It was February 1980 when Rodney Alcala went on trial. Matt Murphy: Over the course of two-and-a-half months, there were almost 50 witnesses that testified. It was a very long, very difficult case.

Rodney Alcala, the subject of Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour,” is far from the only serial killer to go on a game show.

"Bachelor No. 1" Rodney Alcala would later be ... Less than three months later, Alcala was the man of the hour on "The Dating ...

After choosing to pair up with Alcala on The Dating Game ... In 1978 Ellen was found in a shallow grave in Tarrytown, having been killed the year before. Her death made national headlines as ...

After choosing Alcala as her match ... In 1978 Ellen was found in a shallow grave in Tarrytown, having been killed the year before. Her death made national headlines as her father ran the ...

"Bachelor No. 1" Rodney Alcala ... three months later, Alcala was the man of the hour on "The Dating Game." On June 14, 1979, Jill Parenteau, 21, was strangled to death in her Burbank apartment.

After choosing to pair up with Alcala on The Dating Game ... In 1978 Ellen was found in a shallow grave in Tarrytown, having been killed the year before. Her death made national headlines as ...