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Woman of the Hour · Murder Files Unsealed

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Speaker 1: The narrative of a serial killer from the nineteen seventies
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and the woman who selected him for a date after
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both were featured on the television game show The Dating
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Game will be depicted on screen next month in Netflix's
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Woman of the Hour, which marks Anna Kendrick's debut as
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a director. On Tuesday, Netflix unveiled its initial teaser for
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Woman of the Hour, showcasing Kendrick and Daniel Zavato in
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their portrayals of Sheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala, respectively. The
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teaser presents a chilling date that in reality, never took
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place in actuality, Bradshaw and Alcala had both been involved
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in a series of murders prior to their appearance on
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the show, managing to elude law enforcement. Although Alcala initially
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captured Bradshaw's interest, she later declined to pursue a date
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with him, describing him as creepy criminal profile. Pat Brown
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later informed CNN that Bradshaw's rejection may have intensified Alcala's
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psychopathic tendencies, which ultimately led to his arrest in nineteen
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seventy nine and his conviction for seven murders. Although he
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is suspected of having committed over one hundred woman of
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the Hour, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival
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last year without the presence of its director and lead
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actress due to the sag after Strike, utilizes Bradshaw's encounter
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with Alcala on The Dating Game to narrate the larger
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story of what authorities described as a prolonged spree of
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rape and murder in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. In
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nineteen seventy eight, Rodney Alcala made an appearance on The
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Dating Game, a widely popular television game show in which
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three eligible bachelors competed for the opportunity to take a
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bachelorette on a date. The program was characterized by its
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suggestive undertones. The host introduced Alcala as a successful photographer
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who began his career when his father discovered him in
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the dark room at the age of thirteen. Fully developed.
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During the episode, Alcala eagerly answered the bachelorette's provocative inquiries,
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comparing himself to a banana, claiming that nighttime is when
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he truly excels, and portraying the persona of an inappropriate
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older man. His charm was sufficient for the bachelorette, Ryl
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Bradshaw to select him for a date, who was Rodney Alcala.
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Alcala was chosen for the show due to his tall stature,
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good looks, and charismatic personality. The producers, however, did not
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perform a thorough background investigation, leaving them unaware of his
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history of having herded at least two women in southern California.
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He had previously spent thirty four months in prison for
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the violent rape and assault of an eight year old girl,
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and had briefly appeared on the FBI's Most Wanted List. Interestingly,
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the bachelorette from the dating game, Bradshaw, sensed something amiss.
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Following the show, she declined to go on a date
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with him, describing him as too creepy. By the time
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of his arrest in nineteen seventy nine, Alcala had already
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claimed the lives of at least seven women, although authorities
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suspect the actual number may be significantly higher. Prosecutors characterized
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Alcala as a remorseless killer who played with his victims lives.
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He would beat or strangle them until they lost consciousness,
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only to revive them and repeat the ordeal before ultimately
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taking their lives. In nineteen eight Alcala received a death
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sentence for the murder of twelve year old Robin Samso. However,
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this verdict was overturned in nineteen eighty four, leading to
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a retrial. He was sentenced to death once more in
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nineteen eighty six, but that ruling was also annulled in
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two thousand three. Nevertheless, Orange County prosecutors later found that
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Alcala's DNA matched evidence linked to four additional women who
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were murdered between nineteen seventy seven and nineteen seventy nine,
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Jill Barcombe eighteen, Jill Parenteau twenty one, Georgia Wixted twenty seven,
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and Charlotte Lamb thirty two. In twenty ten, an Orange
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County jury found Alcala guilty on five counts of first
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degree murder, resulting in yet another death sentence. Revisiting the case,
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the case of Alcala was feed featured in the episode
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of Murder Made Me Famous that aired on November eighteenth,
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twoenty seventeen, on the Reel's channel. This episode highlighted various
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individuals connected to the case, many of whom had seldom
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participated in interviews. Years after the heinous acts committed by Alcala,
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the families of the victims continue to endure the anguish
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he caused. Robin Samso was merely twelve years old when
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Alcala spotted her riding her bicycle to ballet class in
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nineteen seventy nine. Her mother, Mary Anne Connolly recounted the
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events that unfolded when Robin failed to return home that night.
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I contacted the police and reported my daughter missing, Connolly
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shared with the program. They informed me that they could
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not file a report for twenty four hours. By the
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following morning, they classified it as a kidnapping. Approximately twelve
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days later, Robin's remains were discovered in a state of decomposition,
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having been disturbed by animals. Rodney Alcala was apprehended on
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July twenty fourth, nineteen seventy nine, following the disappearance of
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a twelve year old girl named Robin Christine Samso from
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Huntington Beach. In response to her vanishing, law enforcement released
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a composite sketch of the suspect