True Crime Never Sleeps

Today we're diving into the life and crimes of the Dating Game Killer: Rodney Alcala. Rodney James Alcala is an American convicted rapist and serial killer who was sentenced to death in California for five murders committed in that state between 1977 and 1979, and received an additional sentence of 25 years to life after pleading guilty to two homicides committed in New York in 1971 and 1977.Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnshttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/opinion/sunday/a-cold-case-of-cold-blooded-murder.htmlhttps://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-killer-rodney-alcala-973104https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/2/3/thedatinggamekillerhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-rodney-alcala-the-killing-game/https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2018/06/rodney-alcala/https://filmdaily.co/news/the-dating-game-killer/https://medium.com/@hlemonroe/rodney-alcala-7c204eaa6febhttps://www.history.com/news/serial-killer-dating-game-rodney-alcalahttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdpn9j/the-haunting-photography-of-a-serial-killerhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/serial-killers-secret-photos-24-9-10/67/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=wfe4M1G8yes&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=0yxI6EWKizM&feature=emb_logohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5rAFwaweuwhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala

This week we're diving into the life and crimes of the BTK Killer, better known as Dennis Rader. How was a churchgoing man able to hide his gruesome murders for so long, until he got cocky and made a mistake.Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnsSOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsSWMY5c3SY- Dr. Todd Grandehttps://www.biography.com/news/btk-killer-meaning-dennis-rader-clueshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Raderhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/26/btk.investigation/https://books.google.com/books?id=2TKyxh-VUqwChttp://media.kansas.com/pdfs/btk/022905btkrader_timeline.pdf

Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, before his execution in 1989 he confessed to 30 homicides that he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. The true number of victims is believed to be higher.Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnsSOURCEShttps://vault.fbi.gov/Ted%20Bundy%20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_xhkg32nkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Georgeann_Hawkinshttps://www.biography.com/news/ted-bundy-elizabeth-kloepferhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-kloepfer-kendall-ted-bundy-girlfriendhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ted-bundyhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/ted-bundy

The murders sent the town of Texarkana into a state of panic throughout the summer. At dusk, city inhabitants heavily armed themselves and locked themselves indoors while police patrolled streets and neighborhoods. Join us as we dive deep into the Phantom Killer, also known as the Texarkana Killer.Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnsSOURCEShttps://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texarkana-murder-mystery/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/feb/07/fbi-releases-archive-texarkanas-phantom-killer-ove/https://www.clermontsun.com/2018/06/25/marc-hoover-who-was-the-texarkana-phantom-killerhttps://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders

This week we're diving into the life and crimes of the Zodiac Killer. We look at the list of suspects and consider who may have done it. We even consider whether it was the work of a serial killer and then a copycat killer.Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnsSOURCEShttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/06/zodiac-killer-the-most-dangerous-man-of-allhttps://zodiackillerfacts.com/tag/theories/https://www.biography.com/news/zodiac-killer-murder-identityhttps://zodiackiller.com/classic - Best sites about the killer I have ever seen.

Dallas police say the man suspected in the murder of a Celina, Jeremy Harris is now charged in three other murders in Dallas, including the Halloween murder of an SMU student, and could be tied to several other Metroplex shootings that took place within the last week.

Jack the Ripper is one of the most prolific serial killers whose identity is still unknown today. TCNS is diving into the crimes of Jack the Ripper on today's episode.Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnsSOURCEShttps://www.jack-the-ripper.org/ - Amazing source of information. Check them out...https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2018/09-10/jack-the-ripper-murders-mystery-history/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Jack-the-Ripper/https://thejacktherippertour.com/blog/why-did-jack-the-ripper-stop-killing/

This week we are diving into the life and crimes of Henry Lee Lucas. A killer better known as the Confession Killer. Lucas confessed to killing hundreds of women, some of which were made up of murders by the police. Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/truecrimensLike Us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/truecrimeneversleepsBuy Me A Coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/tcnsSources:The Confession Killer - Netflixhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/05/the-confession-killer-netflix-henry-lee-lucas-robert-keener-taki-oldhamhttps://medium.com/lessons-from-history/serial-killer-or-serial-liar-d082b762366dhttps://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1985/october/the-two-faces-of-henry-lee-lucas/

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