And you thought your roommate was bad.
The new Netflix docuseries “Worst Roommate Ever,” out Tuesday, March 1, covers much more than just bad roomies who blast loud music at odd hours or neglect their share of the household chores. From a granny-type who is actually a serial killer to a violent alleged con man who attacked his housemate and left her for dead wrapped in a tarp on a construction site, the show’s dark, disturbing stories will give you a greater appreciation for roomies who commit no greater crime than being sloppy. Have a look.
The serial-killer granny
In 1988, when Judy, a now-retired social worker, was helping Alvaro “Bert” Gonzales Montoya, a man who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, find a home in Sacramento, California, she came upon a boarding house run by Dorothea Puente.
“She seemed so sweet. She had a box of kittens, and she had little bottles of milk that she was feeding them,” Judy says in the documentary. “We were impressed, we were thinking, ‘She is nice.’ ” Puente told Judy that she was independently wealthy and simply liked helping people.
Puente’s boarding house came well-recommended, and it seemed as if Bert would be in good hands. The landlord had a reputation for taking in boarders with mental disabilities or alcoholism and…
