Solved, Unsolved or Spooky - A True Crime Podcast

Rodney Alcala, The Dating Game Killer

• Season 1 • Episode 40

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  • This week Steph is covering a story of horrific proportions, yet again
  • Rodney Alcala, used peoples vanity and sense of self worth, to manipulate them into situations where he could do what ever he wanted with them before taking their lives.
  • Rodney, was a handsome man who could sweet talk both males and females into anything.
  • His ruse as a professional photographer, was every parents worst nightmare. 
  • The number of victims will probably never be known,
  • so sit back and have a  listen and make sure that you have a look at the extra reading and photographs section, there are a heap of photos that are yet to be identified in this case and police believe that they may be victims of his terrible crimes. 
  •  | Timeline
     
    | 1968 | Tali Shapiro | Rape, attempted murder; pleaded guilty to assault, 
    | 1971 | Cornelia Crilley | Murder; indicted, 2011/New York
  •  | 1974 | "Julie J." | Parole violation, providing marijuana to minor; Convicted, 1974/California
     | 1977 | Ellen Hover | Murder; indicted, 2011
     | 1977 | Antoinette Wittaker | Murder; suspect,
     | 1977 | Jill Barcomb | Murder; convicted, 2010
     | 1977 | Georgia Wixted | Murder; convicted, 2010
     | 1977 | Pamela Jean Lambson | Murder; accused, 2011
     | 1977 | Christine Ruth Thornton | Murder; charged, 2016
     | 1978 | Joyce Gaunt | Murder; suspect
     | 1978 | Charlotte Lamb | Murder; convicted, 2010
     | 1979 | Jill Parenteau | Murder; convicted, 2010
     | 1979 | Robin Samsoe | Murder; convicted, 1980, 1986, 2010
     | 2003 | DNA collected, 4 additional murders discovered
     | 2003 | Motion to join Samsoe case with 4 others proposed; contested by Alcala 
     | 2010 | Conviction #3, sentenced to death for murders of Samsoe, Parenteau, Lamb, Wixted, and Barcomb | California
     | 2011 | Indicted for murders of Hover, Crilley  

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