'Dating Game Killer' dies of natural causes, prison officials say

'Dating Game Killer' Alcala, accused of murdering 130 people, dies in US

Rodney James Alcala, a prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed "The Dating Game Killer" who is accused of murdering 130 people, died while awaiting execution in California.

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Rodney Alcala died of natural causes at a California hospital at the weekend, aged 77. He was awaiting execution after being sentenced to death for five murders but could he have been the US' most prolific serial killer?

'Dating Game Killer', accused of murdering 130 people, dies in US

Rodney James Alcala, a US torturer who died in prison while awaiting execution in the 1970s, has died at the age of 77. Alcala, called "The Dating Game Killer," was found guilty of five killings, one of which involved a 12-year-old girl. Authorities believe he killed up to 130 people, but the exact number may never be known.  According to prison officials, he died of natural causes at a hospital in the San Joaquin Valley, California. After plead…

'Dating Game Killer' Rodney James Alcala dies on death row

Serial killer Rodney James Alcala, who appeared on U.S. show The Dating Game, has died. Read More

The ‘Dating Game Killer’ reportedly killed up to 130 people. He died while awaiting execution.

Rodney James Alcala, who died at 77, was convicted of the murders of six women and a teenage girl, with some of the crimes committed before his TV appearance in 1978.

The 'Dating Game Killer' has died while awaiting execution in a California prison

He was sentenced to death in 2010 for five slayings in California, although authorities estimate he may have killed up to 130 people across the country.