# The Dating Game Murderer: Rodney Alcala

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Podcast: [Horrifying History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/horrifying-history-501220)
Published: 2026-07-15T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bleav.com/shows/horrifying-history/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=413
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The man you are going to hear about did not lurk in the shadows with blood on his hands. He smiled and flirted. He joked with television audiences and posed for photographs. In one of the strangest moments in American true crime, he appeared as an eligible bachelor while he was actively killing women and children.

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