Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer

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🗓️ 23 August 2021

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August 23, 2021 In true crime headlines: ● The federal sex crimes trial of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is underway in New York. ● A former Arizona state senator is indicted on molestation charges ● A Colorado animal rights attorney is sentenced to prison for trying to have her estranged husband’s new girlfriend killed. Today in true crime: I’m bringing you the story of Rodney Alcala, known as the Dating Game Killer, who is responsible for the murders of at least 8 women. Download the Murder Minute app for daily true crime stories! For bonus true crime headlines, follow Murder Minute on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderminute/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimeheadlines?lang=en For a live discussion of each week’s podcast episode, follow Mrs. Smitty on the Stereo app: https://stereo.com/mrssmitty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Murder Minute.
0:03.2	I'm your host Mrs. Smitty, and today is Monday, August 23, 2021.
0:09.6	Today on Murder Minute, the story of a prolific rapist and serial killer who was born on this
0:14.6	day in 1943, but first, your true crime headlines.
0:21.2	The sex crimes trial of R. Kelly is underway in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
0:26.7	The disgraced R&B artist faces charges including child pornography, kidnapping, obstruction
0:32.1	of justice, sex trafficking, and racketeering.
0:35.6	The trial will take place in the Eastern District of New York.
0:38.9	Kelly is also facing federal sex crimes charges in the Northern District of Illinois and
0:43.6	state-level charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
0:46.6	The charges stem from alleged incidents dating back to 1998, involving six women and girls.
0:52.8	Some of the victims are expected to testify.
0:55.8	Last week, the presiding judge agreed to allow prosecutors to introduce evidence of
1:00.0	R. Kelly's 1994 marriage to an underage girl named in court documents as Jane Doe
1:06.0	No. 1, whose description matches the late R&B singer, Alia.
1:10.5	According to prosecutors, Kelly married Alia when she was 15 and he was 27 after ordering
1:16.3	an associate to bribe government officials to make a fake ID showing that she was 18.
1:21.7	R. Kelly has alleged that the marriage took place because R. Kelly believed that Alia
1:25.0	was pregnant and he sought to shield himself from criminal charges because a wife can't
1:29.4	be forced to testify against her husband.
1:31.9	The secret marriage was annulled soon after it took place and Alia tragically died in a
1:36.1	playing crash in 2001.
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