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Michael Goulding/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) -- Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer who was on California's death row, has died, authorities said Saturday. Alcala, 77, died of natural causes at 1:43 a.m. Saturday at a hospital in the community near Corcoran State Prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement. Alcala was known as "The Dating Game" killer for his appearance as a winning contestant on the television game show...

By 1 day ago Rodney Alcala, the serial murderer who became known as the 'Dating Game Killer' because of his 1978 appearance on the game show, died July 24 at a hospital near California's Corcoran state prison at the age of 77. Alcala's chilling story provided an early glimpse of how the growth of unscripted television with everyday people would inevitably have a dark side. He appeared on the 1970s syndicated series, but the "bachelorette" that he chose wound up refusing to go out with him, telling producers after the taping that she got "weird vibes coming off him," according to ABC News. R...

The Crazy True Story Of The Serial Killer Who Went On The Dating Game By Marina Manoukian/Feb. 8, 2021 4:46 pm EDT Everyone deserves a chance to find love, but there's something weird about the fact that serial killer Rodney Alcala went on a dating game show between some of his murders. And despite the fact that he won on the show, apparently his demeanor behind the scenes was so unnerving and creepy that the lucky bachelorette decided to renege on her choice. Convicted three times for murder, Alcala repeatedly appealed his death sentences. And even during his third and final trial in 2010,...