'Dating Game Killer' Alcala, accused of murdering 130 people, dies in US

Rodney James Alcala, a prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed "The Dating Game Killer" who is accused of murdering 130 people, died while awaiting execution in California.

A prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed "The Dating Game Killer" died Saturday while awaiting execution in California, authorities said. Rodney James Alcala was 77. He died of natural causes at a hospital in San Joaquin Valley, California, prison officials said in a statement.