Rodney Alcala (1943\u20132021) pat\u0159\u00ed k nejd\u011bsiv\u011bj\u0161\u00edm s\u00e9riov\u00fdm vrah\u016fm v Americe \u2013 charismatick\u00fd, pohledn\u00fd fotograf, kter\u00fd se v roce 1978 objevil v popul\u00e1rn\u00ed televizn\u00ed show \u201cThe Dating Game\u201d, zat\u00edmco aktivn\u011b vra\u017edil mlad\u00e9 \u017eeny v Kalifornii a New Yorku.<\/p>\n
Byl odsouzen za vra\u017edu osmi \u017een a d\u00edvek, vy\u0161et\u0159ovatel\u00e9 se v\u0161ak domn\u00edvaj\u00ed, \u017ee b\u011bhem sv\u00e9 desetilet\u00e9 vra\u017eedn\u00e9 s\u00e9rie, p\u0159i n\u00ed\u017e vyu\u017e\u00edval kulturu 70. let, fotografii a neschopnost spole\u010dnosti sledovat pachatele pohybuj\u00edc\u00ed se mezi jednotliv\u00fdmi st\u00e1ty, zabil v\u00edce ne\u017e 100 ob\u011bt\u00ed.<\/p>\n
Rodney Alcala disponoval vlastnostmi, kter\u00e9 z n\u011bj \u010dinily mimo\u0159\u00e1dn\u011b nebezpe\u010dn\u00e9ho \u010dlov\u011bka: vysok\u00e9 IQ (odhadovan\u00e9 na 160, co\u017e odpov\u00edd\u00e1 \u00farovni g\u00e9nia), atraktivn\u00ed vzhled, kter\u00fd p\u0159itahoval \u017eeny, fotografick\u00e9 dovednosti, jimi\u017e l\u00e1kal sv\u00e9 ob\u011bti, \u0161arm a schopnost manipulace, plynul\u00e1 znalost n\u011bkolika jazyk\u016f a znalost postup\u016f policejn\u00edch slo\u017eek, kter\u00e9 mu pom\u00e1haly vyhnout se zat\u010den\u00ed.<\/p>\n
Alcala oslovoval mlad\u00e9 \u017eeny a d\u00edvky s jednoduch\u00fdm argumentem: p\u0159edstavil se jako profesion\u00e1ln\u00ed fotograf, kter\u00fd fot\u00ed pro \u010dasopis nebo si sestavuje portfolio, a ony by byly ide\u00e1ln\u00edmi modelkami. V 70. letech, kdy se modeling jevil jako okouzluj\u00edc\u00ed a spole\u010dnost byla d\u016fv\u011b\u0159iv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, mnoho z nich jeho nab\u00eddku p\u0159ijalo.<\/p>\n
Sv\u00e9 ob\u011bti fotografoval na odlehl\u00fdch m\u00edstech \u2013 na opu\u0161t\u011bn\u00fdch pl\u00e1\u017e\u00edch, v lesnat\u00fdch oblastech, v opu\u0161t\u011bn\u00fdch budov\u00e1ch. Jakmile byl s\u00e1m, Alcala na n\u011b za\u00fato\u010dil, u\u0161krtil je a\u017e do bezv\u011bdom\u00ed, pot\u00e9 je o\u017eivil, \u010d\u00edm\u017e prodlu\u017eoval jejich hr\u016fzu i svou nadvl\u00e1du. Tento sadistick\u00fd vzorec \u2013 u\u0161krcen\u00ed, o\u017eiven\u00ed a op\u011btovn\u00e9 u\u0161krcen\u00ed \u2013 se stal jeho charakteristick\u00fdm znakem.<\/p>\n
Vy\u0161et\u0159ovatel\u00e9 pozd\u011bji u Alcaly na\u0161li stovky fotografi\u00ed \u2013 mlad\u00e9 \u017eeny a d\u00edvky v r\u016fzn\u00fdch p\u00f3z\u00e1ch, z nich\u017e n\u011bkter\u00e9 se zjevn\u011b c\u00edtily nep\u0159\u00edjemn\u011b. Policie tyto sn\u00edmky zve\u0159ejnila v nad\u011bji, \u017ee se poda\u0159\u00ed identifikovat dal\u0161\u00ed ob\u011bti, ale mnoho z nich z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1 nezn\u00e1m\u00fdch.<\/p>\n
