Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer Who Appeared on TV

In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on an American dating show. He smiled, joked, and seemed like an ordinary contestant. But behind that charming image was a man later convicted of multiple murders. Known as the “Dating Game Killer,” Alcala was convicted of five murders in California and later pleaded guilty to two additional murders in New York. Investigators also discovered hundreds of photographs of women, children, and young men in his storage locker. Who were these people, and could the photographs help solve other cases? In this true crime documentary, we uncover Rodney Alcala’s disturbing story, the victims, the investigation, and the evidence that helped bring him to justice. 00:00 The beginning of the story 00:57 THE GIRL WHO SURVIVED 03:47 HE WAS CAUGHT. THEN THEY LET HIM GO 06:38 THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO SMILED FOR THE CAMERA 09:56 THE GIRL WHO NEVER MADE IT TO CLASS 13:11 HUNDREDS OF FACES AND ONE TERRIFYING MYSTERY 17:02 THE DEATH SENTENCE AND THE SECRET HE TOOK TO HIS GRAVE #rodneyalcala #DatingGameKiller #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #TrueCrimeDocumentary