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|goals = Get away with his crimes (failed)
|goals = Get away with his crimes (failed)
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Rape<br>[[Torture]]<br>Assault<br>[[Kidnapping]]
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Rape<br>[[Torture]]<br>Assault<br>[[Kidnapping]]
|hobby = Killing and raping people<br>Photography}}
|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) is an American convicted rapist and serial killer. He is 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) is an American convicted rapist and serial killer. He is 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.


He is known as '''the Dating Game Killer''' because of his 1978 appearance on the television show ''The Dating Game'' in the midst of his murder spree.
He is known as '''the Dating Game Killer''' because of his 1978 appearance on the television show ''The Dating Game'' in the midst of his murder spree.
==Biography==
==Biography==
Alcala was born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala-Buquor in San Antonio, Texas to Raoul Alcala Buquor and Anna Maria Gutierrez. He and his sisters were raised by his mother in suburban Los Angeles. His father abandoned the family.
Alcala was born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala-Buquor in San Antonio, Texas to Raoul Alcala Buquor and Anna Maria Gutierrez. He and his sisters were raised by his mother in suburban Los Angeles. His father abandoned the family.