European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday november 18,19bb Landlady linked with deaths of boarders arrested in la los Angeles a a Landlady suspected in the deaths of seven tenants whose bodies were unearthed in the Yard of her Rooming House was arrested five Days after she disappeared while police searched her property officials said thursday. Dorothea Montalvo Puente 59, was taken into Cus today wednesday night by los Anecks police who tracked her to a downtown hotel on the basis of a tip provided to a television station. She was real Cool real Calm. It looked like she almost exported it said police officer Paul von Gulzow. Police believe Puente killed tenants who lived in her Sacramento boarding House to collect their social Security benefits. They have a list of two dozen people who arc missing and who might have lived at Punte s eight bedroom House at one time or another. Police racked her to the Royal Viking motcl46n the basis of a tip provided to lbs network by a no had met her in a bar and look a liking to her said lbs assignment editor Gene Silver. Von Gulzow who said the woman identified herself using an alias Donna Johansen told the associated press that the Man who alerted the news Media handmade a Date to go shopping with her thursday. During a lengthy conversation she old him she was from the san Francisco area and he put two and two together and called von Gulzow said he wanted me to Wail until the next Day because he had a Date with her von Lutow said. Police would not identify the Man. Purnie who has a criminal record dating Back to a 1948 conviction for forging checks has been charged Only with the murder of Alvaro Montoya 52, a mentally disabled transient who lived in the House. His disappearance caused volunteers of America Counselor Judy Misc to Contact police leading to the diggings. She had nol been seen since saturday when police allowed her to walk away from the House while they dug for bodies. Slate and Federal authorities had been searching for her in Mexico where she has relatives and Las vegas ncv., As Well As California. One former tenant. Homer Myers told reporters wednesday that he and other tenants unknowingly helped Puente dispose of the bodies by digging the makeshift Graves. Myers 74, said Puente first asked him to dig a Hole a police officer escorts Puente after her arrest in the Back Yard for an Apricot tree. She said she had contacted a Nursery and they told her she needed a Hole that was 4 feel by 4 feet and thought that was a Little deep. Now i know digging was completed at the boarding House Yard tuesday and police searched the inside of the Blue House. Die Clivos removed several items from the House but would not say whal evidence was found other than the seven bodies. Kearns said there has been no decision whether to dig at any other Sites including a House several blocks away where Purnie lived several years ago the Coroner s office assisted by several forensic anthropologists is still in the process of identifying the Bod ies and performing autopsies to determine cause of death. Remains of 4 identified Washington a the remains of four . Servicemen missing from the Vietnam War have been positively identified by an army Laboratory in Hawaii the Pentagon said wednesday. The four sets of remains were among 52 repatriated to the United Stales by Vietnam in april and july. Three of the four were Navy aviators and the other was an army officer. The Ide Lily of one of the Navy men is being withheld at the request of the next of Kin he Pentagon added. The remains were to leave Hickam fab Hawaii with a full military honors ceremony on thursday and be flown to Travis fab Calif the Pentagon identified three of the missing serv ice menas., army maj. Kenneth j. Yonan. Born july 18, 1947, lost during combat in South Vietnam on april 24, 1972. He listed his Home of record at the time of his disappearance As Chicago. Navy i. . Mcmican bom on dec. 29, 1940. Lost Over North Vietnam on june 2, 1965. He listed his Home of record As Toppenish Wash Navy la. . Gerald m. Romano bom on March 20, 1942, lost Over North v Ilnam on j unc 2, 1965. He listed his Home of record As new York City. The Pentagon said Mcmican Romano and the Man whose identity is being withheld were flying on the same air plane on a scarch and Rescue Mission whim they were shot Down. The Pentagon said the remains of Yonan were among 27 repatriated by the vietnamese on april 6.four of those 27 had been identified remains of Mcmican Romano and the unidentified Serviceman were among 25 repatriated on july 13. Five of the remains in that group had been identified previously. The identification efforts arc being pursued at the army s Central identification Laboratory in Honolulu. With the latest identification 2,383 americans continue to be listed As missing in Indochina As a result of the Vietnam War of whom 1,747 Are listed As missing in either North or South Vietnam. Ail told the remains of 172 americans have been repatriated to the United states from Vietnam and subsequently identified by the army Tab since the end of the wary. I Nasa sets dec. I Cis stateside the gun was t so bad but the singing. Tampa Fla. A a teen Ager jays Aman bearing a striking resemblance to Elvis Presley forced Herat gunpoint to drive to Ala Bama and Sang along will
