Wondery presents The Dating Game Killer

Hollywood Crime Scene

Rachel Fisher

True Crime, Comedy

4.7 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree. In this six-part series, co-hosts Tracy Pattin (Hollywood & Crime) and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe) take listeners on an unbelievable journey into Alcala’s twisting secret life. He hid behind normal jobs as a typesetter at a prominent newspaper and a summer camp counselor. How did this predatory monster fool employers, prison psychiatrists, and parole boards — all while committing heinous crimes from coast to coast? And how did a one-time appearance as a game show contestant help lead to his capture? From the makers of Dirty John, Dr. Death, and Young Charlie, learn the story of the most famous serial killer you’ve never heard of - The Dating Game Killer.

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0:00.0	The dating game killer transports you to a time when serial killers terrorized cities from coast to coast.
0:06.4	In the middle of a string of murders, one of these deranged men appeared as a contestant on the popular television show The Dating Game.
0:14.7	And he won.
0:16.3	How was it that a cold-blooded serial killer made it onto a TV show that millions of people watched,
0:23.0	and no one could see what he really was?
0:26.3	Rodney Alcala was one of the most deadly serial killers in American history.
0:31.6	Police believe that he murdered five people, but the real number might be closer to 100.
0:37.6	From Wondery, the teen that brought you over my dead body and Hollywood and crime comes the dating game killer.
0:44.6	The gruesome story of the most famous serial killer you've never heard of.
0:49.2	You're about to hear a preview of the dating game killer.
0:52.4	While you're listening, be sure to subscribe to the dating game killer on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening right now.
1:22.4	Thank you.
1:24.4	And welcome to The Dating Game.
1:26.4	And we'll get right out of the way.
1:27.6	It's time to meet our first three eligible vatvers for game number one.
1:31.3	And here they are.
1:36.0	On September 18, 1978, millions of TV viewers tuned in to one of America's most popular game shows.
1:44.2	In living rooms across the country, people watched as the stage set rotated to reveal the contestants
1:50.6	who would vie for a date with the evening's first bachelorette.
1:54.3	Good luck, gentlemen.
1:56.6	Well, let's see.
1:57.2	Bachelorette number one is a successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the dark room at the age of 13 fully developed.
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