Alcalova zn\u00e1m\u00e1 krimin\u00e1ln\u00ed minulost za\u010dala v roce 1968, kdy v Los Angeles unesl a zn\u00e1silnil osmiletou Tali Shapiro. Sv\u011bdek ho vid\u011bl, jak l\u00e1k\u00e1 d\u00edvku do sv\u00e9ho auta, a zavolal policii. Policist\u00e9 na\u0161li Tali \u017eivou, ale brut\u00e1ln\u011b zbitou v Alcalov\u011b byt\u011b. Alcala v\u0161ak mezit\u00edm uprchl.<\/p>\n
Alcala se ocitl na seznamu nejhledan\u011bj\u0161\u00edch osob FBI. Uprchl do New Yorku, kde se zapsal na Newyorskou univerzitu (NYU) pod fale\u0161n\u00fdm jm\u00e9nem \u201cJohn Berger\u201d. T\u0159i roky tam studoval film, pracoval v letn\u00edm t\u00e1bo\u0159e pro d\u011bti (co\u017e je d\u011bsiv\u00e9) a pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b pokra\u010doval v zab\u00edjen\u00ed i v New Yorku.<\/p>\n
V roce 1971 d\u011bti v t\u00e1bo\u0159e poznaly Alcalu na plak\u00e1tu FBI. Policie ho zatkla a odvezla zp\u011bt do Kalifornie. Rodina Tali Shapiro se v\u0161ak p\u0159est\u011bhovala do Mexika a odm\u00edtla se vr\u00e1tit k soudu, proto\u017ee se ob\u00e1vala, \u017ee by to jejich dceru znovu traumatizovalo. Bez jejich kl\u00ed\u010dov\u00e9ho sv\u011bdka p\u0159ijali \u017ealobci dohodu o p\u0159izn\u00e1n\u00ed viny: Alcala se p\u0159iznal k pohlavn\u00edmu zneu\u017e\u00edv\u00e1n\u00ed d\u011bt\u00ed a dostal pouze t\u0159i roky v\u011bzen\u00ed.<\/p>\n
Alcala, kter\u00fd byl v roce 1974 propu\u0161t\u011bn na podm\u00ednku po odpyk\u00e1n\u00ed pouh\u00fdch 17 m\u011bs\u00edc\u016f, se okam\u017eit\u011b vr\u00e1til ke sv\u00e9mu n\u00e1silnick\u00e9mu chov\u00e1n\u00ed. B\u011bhem n\u011bkolika m\u011bs\u00edc\u016f napadl t\u0159in\u00e1ctiletou d\u00edvku a byl odesl\u00e1n zp\u011bt do v\u011bzen\u00ed. P\u0159ekvapiv\u011b byl v roce 1977 op\u011bt propu\u0161t\u011bn pot\u00e9, co ho psychiat\u0159i ozna\u010dili za \u201cbezpe\u010dn\u00e9ho\u201d a \u201cnep\u0159edstavuj\u00edc\u00edho \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 nebezpe\u010d\u00ed\u201d pro spole\u010dnost.<\/p>\n
Alcala se zapsal na filmovou \u0161kolu p\u0159i UCLA a pracoval jako saze\u010d v den\u00edku Los Angeles Times, co\u017e mu umo\u017e\u0148ovalo p\u0159\u00edstup k informac\u00edm i k alib\u00edm. K oslovov\u00e1n\u00ed ob\u011bt\u00ed vyu\u017e\u00edval svou fotografickou \u010dinnost \u2013 pod z\u00e1minkou seri\u00f3zn\u00ed pr\u00e1ce pro modelingov\u00e9 agentury vyfotografoval stovky mlad\u00fdch \u017een.<\/p>\n
P\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1 se, \u017ee v letech 1977 a\u017e 1979 zavra\u017edil Alcala nejm\u00e9n\u011b osm \u017een, a\u010dkoli skute\u010dn\u00fd po\u010det je pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b mnohem vy\u0161\u0161\u00ed. Mezi jeho potvrzen\u00e9 ob\u011bti z tohoto obdob\u00ed pat\u0159ily Jill Barcombov\u00e1 (18), Georgia Wixtedov\u00e1 (27), Charlotte Lambov\u00e1 (32) a Jill Parenteauov\u00e1 (21) \u2013 v\u0161echny byly u\u0161krceny a sexu\u00e1ln\u011b zneu\u017eity v Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
