Ep 221: Profiling and Prosecuting Rodney Alcala with Matt Murphy, Part 1
Laura interviews former Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy about Rodney Alcala, a serial killer in California featured in Anna Kendrick’s Netflix movie, Woman of the Hour.
Laura and Matt forensically deconstruct Alcala’s behaviour and how and why he was given the benefit of the doubt allowing him to harm and kill more women.
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Clips
https://youtu.be/ODUdpwddTQk?si=PydmVGaRNwH-P1__
Sources
https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2024/10/22/who-escaped-rodney-alcala-where-the-survivors-of-the-dating-game-killer-are-now/
https://www.mattmurphylaw.com/about-matt-murphy-law/
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Murder-Prosecutors-Journey-Through/dp/1368104061
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If you are curious about the ‘who dunnit’ and the ‘why dunnit’ and how and why victims become footnotes in their own murders, Crime Analyst is for you. Hosted by world renowned and award-winning Criminal Behavioural Analyst Laura Richards.
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