The Dating Game Killer: Rodney Alcala

Rodney alala known as The Dating Game Killer was a charming and handsome man who used his looks to lure unsuspecting victims to their deaths alcala's Killing Spree spanned the 1970s during which he is believed to have murdered at least eight women though some estimates put the number much higher in 1978 alala appeared on the popular TV show the dating game where he won a date with a contestant unbeknownst to the audience alalo is already in the midst of his murderous Rampage his victims were often young women and girls whom he would photograph before brutally assaulting and killing them alala was finally arrested in 1979 and his trial revealed the full extent of his depravity he was sentenced to death in 1980 and his case remained in the courts for decades due to multiple appeals Al K's use of charm to disguise his monstrous nature made him one of the most chilling figures in American Crime history