Plenty of people from Tom Selleck to Farrah Fawcett went on “The Dating Game” looking for love, fame and fortune — or at least a free trip. One woman got more than she expected: An encounter with a serial killer who she picked as the best of three bachelors vying for her affection.The prolific Rodney James Alcala appeared on the show in 1978, amid his 1977-1979 killing spree. He was dubbed “The Dating Game Killer.”A movie that dramatizes and resurfaces the true story of Alcala, “Woman of the Hour,” was released on Netflix earlier this month. The crime thriller was directed by Anna Kendrick who also plays the bachelorette on “The Dating Game” who ended up choosing Alcala for a date, Cheryl Bradshaw.During the episode in which he was featured, Alcala was introduced as a successful photographer who skydives and rides motorcycles during his free time. Unbeknownst to the show’s producers and the audience, he was convicted of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in 1968 and was…
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