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August 23, 1943- Birth
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Rodney Alcala is a convicted rapist, torturer, and serial killer who was born in San Antonio Texas.
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Rodney's father abandoned his family at an early age.
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Rodney was discharged from the military shortly after his joining because he was diagnosed with antisocial disorder.
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Antisocial disorder is a psychological disorder that typically alters the preception of right in wrong in those who have it. Rodney was able to be so sadistic because he could not sympathize with the social innormality of murder.
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He went under the names of Rod Alcala, John Berger, and John Burger.
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His obsession with photography and film gave him a lure to his victims.
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The range of people that Rodney Alcala targeted and killed can only be explained as him only chosing victims he could overpower as opposed to developing a victim preference.