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True Crime News: The Podcast

Sadistic serial killer appears on dating game TV show amid killing spree

True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: American serial killer Rodney Alcala, who was also known as the “Dating Game Killer,” weaponized his intelligence and charm to commit unspeakable acts on his victims. Years after his death, some investigators believe he may have been responsible for over 100 deaths.   Matt Murphy joins host Ana Garcia. Check out Matt’s memoir, “The Book of Murder” here: https://a.co/d/1vAaP19 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Is crypto perfect?

0:01.9

Nope.

0:02.7

But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.

0:06.0

And yet today, we send 347 billion emails every single day.

0:12.1

Crypto is no different.

0:13.5

It's new.

0:14.2

But like email, it's also revolutionary.

0:17.6

With Crackin, it's easy to start your crypto journey with 24-7 support when you need it.

0:22.6

Go to crackin.com and see what crypto can be. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:27.3

This is a high-risk investment, and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:30.3

A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.

0:36.4

It therefore may not be suitable for our

0:39.0

young listeners or other folks who may find it disturbing. Hello and welcome to True Crime News,

0:44.7

the podcast covering high profile and under the radar cases from across the country every week.

0:49.4

I'm your host, Anna Garcia. Everyone in the world of true crime has a story to tell about a case that they've

0:54.9

worked or they've lived through. Some are high profile, some you've never heard of, but they are all

0:59.7

fascinating. Today's case centers around a seemingly ordinary contestant of a 1970s dating show,

1:06.6

but secretly, he was a serial killer. When Rodney Alcala competed as one of the three bachelors on the dating game,

1:14.6

he had already begun his murder spree, and it was his charm,

1:19.0

the same thing that won over the attention of the bachelorette on the show

1:22.6

that would help lure his victims.

1:24.8

In fact, prior to going on the dating game, Rodney had already murdered

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