V roce 1978, v dob\u011b, kdy se aktivn\u011b dopou\u0161t\u011bl vra\u017ed, se Rodney Alcala objevil jako svobodn\u00fd mu\u017e s \u010d\u00edslem #1 v po\u0159adu \u201cThe Dating Game\u201d, popul\u00e1rn\u00ed televizn\u00ed seznamovac\u00ed show, v n\u00ed\u017e sout\u011b\u017e\u00edc\u00ed odpov\u00eddali na ot\u00e1zky, aby si vybojovali rande. Alcala byl vybr\u00e1n uchaze\u010dkou Cheryl Bradshawovou na z\u00e1klad\u011b sv\u00fdch okouzluj\u00edc\u00edch a koketn\u00edch odpov\u011bd\u00ed.<\/p>\n
V z\u00e1kulis\u00ed po vystoupen\u00ed si Bradshaw promluvila s Alcalou a okam\u017eit\u011b z toho m\u011bla nep\u0159\u00edjemn\u00fd pocit. Pozd\u011bji producent\u016fm \u0159ekla, \u017ee j\u00ed p\u0159ipadal \u201cstra\u0161ideln\u00fd\u201d, a rande jako odm\u011bnu odm\u00edtla. Jej\u00ed instinkty j\u00ed pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b zachr\u00e1nily \u017eivot.<\/p>\n
Epizoda po\u0159adu, ve kter\u00e9 se objevil Alcala, byla vys\u00edl\u00e1na v celost\u00e1tn\u00edm m\u011b\u0159\u00edtku, ale nikdo si tohoto okouzluj\u00edc\u00edho svobodn\u00e9ho mu\u017ee nespojil se s\u00e9ri\u00ed nevy\u0159e\u0161en\u00fdch vra\u017ed v Los Angeles. To, \u017ee se v po\u0159adu objevil pr\u00e1v\u011b v dob\u011b, kdy aktivn\u011b vra\u017edil, \u010dinilo Alcalu mimo\u0159\u00e1dn\u011b d\u011bsiv\u00fdm \u2013 dok\u00e1zal se na ve\u0159ejnosti prezentovat jako zcela norm\u00e1ln\u00ed, ba dokonce atraktivn\u00ed \u010dlov\u011bk, zat\u00edmco ve skute\u010dnosti byl sadistick\u00fdm pred\u00e1torem.<\/p>\n
20. \u010dervna 1979 jela dvan\u00e1ctilet\u00e1 Robin Samsoe na kole na hodinu baletu v Huntington Beach v Kalifornii. K Robin a jej\u00ed kamar\u00e1dce se p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017eil fotograf a po\u017e\u00e1dal je, zda je m\u016f\u017ee vyfotit. Robin se na hodinu u\u017e nedostala.<\/p>\n
Robinina kamar\u00e1dka popsala fotografa policii, kter\u00e1 na z\u00e1klad\u011b toho vytvo\u0159ila identikit. Parkovac\u00ed l\u00edstky z Huntington Beach, kter\u00e9 byly nalezeny u Alcaly, ho usv\u011bd\u010dily z p\u0159\u00edtomnosti na m\u00edst\u011b \u010dinu. Robininy n\u00e1u\u0161nice byly nalezeny ve skladovac\u00edm boxu v Seattlu, kter\u00fd si pronajal Alcala.<\/p>\n
Alcala byl v roce 1980 zat\u010den, postaven p\u0159ed soud a odsouzen za vra\u017edu Robina. Byl mu ulo\u017een trest smrti. Pr\u00e1vn\u00ed formality v\u0161ak vedly k \u010detn\u00fdm odvol\u00e1n\u00edm a opakovan\u00fdm soudn\u00edm \u0159\u00edzen\u00edm, kter\u00e1 se t\u00e1hla po cel\u00e1 desetilet\u00ed.<\/p>\n
Technologie anal\u00fdzy DNA, kter\u00e1 v dob\u011b p\u016fvodn\u00edch soudn\u00edch \u0159\u00edzen\u00ed s Alcalou je\u0161t\u011b nebyla k dispozici, nakonec odhalila pln\u00fd rozsah jeho zlo\u010din\u016f. V roce 2000 se DNA z m\u00edst \u010dinu vra\u017ed ze 70. let shodovala s Alcalov\u00fdm genetick\u00fdm profilem.<\/p>\n
