Rodney Alcala

Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer and former Dating Game contestant, was sentenced to death today, according to CNN. The 66-year-old was convicted of murder, kidnapping, and rape last month in the deaths of 5 women in LA County in the '70s. The victims were Robin Samsoe, Jill Parenteau, Jill Barcomb, Charlotte Lamb, and Georgia Wixted. A box of more than 100 photographs, mostly of women, were found in a storage unit Alcala kept in Seattle and police have released the images...Read Full Story

single datingdating game killer The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders (St. Martin’s True Crime Library)$2.99 In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the “The Dating Game,” one of America’s most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience—and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. To viewers across the country, Rodney seemed like...Read Full Story

Rodney Alcala, otherwise known as the “Dating Game Killer,” received an additional 25 years to life sentence for the murder of two young women in New York City in the 1970s. Prior to this trial in New York, Alcala was already on death row in California. He was convicted in February 2010 of kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old girl, and raping and murdering four women in L.A. County between November 1977 and June 1979. "This kind of case is something I've never experienced, hope to never...Read Full Story

Rodney Alcala, otherwise known as the “Dating Game Killer,” received an additional 25 years to life sentence for the murder of two young women in New York City in the 1970s. Prior to this trial in New York, Alcala was already on death row in California. He was convicted in February 2010 of kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old girl, and raping and murdering four women in L.A. County between November 1977 and June 1979. "This kind of case is something I've never experienced, hope to never...Read Full Story

Police have released more than 100 photographs of unidentified women and girls amid fears they could be the victims of America's worst ever serial killer. The pictures were taken by Rodney Alcala, who was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the savage murders of a 12-year-old girl and four women. However, the 66-year-old has admitted killing another 30 women in the 1970s and police believe there could be many more victims. Unrepentant: Serial killer Rodney Alcala in court shortly...Read Full Story