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Alayna

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Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

There were also signs of serious trauma to the rest of her body, and it was very clear that she had been raped. I can't imagine what she went through. No. One of the officers asked, and this is horrible, one of the officers asked Leon, her boyfriend, to come into the bedroom to identify her, which is fucking insane.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

There were also signs of serious trauma to the rest of her body, and it was very clear that she had been raped. I can't imagine what she went through. No. One of the officers asked, and this is horrible, one of the officers asked Leon, her boyfriend, to come into the bedroom to identify her, which is fucking insane.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Like we were talking, the Blackout Ripper, I forget the time period, but it was way, it was during World War II, wasn't it? Yeah.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Like we were talking, the Blackout Ripper, I forget the time period, but it was way, it was during World War II, wasn't it? Yeah.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

They did everything they could and made sure that nobody saw the scenes. These officers pulled him in and was like, can you tell us, is this her? Yeah.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

They did everything they could and made sure that nobody saw the scenes. These officers pulled him in and was like, can you tell us, is this her? Yeah.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

wrap around that sometimes especially back then the NYPD is very similar to the LAPD I was gonna say that you just sit here like question mark question that's a that's a state of dumb that I I didn't know people existed you have to assume that that was like oh yeah and you have to almost hope even that that was a rookie who was just real fucking dumb in that moment you I mean lose your fucking job at that point like you've just ruined someone for the rest of their lives yeah

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

wrap around that sometimes especially back then the NYPD is very similar to the LAPD I was gonna say that you just sit here like question mark question that's a that's a state of dumb that I I didn't know people existed you have to assume that that was like oh yeah and you have to almost hope even that that was a rookie who was just real fucking dumb in that moment you I mean lose your fucking job at that point like you've just ruined someone for the rest of their lives yeah

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Years later, he said it was a terrible scene. Michael's mouth was wide open because rigor mortis had set in and the killer had put something in her mouth to prevent her from screaming. I couldn't even tell it was Michael. She was so disfigured.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Years later, he said it was a terrible scene. Michael's mouth was wide open because rigor mortis had set in and the killer had put something in her mouth to prevent her from screaming. I couldn't even tell it was Michael. She was so disfigured.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Beyond. So messed up. Wow. But detectives learned from Leon that earlier that day, Michael had been looking for somebody who could help her move two heavy beds and other furniture up to her apartment. And since some of the furniture appeared to have been moved in by the time she was killed, they theorized that whoever helped her move was probably the same person who killed her.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Beyond. So messed up. Wow. But detectives learned from Leon that earlier that day, Michael had been looking for somebody who could help her move two heavy beds and other furniture up to her apartment. And since some of the furniture appeared to have been moved in by the time she was killed, they theorized that whoever helped her move was probably the same person who killed her.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

But Leon rejected that theory. He said Michael would have had to have recognized him or known him before she would have let anybody inside.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

But Leon rejected that theory. He said Michael would have had to have recognized him or known him before she would have let anybody inside.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

But the coroner took swabs of the saliva and a bite mark impression. But otherwise, the body was absent of any other physical evidence that could help identify their killer. Meanwhile, executives at TWA authorized a five thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. And a few days later, the Professional Airlines Stewardess Association upped that reward by a thousand dollars.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

But the coroner took swabs of the saliva and a bite mark impression. But otherwise, the body was absent of any other physical evidence that could help identify their killer. Meanwhile, executives at TWA authorized a five thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. And a few days later, the Professional Airlines Stewardess Association upped that reward by a thousand dollars.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Wow. And despite the offer of the reward, though, the case quickly went cold. A few days later, Michael Curley's funeral was held in Queens and was attended by nearly 1,500 people. Holy shit. This girl was so beloved. Wow. After the murder of Michael Curley, Rodney Alcala needed to get out of the city, obviously.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

Wow. And despite the offer of the reward, though, the case quickly went cold. A few days later, Michael Curley's funeral was held in Queens and was attended by nearly 1,500 people. Holy shit. This girl was so beloved. Wow. After the murder of Michael Curley, Rodney Alcala needed to get out of the city, obviously.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

So in early July, he applied for a position as an arts camp counselor at a children's summer camp in New Hampshire. Wow. No. No. What the fuck? Stop. What the fuck? But he was using an alias. He was using the name John Berger, so they wouldn't have known any better. But at the same time, investigators in California still had not given up the search for... Tally Shapiro's attacker.

Morbid
Episode 640: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 1)

So in early July, he applied for a position as an arts camp counselor at a children's summer camp in New Hampshire. Wow. No. No. What the fuck? Stop. What the fuck? But he was using an alias. He was using the name John Berger, so they wouldn't have known any better. But at the same time, investigators in California still had not given up the search for... Tally Shapiro's attacker.