“Unmasking a Monster: How a Charismatic Killer Fooled a Nation on TV While His Dark Legacy of 130 Victims Lurks Behind the Screen”
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The true number of his victims will never be known but the death toll could be as high as 130, RadarOnline has learned.
The serial killer appeared as a bachelor on the blind date-style show in 1978, two years before he was convicted of the murder of a 12-year-old girl.
He was eventually found guilty of eight murders in total, however, it’s thought he killed many more women and girls. Alcala died in prison in 2021 aged 77.
One survivor left fighting for her life aged eight after she was raped and beaten by Alcala, said this week: “The thing that angers me is that the court system kept giving him a get-out-of-jail-free card.”
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Another, who was 16 when she was subjected to a brutal assault that was dismissed by police, recalled: “He was like a raging, ripping animal. I thought I was going to die.”
Those who encountered Alcala on The Dating Game said he made an alarming first impression.
“He was creepy, really creepy, and I instantly disliked him because he had this attitude of being superior to us,” actor and director Jed Mills said.
