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“The Dating Game Killer” Rodney Alcala

2024/9/16
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Cornelia Crilly, a flight attendant, was found murdered in her new apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Police suspected she knew her attacker as there were no signs of forced entry.
  • Cornelia Crilly, a flight attendant, was murdered in her Manhattan apartment.
  • There were no signs of forced entry, suggesting she knew her attacker.
  • Rodney Alcala, a recent film school graduate, met Cornelia on moving day.

Shownotes Transcript

On September 13th, 1978, an episode of The Dating Game aired on network television featuring a man named Rodney Alcala as “Bachelor Number One.” The announcer introduced him as a “successful photographer” – but at the time, Rodney had a secret. He’d already killed at least four victims…and he wasn’t done yet.

Be sure to watch Woman of the Hour on Netflix, starting October 18th. Directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, Woman of the Hour tells the story of a woman whose life intersects with Rodney Alcala’s in a surprising way.

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