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Rodney Alcala
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 19
Rodney Alcala
„The Dating Game Killer”
United States
GENDERCOUNTRY
VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
US
8
1968
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Victim count (in game)
- 8
- First crime
- 1968
- Victims targeted
- Women
- Status
- Dead
- Zodiac sign
- Leo
Report
Rodney Alcala was a photographer who murdered women and girls in California and New York during the 1970s. In 1978, in the middle of his killing spree, he appeared on the TV show “The Dating Game” – and won. Sentenced to death in California, he also pleaded guilty to murders in New York. He died in prison in 2021.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #19 (JAN 08, 2026). Most recently: #254 (AUG 31, 2026). Times featured: 4.
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