Rodney Alcala is a notorious serial killer who spread terror in the United States from 1968 to 1979.

Name: Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor

Birth: 23 August 1943

Convictions: Battery, kidnapping, murder, probation violation, rape, providing cannabis to a minor

Victims: 8 to 130

Span: 1968 to 1979

Crime penalty: Death

Aliases: The Dating Game Killer, John Berger, John Burger, Rod Alcala

During his appearance in The Dating Game in 1978, the host, Jim Lange introduced him as a "successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the darkroom at the age of 13, fully developed. Between takes, you might find him skydiving or motorcycling." Alcala won the competition (a date with Cheryl Bradshaw) with his charm. But Bradshaw later declined the date because Alcala started acting creepy. The fellow bachelors in the show described Alcala to be very strange and have bizarre opinions. It is believed that the rejection led Alcala on a killing spree where he killed at least three women.

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Source:

1. Rodney Alcala Biography
   
2. Rodney Alcala Murderpedia
   
3. The Dating Game Wikipedia
   
4. Rodney Alcala Wikipedia
   

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