Rodney Alcala spent four decades moving between rape, murder, and courtrooms before investigators finally connected the crimes. This report traces his case from an early California conviction that got him a short sentence and an early release, through his bizarre appearance as a contestant on The Dating Game while he was already killing, to the cold cases that eventually caught up with him in New York and California. Interviews with investigators and reporters lay out how a trained photographer used his camera as a lure, and how a cache of photographs found in a storage locker became key evidence linking him to victims police had never identified. The film follows the legal maneuvering that let Alcala represent himself at trial decades after his first arrest, cross-examining witnesses and even calling himself to the stand. It is a case study in how long a killer can operate when parole boards, courts, and jurisdictions fail to share information.