“Unmasking a Monster: How a Charismatic Killer Fooled a Nation on TV While His Dark Legacy of 130 Victims Lurks Behind the Screen”

"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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In 1994, while in custody, Alcala wrote a book titled You, the Jury, in which he argued he was innocent.

In 2012, Alcala was extradited to New York after he was charged with two further murders from 1971 and 1977. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in New York to 25 years to life when he appeared in court.

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Source: YOUTUBEAlcala reportedly often targeted women by complimenting them and then asking to take pictures of them.

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In 2016 he was charged with the 1977 murder of Christine Ruth Thornton, a woman who investigators had identified in one of his photos.

Alcala became retrospectively known as the Dating Game Killer because of his television appearance in the midst of his killings.

In September 1978, Alcala had taken part in The Dating Game, a US TV show similar in format to the UK’s Blind Date. The show saw a single woman ask questions to three potential partners who could be seen by the audience, but not by her.

The show would conclude with the woman selecting one of the men to date, based on their answers.

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Source: MYSTERIOUS HOOK/ YOUTUBERodney In 1980, Alcala was sentenced to death in California for the murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe.

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It’s thought Alcala was selected because, he was tall, handsome and charming, and producers did not conduct a background check.

In the episode he appeared in, Alcala was chosen by Cheryl Bradshaw at the end of the show.

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