Rodney Alcala, a notorious serial killer known as the “Dating Game Killer,” died of natural causes in prison on 24 july,2021.
Alcala was convicted of murdering at least eight women across California, New York, and Wyoming. He was sentenced to death in 2010 for five of those murders, including the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe.
Alcala gained notoriety in 1978 when he appeared on the television game show “The Dating Game.” Despite his charming demeanor on the show, he was already a known criminal with a history of sexual assault.
Authorities believe Alcala’s true victim count may be even higher. His crimes were linked to a cache of thousands of photographs he had taken of women, many of whom were found to be deceased.
Alcala’s death brings to a close a decades-long investigation into one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.