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Rodney Alcala: The background


Rodney Alcala: The Background

            

Rodney James Alcala was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1943 to parents Anna Maria Gutierrez and Raoul Alcala. Known as the "Dating Game Killer" or "John Berger", Alcala's father left when he was just a boy, after they went to mexico. When his father left, Rodney, his siblings, and his money moved back to the US, this time in Los Angeles, California. At 17, Alcala enlisted in the army but he got discharged in 1964 for alleged sexual misconduct along with a nervous breakdown, maybe being the first clue of his future.

Rodney attended California State University then transferred to UCLA and graduated with a fines arts degree in 1968. Rodney fled California the year he graduated, following his first known assault. Continuing on from his childhood, Rodney grew up being troubled mentally with patterns of sexual misconduct and over all messy behavior. Psychologically, there are many inklings as to why Rodney Alcala ended up being a serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist but it's only right to point the finger at his messed up childhood.


But...what's even entailed in Rodney Alcala's crazy future?

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