The story of serial killer Rodney Alcala — the so-called “Dating Game Killer” who actually appeared on and won the show — has been turned into a new movie called “Woman of the

Little did she know, the man she chose to go on a date with - Rodney Alcala - was in fact a notorious serial killer. Alcala was part-way through a crime spree when he appeared on the show, having raped and assaulted multiple people and committed several murders.

Anna Kendrick's directorial debut Woman of the Hour, based on the true story of a serial killer who made an appearance on a TV dating show, is now streaming on Netflix.

Rodney Alcala and his murders are the main subject in Woman of the Hour – here are the details on his cause of death.

The film, which Kendrick told The Independent is the “ most revealing piece of work I’ve ever done”, focuses on Rodney Alcala, who appeared on The Dating Game, a Blind Date style show, in 1978. Alcala was 35 years old when he appeared on the show and had reportedly already murdered at least five people, including a pregnant woman and a child.

"Dating Game" serial killer victim Morgan Rowan said police thought her and her friends "were troublemakers" and didn't take her report seriously.

Netflix's Woman of the Hour shows some of Rodney Alcala's victims but one not included survived her ordeal and helped to convict him years later