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October 19, 2024

Woman Of The Hour: There are no winners here

the true crime that's worth your time

The assaults and murders of at least seven, and possibly as many as 130, women and girls by Rodney Alcala.

(Netflix)

The story
Alcala is often called "the Dating Game Killer," because he appeared on the show in 1978, and prior to its release yesterday on Netflix, Anna Kendrick's Woman Of The Hour was often shorthanded the same way – and I get why cases and projects get these glibly "hook-y" labels, and Lord knows I'm not above using them myself, because there are so many murderous monsters to keep straight in this genre. 

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