Strap in, we're telling our first story about a serial killer this week. Charlie tells us about Rodney Alcala - an academically gifted young man, who in a creepy twist was even tutored in photography by Roman Polanski himself. Using a camera would eventually become a method to committing his awful crimes on both coasts of America.

Sources for this episode are:

Airline Hostess Found Slain In Her Apartment in Yorkville - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jill Barcomb — Rodney Alcala: Extreme Serial Killer — Crime Library

The Eye of a Killer (people.com)

Skeleton of East Side Woman Found in Westchester - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Death row inmate suspected in 1977 murder of San Jose teen – The Mercury News

Rodney Alcala Update: Convicted serial killer on death row suspected in 1977 Calif. murder - CBS News

California killer may be linked to Seattle slayings in 1970s | The Seattle Times

Music by Pawel Fezczuk - Free Music Archive - Paweł Feszczuk