V roce 2010 byl Alcala souzen za p\u011bt vra\u017ed: Robina Samsoeho, Jill Barcombovou, Georgii Wixtedovou, Charlotte Lambovou a Jill Parenteauovou. Je to sice podivn\u00e9, ale Alcala se u soudu zastupoval s\u00e1m a prov\u00e1d\u011bl k\u0159\u00ed\u017eov\u00fd v\u00fdslech sv\u011bdk\u016f, v\u010detn\u011b matky Robina\u00a0Samsoe, a<\/span>\u00a0traumatick\u00e1 pod\u00edvan\u00e1, kter\u00e1 odhalila jeho narcismus a nedostatek empatie.<\/p>\n Porota ho shledala vinn\u00fdm ve v\u0161ech p\u011bti bodech ob\u017ealoby a byl pot\u0159et\u00ed odsouzen k trestu smrti. Byl rovn\u011b\u017e shled\u00e1n vinn\u00fdm ze dvou vra\u017ed sp\u00e1chan\u00fdch v New Yorku v 70. letech a odsouzen k dal\u0161\u00edm do\u017eivotn\u00edm trest\u016fm.<\/p>\n Policie u Alcaly na\u0161la p\u0159es 1 000 fotografi\u00ed \u2013 zachycovaly mlad\u00e9 \u017eeny a d\u00edvky, n\u011bkter\u00e9 nah\u00e9 nebo v provokativn\u00edch p\u00f3z\u00e1ch, z nich\u017e mnoh\u00e9 vypadaly nesv\u00e9 nebo vyd\u011b\u0161en\u011b. Vy\u0161et\u0159ovatel\u00e9 zve\u0159ejnili stovky t\u011bchto sn\u00edmk\u016f v nad\u011bji, \u017ee se poda\u0159\u00ed identifikovat mo\u017en\u00e9 ob\u011bti.<\/p>\n N\u011bkter\u00e9 \u017eeny se p\u0159ihl\u00e1sily s t\u00edm, \u017ee Alcala je fotografoval a \u017ee p\u0159e\u017eily. Jin\u00e9 nebyly nikdy identifikov\u00e1ny. Vy\u0161et\u0159ovatel\u00e9 se domn\u00edvaj\u00ed, \u017ee n\u011bkter\u00e9 z fotografovan\u00fdch \u017een Alcala zavra\u017edil, av\u0161ak bez identifikace ob\u011bt\u00ed \u010di jejich ostatk\u016f nelze tyto potenci\u00e1ln\u00ed trestn\u00e9 \u010diny st\u00edhat.<\/p>\n Alcalovu desetiletou vra\u017eednou s\u00e9rii umo\u017enilo n\u011bkolik selh\u00e1n\u00ed trestn\u00edho soudnictv\u00ed: m\u00edrn\u00fd trest za pohlavn\u00ed zneu\u017e\u00edv\u00e1n\u00ed d\u011bt\u00ed (3 roky za pokus o vra\u017edu osmilet\u00e9ho d\u00edt\u011bte), psychiatrick\u00e9 posudky, kter\u00e9 ho prohl\u00e1sily za \u201cnebezpe\u010dn\u00e9ho\u201d navzdory opakovan\u00fdm trestn\u00fdm \u010din\u016fm, absence registru sexu\u00e1ln\u00edch delikvent\u016f \u010di jejich sledov\u00e1n\u00ed, nedostate\u010dn\u00e1 komunikace mezi kalifornsk\u00fdmi a newyorsk\u00fdmi \u00fa\u0159ady, neexistence datab\u00e1ze DNA umo\u017e\u0148uj\u00edc\u00ed propojit trestn\u00e9 \u010diny a neschopnost spole\u010dnosti br\u00e1t n\u00e1sil\u00ed na \u017een\u00e1ch a sexu\u00e1ln\u00edch pracovnic\u00edch v\u00e1\u017en\u011b.