Rodney Alcala appeared on a dating show that led to his infamy. Pic credit: Huntington Beach Police Department/ @criminologytube/YouTube In 1978, Rodney James Alcala appeared on the popular TV show ...

The horrific crimes committed by prolific serial killer Rodney Alcala were made all the more startling due to his casual appearance on a popular dating show in the 1970s. Once known as “Bachelor No. 1 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “He kept trophies, usually jewelry,” Kendrick explained. “The mental image of him, in the aftermath of ...

There’s a troubling pattern over the years of murderers and serial killers appearing on television, namely game shows. One example is Rodney Alcala, who was on the hit game show “The Dating Game” in ...

"Woman of the Hour" star and director Anna Kendrick was struck by Rodney Alcala's "disarming, child-like" qualities in the footage from his 1978 game show appearance. “Woman of the Hour” star and ...

Retired detective Craig Robison explained in a new interview how a re-run of ‘The Dating Game’ led to Alcala’s arrest Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Rodney Alcala’s infamous appearance on The Dating Game ...

Rodney Alcala was convicted of murdering seven women and children in the '60s and '70s, two survived their encounters with the serial killer Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has ...

Plenty of people from Tom Selleck to Farrah Fawcett went on "The Dating Game" looking for love, fame and fortune — or at least a free trip. One woman got more than she expected: An encounter with a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed “The Dating Game Killer” died Saturday while awaiting execution in California, authorities said. Rodney James Alcala was 77. He died ...

In 1978, Rodney James Alcala appeared on the popular TV show The Dating Game, an event now infamous due to his secret criminal history. Alcala’s story gained renewed attention with Netflix’s Woman of ...

Psychiatrist Liane Leedom sayd Alcala photographed her, showed her nude images. March 18, 2010— -- A 48-year-old woman is shaken and unable to sleep after spotting her teenage photograph among a ...