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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
|Image = Rodney Alcala.jpg | |Image = Rodney Alcala.jpg | ||
|fullname = | |fullname = Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor | ||
|alias = The Dating Game Killer<br>John Berger<br>John Burger<br>Rod Alcala | |alias = The Dating Game Killer<br>John Berger<br>John Burger<br>Rod Alcala<br>Rodney Alcala<br>Rodney James Alcala | ||
|origin = San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |origin = San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||
|occupation = Photographer | |occupation = Photographer | ||
|type of villain = Serial Killer | |type of villain = Serial Killer | ||
|goals = Get away with his crimes (failed) | |goals = Get away with his crimes (failed) | ||
|crimes = | |crimes = [[Serial murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Assault]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Necrophilia]]<br>[[Pedophilia]]<br>[[Hebephilia]]<br>[[Ephebophilia]] | ||
|hobby = Killing and raping people<br>Photography}}{{Quote|The best time is at night, nighttime. Morning and afternoon are okay, but nighttime is when it really gets good. Then you are really ready.|One of Rodney Alcala's answers during ''The Dating Game'', hinting at his true nature.}} | |hobby = Killing and raping people<br>Photography}}{{Quote|The best time is at night, nighttime. Morning and afternoon are okay, but nighttime is when it really gets good. Then you are really ready.|One of Rodney Alcala's answers during ''The Dating Game'', hinting at his true nature.}} | ||
'''Rodney James Alcala''' (born '''Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor'''; August 23, 1943 - July 24, 2021) was an American convicted rapist and serial killer. He was considered to be one of America's most prolific serial killers. Though he was only convicted of 8 murders, Alcala has claimed to be responsible for around 30 murders. His true victim count remains unknown, but police believe that it could possibly be as high as 130. | '''Rodney James Alcala''' (born '''Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor'''; August 23, 1943 - July 24, 2021) was an American convicted rapist and serial killer. He was considered to be one of America's most prolific serial killers. Though he was only convicted of 8 murders, Alcala has claimed to be responsible for around 30 murders. His true victim count remains unknown, but police believe that it could possibly be as high as 130. | ||
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In 2006, the California Supreme Court ruled in the prosecution's favor, and in February 2010, Alcala stood trial on the five joined charges. After less than two days' deliberation the jury convicted him on all five counts of first-degree murder. A surprise witness during the penalty phase of the trial was Tali Shapiro, Alcala's first known victim. Psychiatrist Richard Rappaport, the only defense witness, testified that Alcala's borderline personality disorder could explain his testimony that he had no memory of committing the murders. The prosecutor argued that Alcala was a "sexual predator" who "knew what he was doing was wrong and didn't care". In March 2010, Alcala was sentenced to death for a third time. | In 2006, the California Supreme Court ruled in the prosecution's favor, and in February 2010, Alcala stood trial on the five joined charges. After less than two days' deliberation the jury convicted him on all five counts of first-degree murder. A surprise witness during the penalty phase of the trial was Tali Shapiro, Alcala's first known victim. Psychiatrist Richard Rappaport, the only defense witness, testified that Alcala's borderline personality disorder could explain his testimony that he had no memory of committing the murders. The prosecutor argued that Alcala was a "sexual predator" who "knew what he was doing was wrong and didn't care". In March 2010, Alcala was sentenced to death for a third time. | ||
Alcala died of unspecified "natural causes" in Corcoran, California, on July 24, 2021, at the age of 77. | Alcala died of unspecified "natural causes" in Corcoran, California, on July 24, 2021, at the age of 77 while still sitting on death row. | ||
==Confirmed victims== | ==Confirmed victims== | ||
*Robin Samsoe, 12 | *Robin Samsoe, 12 | ||
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[[Category:Hypocrites]] | [[Category:Hypocrites]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased]] | [[Category:Deceased]] | ||
[[Category:Deaths in prison]] | |||
[[Category:United States of America]] | |||