Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala's introduction on a 1978 game show episode inspired Netflix's 'Woman of the Hour' Cheryl Bradshaw on 'The Dating Game.' ; Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw in 'Woman ...

Rodney Alcala appeared on a dating show that led to his infamy. Pic credit: Huntington Beach Police Department/ @criminologytube/YouTube In 1978, Rodney James Alcala appeared on the popular TV show ...

There’s a troubling pattern over the years of murderers and serial killers appearing on television, namely game shows. One example is Rodney Alcala, who was on the hit game show “The Dating Game” in ...

Retired detective Craig Robison explained in a new interview how a re-run of ‘The Dating Game’ led to Alcala’s arrest Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Rodney Alcala’s infamous appearance on The Dating Game ...

"Woman of the Hour" is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala's appearance on a game show. In the movie, he murders a young stewardess named Charlie in New York City in 1971. Her story ...

In Anna Kendrick’s “Woman of the Hour,” a chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer appeared on an episode of “The Dating Game,” one of the most telling images isn’t a ...

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut in “Woman of the Hour” was released on Netflix on Oct. 18. It’s based on the true story of Rodney Alcala, who during his murder spree, appeared on the TV show “The ...

In 1978, Rodney James Alcala appeared on the popular TV show The Dating Game, an event now infamous due to his secret criminal history. Alcala’s story gained renewed attention with Netflix’s Woman of ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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 ...

Cheryl Bradshaw almost went on a date with Rodney Alcala in 1978 — but she trusted her gut instead. Netflix's Woman of the Hourfollows an aspiring actress and serial killer who cross paths when ...