“Haunted by the Past: The Chilling Encounter Between a Survivor and ‘The Dating Game’ Killer That Unveiled Dark Secrets”
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“By the time we’d met, Alcala was already wanted for the assault on 8-year-old Tali Shapiro in Los Angeles.”
“When we met,” I told Alcala, “It was only six months after Tali Shapiro.”
“I can still picture him flinching at her name. ‘I didn’t hurt her as much as they said I did.’
“Come on,” she blurted out. “She was in a coma for 32 days and spent months in the hospital.”
“They lied,” he flared.
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“I knew he could ignite. I had seen it in the past. Even though he looked frail, his anger and adrenaline could make him forget his surroundings. I softened my voice but still pushed back, ‘They lied?’,” she said.
“They said I did things. I can’t remember,” Alcala told her.
He woman added: “Could it have been possible that he killed during fugue experiences? If that had been true, how grossly unjust that he should be spared the memory of what he did and the pain he caused.
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Alcala leaned into her and asked: “Did I hurt you?”
“No,” I said. “You didn’t hurt me.”
Then the visit was interrupted by a guard and she was forced to leave to catch the prison bus.
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