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Rodney James Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala; August 23, 1943 – July 24, 2021) was an American serial killer and convicted sex offender who was sentenced to death in California for seven murders committed between 1977 and 1979.
Rodney James Alcala was 77. Alcala was sentenced to death in 2010 for five slayings in California between 1977 and 1979, including that of a 12-year-old girl, though authorities estimate he may ...
Alcala, a convicted serial killer, appeared as a bachelor on an episode of “The Dating Game” in 1978, competing with two other men to win a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw.
Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala's introduction on a 1978 game show episode inspired Netflix's 'Woman of the Hour' ... He later died at 77 on July 24, 2021, from natural causes while on death row
In 1980, Alcala was sentenced to death for Samsoe's murder; the judgment was reversed in 1984, though, and he was granted a new trial. ... On July 24, 2021, he died of natural causes at age 77 ...
Rodney Alcala — the "dating game killer." He was sentenced to death in 1980, 1986, and 2010. On July 24, 2021, Alcala died from natural causes at a hospital. [47] Juan Corona — murdered twenty-five people in 1971. He was transferred to COR from the Correctional Training Facility in 1992. On March 4, 2019, Corona died from natural causes.
"Alcala was paroled in 1974 after seventeen months. Less than two months after his release, he was re-arrested for assaulting a 13-year-old girl identified in court records as "Julie J.", who had accepted what she thought would be a ride to school. Alcala was again paroled in 1976 after serving two years."
On July 24, 2021, Alcala died of natural causes while on death row. He was 77 years old. When Tali Shapiro, surviving victim, heard the news, she said “the planet is a better place without him ...