Firefighters were battling a wildfire in steep and rocky terrain in the Angeles National Forest above Arcadia as a heat wave gripped the region Sunday.
The Dating Game Killer died July 24th, 2021 of currently unspecified natural causes at the age of 77. He was on death row for eight murders committed in California, although he was convicted for murders in New York and is believed to have killed in other states as well:
Police estimated Alcala who often photographed his victims prior to killing them murdered at least dozens of women, with some counts running as high as 130 – and there are still over 100 photographs of unidentified women who may have been his victims.
Alcala was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he lived until his single mother moved the family to Los Angeles. Alcala was nicknamed the Dating Game Killer because he appeared