He smiled for the cameras while bodies piled up in five states. Reality TV's darkest secret.
In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree.
Editing
Jarring cuts between game show grin and crime scene photos
Production
Seventies archive footage hits different when you know
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alcala was already on the FBI's Most Wanted list when he appeared on the show — producers never ran a background check.
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