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     The Dating Game Killer: Is Rodney Alcala Still Alive?

     Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder and assault. Reader discretion is advised. The Dating Game serial killer Rodney Alcala died on July 24, 2021, while serving time on death row, per the California Department of Corrections.

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     How Rodney Alcala evaded justice TWICE before police discovered groundbreaking evidence that nailed the Dating Game Killer for several gruesome murders

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     Tali Shapiro: Heroic man's quick thinking saved 'The Dating Game Serial Killer' Rodney Alcala's 1st victim

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     Two Women Escaped Death at the Hands of Rodney Alcala — 'The Dating Game' Killer

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     Morgan Rowan on surviving San Antonio's ‘Dating Game Killer’ Rodney Alcala

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2. abcnews.go.com › US › close-call-serial-killerA close call: How serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on ...

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   Jan 6, 2021 · A close call: How serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on 'The Dating Game' and won. Alcala has been convicted of killing seven women in the 1970s. By Amanda Karrh, Tim Gorin, and Anthony Rivas ...

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     Rodney Alcala appears on ‘The Dating Game’ and wins amid killing spree: Part 6

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     A close call: How serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on 'The Dating Game' and won

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     Contestant on Dating Game Show Turned Out to be a Serial Killer

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4. nypost.com › 2023/09/09 › how-serial-killer-rodneyHow serial killer Rodney Alcala ended up on 'The Dating Game'

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   Sep 9, 2023 · Serial killer Rodney Alcala made an appearance on a 1978 episode of “The Dating Game,” and was the chosen bachelor in the end. Between 1971 and 1979, he took the lives of at least eight...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2021/07/24 › usRodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer, Dies

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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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   Who is Rodney Alcala on 'the dating game'?

   • A bachelor looking for love on “The Dating Game” turned out to be a serial killer in the middle of a murder spree. In one of the most unsettling moments of game show history, Rodney Alcala was chosen for a date as “Bachelor No. 1.”

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   Did Alcala have a background check on 'the dating game Killer'?

   • Background checks were not a part of the show, and Alcala had already been convicted in the 1968 rape of an 8-year-old girl, according to CNN. Read on to watch his appearance on the show. Alcala’s story is being featured tonight on ABC 20/20 in a new episode, “The Dating Game Killer,” which airs at 9 p.m. Eastern time Friday, January 8, 2021.

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   Who is Alcala on 'the dating game'?

   • Alcala is introduced on “The Dating Game” as “Bachelor No. 1,” one of three “eligible bachelors” on September 13, 1978. He is described cheekily as “a successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the dark room at the age of 13, full developed.”

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   Who was the 'dating game Killer'?

   • But in the years that followed his 1978 turn on the popular show, Alcala would come to be known as the “Dating Game Killer.” He was convicted of the murders of six women and a 12-year-old girl, with some of the crimes committed before his TV appearance.

   Rodney James Alcala, ‘Dating Game Killer’ believed to have killed as

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7. heavy.com › entertainment › watch-rodney-alcala-onWatch Rodney Alcala on 'The Dating Game' {Video} - Heavy.com

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8. people.com › crime › how-a-serial-killer-and-rapistThe True Story of Rodney Alcala, The 'Dating Game' Serial Killer

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   Nov 18, 2017 · In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on The Dating Game — the popular game show where three eligible bachelors vied for a date with a bachelorette. The show was heavy on innuendo.

9. www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2021/07/25Rodney James Alcala, ‘Dating Game ... - The Washington Post

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   Jul 25, 2021 · Rodney James Alcala, who died at 77, was convicted of the murders of six women and a teenage girl, with some of the crimes committed before his TV appearance in 1978.