left a Brink’s guard dead and sparked a violent confrontation with police. By the end of the day, two Nyack police officers had also been killed, launching one of the largest manhunts in FBI history. In this episode of Unlawful Acts, Connie and Jocelyn break down the planning, execution, investigation, arrests, and lasting impact of the Brink’s Robbery—a crime that blurred the lines between political extremism, terrorism, and organized robbery. What really happened that day? Who was behind the attack? And how did this case reshape law enforcement's approach to domestic extremist groups? Subscribe for new true crime episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ted Bundy: America’s Most Dangerous Serial Killer

America, 1974. Young women begin disappearing from college campuses across multiple states. Witnesses describe the same man over and over — charming, clean-cut, injured, and asking for help before victims vanished without a trace. In this episode of Unlawful Acts, we uncover the terrifying rise of Ted Bundy, one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. From his manipulative tactics and shocking crimes to the nationwide manhunt, courtroom chaos, prison escapes, and final downfall, this is the story that changed how America viewed serial killers forever. Bundy didn’t look like a monster. That’s what made him so dangerous. Subscribe for more true crime stories, unsolved mysteries, kidnappings, serial killer cases, and infamous criminal investigations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]