S1 Ep11: Rodney Alcala, The Dating Game Killer

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard take a look at one of the worst killers in history, the Dating Game killer, Rodney Alcala. After ‘reforming’ twice, Rodney was free to roam The United States, studying under Roman Polanski, and killing an unimaginable number of young girls and women… oh, and he had time to star on American reality TV dating show The Dating Game too. Expect the worst self defence since Ted Bundy and the creepiest game show contestant you’ve ever heard.

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00:00 - Introduction

09:19 - Where Rodney’s story begins

13:43 - Rodney’s first known assault

18:47 - Rodney’s first stint in jail

19:40 - The ‘reformed’ Rodney

22:05 - The murder of Ellen Hover

24:43 - The murder of Jill Parenteau

25:41- The murder of Robin Samsoe

30:19 - The Dating Game

35:25 - Rodney is arrested

35:59 - The discovery of the storage locker

38:57 - A shocking conviction U-Turn

41:24 - DA Matt Murphy steps up to the plate

44:41 - Rodney Alcala decided to represent himself at trial

49:07 - Brand new evidence

50:22 - The final verdict

52:45 - Outro

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me Helen Anderson.
0:03.2	And me, Danny Howard.
0:04.6	We're two best friends entering the world of true crime.
0:07.6	I'll be sharing the stories of some of the worst and most horrific murder cases in history
0:12.2	with the help of professional criminologists.
0:14.7	And we're taking you along for the ride.
0:17.2	In this episode, we're looking into the deadly and incredibly creepy dating game
0:22.6	killer, Rodney Alcarla.
0:35.6	How are you? Yeah, I'm all good.
0:37.7	I'm 80% more beautiful than the last time you saw me.
0:42.0	Let's have a look at your face.
0:43.3	I've been waxed.
0:44.6	I've been lifted.
0:47.0	I've had my nails painted.
0:48.8	I love that nail colour.
0:50.1	Thank you.
0:50.5	That mic's in the way over the face, though.
0:52.0	So look at me.
0:53.0	I'm all shiny and beautiful now.
0:55.3	Oh, yeah.
0:56.1	Mm-hmm.
0:56.6	All the listeners at home can really enjoy that.
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