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Title: Dating Game Killer on 20/20
Post by: brianhenke on January 08, 2021, 09:12:46 PM

 20/20 devotes tonight's show to Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game  Killer. (I did a post on the Investigation Discovery TV-movie some time ago.)

  Brian

Title: Re: Dating Game Killer on 20/20
Post by: PPatters on January 08, 2021, 10:23:05 PM

There was also a quite good podcast, though very detailed (in a sometimes graphic way), called The Dating Game Killer from Wondery about him.

Title: Re: Dating Game Killer on 20/20
Post by: BrandonFG on January 08, 2021, 11:15:47 PM

I just watched. It was fascinating and disturbing.

For those interested, they interviewed Ellen and Mike Metzger, who worked on DG and other Chuck Barris Productions. Mike mentioned being very creeped out and reluctant to allow Rodney on the show. They also interviewed one of the other bachelors, who was equally creeped out. The Metzgers recall the bachelorette backing out of the date, which I misremembered. I always thought she went on the date, and that it was harmless.

Title: Re: Dating Game Killer on 20/20
Post by: MikeK on May 22, 2021, 01:41:50 PM

Putting this related info here instead of starting a new thread...

Very Scary People on HLN will debut an episode about the Dating Game Killer tomorrow night, Sunday 5/23.

Title: Re: Dating Game Killer on 20/20
Post by: weaklink75 on May 27, 2021, 04:51:38 PM

And now Netflix is doing a movie based on this, with Anna Kendrick set to play the contestant who won the date with him...


https://deadline.com/2021/05/anna-kendrick-the-dating-game-serial-killer-movie-netflix-chloe-okuno-rodney-alcala-1234765420/