Dorothea Puente was an American female serial killer born Dorothea Helen Gray who died in prison. Puente was convicted of murdering tenants at her Sacramento, CA boarding home and burying their remains in her garden so that she could cash their social security checks.
 
3" x 5" fragments of a plastic spoon used by Dorothea Puente during a visit with a friend of hers in January 2000.