He then beat and raped her, she told the Washington Examiner. Her friends became distracted, and Alcala dragged Rowan into his bedroom and barred the door.
Other people were at the house, and the music blared, Rowan recalled. Instead, Alcala drove to his apartment a few blocks away, where he said he was having a party. In 1968, Rowan and her friends encountered Alcala on the Sunset Strip and, after a night of dancing, got into his car believing they were going to an IHOP restaurant.
One of Rowan’s friends had a crush on him, and Rowan thought he was handsome, too. "Rod," as Alcala called himself, was tall with thick dark hair and a bright white smile. Morgan Rowan dances in a teen Sunset Strip nightclub during the late 1960s Morgan Rowan She recalled spending her nights on the Sunset Strip partying at teenager dance clubs, one of which was haunted by a dark-haired, handsome man who, in his mid-20s, seemed too old for the crowd. The newly revealed victim, Morgan Rowan, was 16 and living in Hollywood in 1968 when she claims to have had her frightening encounter with Alcala. Hodel was one of the original investigators on Shapiro's case.ĭEATH OF SERIAL KILLER RODNEY ALCALA CHEERED BY AUTHORITIES, VICTIMS, SURVIVORS “There is no doubt that she is telling the truth, she has accurately described things from that time that only someone who was there would know,” said retired LAPD Detective Steve Hodel of the newly discovered victim who contacted him through his blog seven months ago. But a previously unknown victim has come forward with a story of rape, torture, and a brush with death at the hands of the man known as "The Dating Game Killer."Īlcala died last week in prison at age 77. Three death penalty trials determined Alcala's violent crime spree began in 1968 when he nearly murdered 8-year-old Tali Shapiro. But a shocking new claim could show the monster's bloody rampage began earlier than previously believed. LOS ANGELES - It’s been a half-century since serial killer Rodney Alcala left a trail of bodies across Southern California.
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