Rodney Alcala: The Serial Killer with a Genius IQ

By Pete Kotz in Sex crimes, homicide, serial killers

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 6:02 am

Breakfast Reading from LA Weekly: He's a serial murderer and rapist, but Rodney Alcala has twice gotten off on technicalities for the slaying of a 12-year-old ballet student. Reporter Christine Pelisek provides an in-depth look at the degenerate genius here.

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