The serial killer Rodney Alcala has been referred to as "The Dating Game Killer" as a result of his appearance in The Dating Game (1965) episode Episode dated 13 September 1978 (1978) in the midst of his murder spree. Actor Jed Mills, who competed against Alcala as "Bachelor #2," later described him as a "very strange guy" with "bizarre opinions." Alcala won a date with "bachelorette" Cheryl Bradshaw, who subsequently refused to go out with him, according to published reports, because she found him "creepy."
The names of the victims have been changed.
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