<\/p>\n Alcala byl n\u011bkolikr\u00e1t propu\u0161t\u011bn na podm\u00ednku, a to navzdory jasn\u00fdm d\u016fkaz\u016fm o jeho nebezpe\u010dnosti: 1974: Propu\u0161t\u011bn na podm\u00ednku po 17 m\u011bs\u00edc\u00edch za \u00fanos a zn\u00e1siln\u011bn\u00ed osmilet\u00e9 d\u00edvky; O n\u011bkolik m\u011bs\u00edc\u016f pozd\u011bji: Znovu zat\u010den za napaden\u00ed t\u0159in\u00e1ctilet\u00e9 d\u00edvky; 1977: Op\u011bt propu\u0161t\u011bn pot\u00e9, co psychiat\u0159i prohl\u00e1sili, \u017ee je \u201cnebezpe\u010dn\u00fd\u201d; 1977\u20131979: Zavra\u017edil nejm\u00e9n\u011b osm \u017een. Tento vzorec propou\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed a opakovan\u00e9ho p\u00e1ch\u00e1n\u00ed trestn\u00fdch \u010din\u016f p\u0159edstavuje katastrof\u00e1ln\u00ed selh\u00e1n\u00ed syst\u00e9mu.<\/p>\n Rodney Alcala zem\u0159el p\u0159irozenou smrt\u00ed 24. \u010dervence 2021 ve v\u011bku 77 let, zat\u00edmco \u010dekal v kalifornsk\u00e9 cele smrti na popravu. Nikdy neprozradil pln\u00fd rozsah sv\u00fdch zlo\u010din\u016f. Odhady po\u010dtu jeho ob\u011bt\u00ed se pohybuj\u00ed od 50 do v\u00edce ne\u017e 100, a to na z\u00e1klad\u011b fotografi\u00ed, jeho cestovn\u00edch tras a nevy\u0159e\u0161en\u00fdch vra\u017ed v oblastech, kde \u017eil nebo kter\u00e9 nav\u0161t\u011bvoval.<\/p>\n Ot\u00e1zky, kter\u00e9 zem\u0159ely spolu s Alcalou: Kolik lid\u00ed ve skute\u010dnosti zabil? Kdo jsou neidentifikovan\u00e9 \u017eeny na jeho fotografi\u00edch? Zabil n\u011bkoho b\u011bhem t\u011bch t\u0159\u00ed let, kdy byl na \u00fat\u011bku v New Yorku? A co nevy\u0159e\u0161en\u00e9 vra\u017edy v oblastech, kter\u00fdmi cestoval? Byly ob\u011bti i mimo Kalifornii a New York?<\/p>\n Tento duben se pono\u0159te do d\u011bsiv\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edb\u011bhu Rodneyho Alcaly prost\u0159ednictv\u00edm t\u0159\u00edd\u00edln\u00e9ho seri\u00e1lu \u201cDating Death\u201d, kter\u00fd zkoum\u00e1, jak tento mu\u017e vyu\u017e\u00edval kulturu 70. let k lovu ob\u011bt\u00ed po cel\u00e9 Americe.<\/p>\n Dating Death \u2013 1. \u0159ada, 1. d\u00edl<\/p>\n Q: Why was Rodney Alcala called “The Dating Game Killer”?<\/p>\n A: Alcala appeared as a contestant on the TV show “The Dating Game” in 1978 while actively murdering young women in Los Angeles. He won the date with the bachelorette, but she refused to go out with him because she found him “creepy.” This TV appearance during his murder spree made the case particularly notorious.<\/p>\n Q: How did Alcala avoid capture for so long?<\/p>\n A: Multiple factors: charm and intelligence that deflected suspicion, a photography ruse that seemed legitimate, moving between California and New York, where police didn’t communicate, lack of DNA technology to link crimes, targeting vulnerable victims whose cases weren’t prioritised, and a criminal justice system that repeatedly released him despite violent offences.<\/p>\n Q: How many people did Rodney Alcala really kill?<\/p>\n A: Alcala was convicted of eight murders (five in California, two in New York, one in Wyoming). However, investigators believe he killed 50-130 victims based on hundreds of photographs of unidentified women, his travel patterns, and unsolved murders in areas where he lived. The true number will never be known.