Serial killer Rodney Alcala, who won 'The Dating Game,' dies at 77
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...