Convicted last month of killing 4 women and a little girl, Rodney Alcala was once a winning contestant on "The Dating Game."

This account of the penalty phase of his trial goes on to analyze his 1978 TV appearance. There's an interview with one of the other contestants:

"[H]e was very obnoxious and creepy -- he became very unlikable and rude and imposing as though he was trying to intimidate. I wound up not only not liking this guy ... not wanting to be near him ... he got creepier and more negative. He was a standout creepy guy in my life."

Alcala's murders began within months of the show. Now, you can watch the old TV show on YouTube. And the weird thing is...



... everyone on the show is creepy. Really creepy.