Rodney Alcala(1943-2021)

Born 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, he was a convicted sex offender and serial killer, who died while awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison. He was convicted of five homicides, but is believed to have killed many more. He graduated from UCLA School of Fine Arts, and was charged with the rape and attempted murder of a 13 year old girl in 1968. He fled to New York and studied film at NYU under Roman Polanski.

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The Dating Game

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Trivia
While he was on trial in 1980 for the murder of Robin Samsoe, her mother, Marianne Frazier, sneaked a pistol into the courtroom with the express intent of using it to kill him. She decided at the last minute not to do it.