Rodney Alcala, “The Dating Game Killer” Serial Murderer, Dies at 77
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Troy Warren for CNT Alcala was sentenced to death in 2010 for five slayings in California between 1977 and 1979, including that of a 12-year-old girl, though authorities estimate he may have killed up to 130 people across the country. A prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed “The Dating Game Killer” died Saturday while awaiting execution in California, authorities said. Rodney James Alcala was 77. He died of natural causes at a hospital in San Joaquin Valley, California, prison officials said in a statement. Alcala was sentenced to death in 2010 for five slayings in California between 1977 and 1979,…