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Rodney James Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor; August 23, 1943 – July 24, 2021) was an American serial killer and sex offender who was sentenced to death in California for five murders committed between 1977 and 1979, receiving an additional sentence of 25 years to life after pleading guilty to two further homicides committed in New ...
- July 24, 1979
- 7 convicted, 8 confirmed, up to 130 possible
Jul 24, 2021 · Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer who was on California's death row, has died, authorities said Saturday. Alcala, 77, died of natural causes at 1:43 a.m. Saturday at a hospital in the community near Corcoran State Prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.
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Oct 3, 2023 · Rodney Alcala was an American serial killer who murdered at least nine women and girls across the US in the 1970s. He was known as "The Dating Game Killer" for his appearance on the TV show 'The Dating Game' in 1978. He was sentenced to death in 2010 but died of natural causes in 2021. Learn more about his life, crimes, victims, and legacy.
Jul 25, 2021 · July 25, 2021 at 7:50 p.m. EDT. Rodney James Alcala is pictured in 1979 at age 35. (AP) correction. A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Rodney James Alcala was convicted of...
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Jul 24, 2021 · Rodney Alcala, who was known as the “Dating Game Killer” and was convicted in the murders of six women and one girl in the 1970s, died on Saturday at a hospital in Kings County, Calif. He was...
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Feb 8, 2024 · YouTube Serial killer Rodney Alcala during his infamous 1978 appearance on The Dating Game that took place in the middle of his string of grisly murders. For most people, September 13, 1978 was an ordinary Wednesday. But for Cheryl Bradshaw, the bachelorette on the TV matchmaking show The Dating Game, that day was momentous.
Jul 24, 2021 · Rodney James Alcala, 77, had been on the state’s death row since being condemned in 2010 for the murders of four women and a 12-year-old girl, according to the California Department of...