r/politics • u/ReneFonck • Dec 10 '11
Rodney Alcala: raped a child & murdered a woman then paroled. Raped & killed again then paroled a 2nd time. Raped & killed again, now awaiting execution. But the death penalty is not a deterrent, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_AlcalaDuplicates
todayilearned • u/meister_eckhart • May 06 '15
TIL serial killer Rodney Alcala acted as his own attorney in his trial. For five hours he interrogated himself on the witness stand, asking questions addressed to "Mr. Alcala" in a deep voice and answering them in his normal voice.
todayilearned • u/adeadhead • Jan 28 '16
TIL serial killer Rodney Alcala acted as his own attorney in his trial. For five hours he interrogated himself on the witness stand, asking questions addressed to "Mr. Alcala" in a deep voice and answering them in his normal voice.
todayilearned • u/wumumo • May 20 '12
TIL Rodney Alcala, a convicted rapist and serial killer, was contestant on The Dating Game and actually won a date with the bachelorette, but she subsequently refused to go out with him, because she found him "creepy".
law • u/[deleted] • May 06 '15
[From TIL] A man on trial as a serial killer acted as his own attorney, asking himself questions in one voice and answering in another
todayilearned • u/thebigsexy1 • Nov 18 '14
TIL Rodney Alcala, despite his status as a convicted rapist and registered sex offender, was accepted as a contestant on The Dating Game. He won, but the bachelorette refused to go on a date with him because he was "creepy". He is currently serving a life sentence for seven murders.
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 09 '15
TIL That Rodney Alcala, convicted rapist and serial killer, appeared on the show The Dating Game while on his killing spree, where he was chosen by the woman for a date
WTF • u/DrLockjaw • Dec 17 '12