<\/p>\n Q: What happened to the photographs police found?<\/p>\n A: Police found over 1,000 photographs of young women and girls in Alcala’s possession. They released hundreds publicly, hoping to identify possible victims. Some women came forward as survivors, while others remain unidentified. The photos are evidence that Alcala photographed far more women than he was convicted of murdering.<\/p>\n Q: Why did the bachelorette refuse to date Alcala?<\/p>\n A: Cheryl Bradshaw, the bachelorette who selected Alcala, said she felt immediately uncomfortable when speaking with him backstage after the show. She described him as “creepy” and told producers she didn’t want to go on the prize date. Her instincts likely saved her life, as Alcala was actively murdering during this period.<\/p>\n Q: How was Alcala finally caught?<\/p>\n A: Alcala was captured after the 1979 murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe. A witness (Robin’s friend) described the photographer who approached them. Parking receipts and Robin’s earrings linked Alcala to the crime. He was arrested, tried, and convicted, though legal issues led to multiple retrials before DNA evidence in the 2000s confirmed his guilt in additional murders.<\/p>\n Q: Could Alcala have been stopped earlier?<\/p>\n A: Absolutely. Alcala should have been imprisoned for life after nearly murdering 8-year-old Tali Shapiro in 1968. Instead, he received a lenient plea deal and was paroled after just 17 months. He re-offended within months but was released again. Proper sentencing and parole supervision could have prevented dozens of murders.<\/p>\n Q: Was Alcala executed?<\/p>\n A: No. Alcala died of natural causes on California’s death row in 2021 at age 77. He had been sentenced to death three times, but appeals and California’s death penalty moratorium meant he was never executed. He died without revealing the full extent of his crimes or the identities of all his victims.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Okouzluj\u00edc\u00ed fotograf skr\u00fdval za sv\u00fdmi televizn\u00edmi vystoupen\u00edmi deset let vra\u017ed. Zjist\u011bte, jak se mu da\u0159ilo unikat zat\u010den\u00ed, zat\u00edmco se k n\u011bmu vy\u0161et\u0159ovatel\u00e9 p\u0159ibli\u017eovali.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serial-killers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tFotografie: Neidentifikovan\u00e9 ob\u011bti<\/h3>\n
Pro\u010d je ob\u011bt\u00ed tolik? Selh\u00e1n\u00ed syst\u00e9mu<\/h2>\n
Syst\u00e9m podm\u00edn\u011bn\u00e9ho propu\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed selhal<\/h3>\n
Smrt a nezodpov\u011bzen\u00e9 ot\u00e1zky<\/h2>\n
Nevy\u0159e\u0161en\u00e9 z\u00e1hady<\/h3>\n
Sledujte po\u0159ad \u201cDating Death\u201d na kan\u00e1lu Viasat True Crime<\/h2>\n
Program vys\u00edl\u00e1n\u00ed<\/h3>\n
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\u010casto kladen\u00e9 ot\u00e1zky: Rodney Alcala<\/h2>\n