Dating Death

S01E01 Dating Death will explore the tumultuous times of the 1970s, and unveil how Rodney Alcala’s reign of terror spread from Los Angeles to New York. An arts student, Alcala cultivated his photography skills at UCLA and NYU. Through his acquired photography skills, Alcala was able to prey on both young women and children right across this trend- laden, fad-happy decade. His collection of over 1,000 photographs are authorities’ main resource for linking Alcala to other potential victims, however due to the explicit nature of many of these photographs only a small percentage have been released to the public in hopes of discovering the subjects' identities and whereabouts.