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I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Dating Game Killer

5/30/202623 min

Survivor Morgan Rowan describes for the first time on television how she was brutally attacked in 1968 by social gadfly Rodney Alcala, during a party at his Hollywood home. Just three weeks later, Alcala would abduct and attack 8-year-old Tali Shapiro, who describes her chilling assault in her own words. Morgan and Tali were the only survivors of soon to be serial killer Rodney Alcala, who was convicted of five Southern California murders in the 1970's. Alcala was so wickedly brazen that he actually appeared on an episode of "The Dating Game" during his murderous reign of terror.

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Clips

Friends Smash Window Rescue
Trapped In Alcala’s Room
Officer’s Impossible Choice
Haunting Guilt Letter
Survivor Demands Death

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Marisa Pinson0:00

    This episode contains stories involving violence against children. Listener discretion is advised.

  2. Jim Lange· Soundbite0:05

    Please welcome Rodney Alcala. Rod, welcome.

  3. Matt Murphy· Guest0:10

    [audience applauds] He goes on a dating game show, and he's murdering all these young women, and he's getting away with it.

  4. Steve Hodel· Guest0:17

    You really get a feel of how psychopathic he was.

  5. Tali Shapiro· Guest0:21

    After walking through the front door, my head was cracked open.

  6. Chris Camacho· Guest0:25

    I hear moaning. So at that split second, I kicked the door in.

  7. Steve Hodel· Guest0:29

    We gotta find this guy before the next child becomes a murder victim.

  8. Morgan Rowan· Guest0:34

    He appeared out of nowhere and grabbed me. I was fighting pretty hard, but I could feel my ribs breaking.

  9. Steve Hodel· Guest0:42

    The killer loved getting his hands bloody.

  10. Morgan Rowan· Guest0:45

    He was just standing there with my blood all over his shirt, and I just needed to run.

  11. Steve Hodel· Guest0:52

    Did you show Rodney's friends what went down the night Penny Holmes was killed?

  12. Marisa Pinson0:57

    Real people who faced death and lived to tell how. This is I Survived a Serial Killer.

  13. Morgan Rowan· Guest1:06

    My name is Morgan Rowan, and I survived a serial killer. It was summer, late August, 1968. I was 16. I was going to be moving away to New York in four nights, and we were in Hollywood

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