Rodney Alcala

American serial killer (1943–2021)
Person human Q2658592
Rodney Alcala
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Rodney Alcala

Summary

Rodney Alcala is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Antonio[2]. He was born on +1943-08-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Corcoran[4]. He died on +2021-07-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a serial killer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.26% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,689 views/month, #2,561 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Antonio[2], Rodney Alcala…
  • Rodney Alcala passed away in Corcoran[4].
  • Rodney Alcala was born on +1943-08-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rodney Alcala died on +2021-07-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Corcoran[8].
  • Rodney Alcala held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Rodney Alcala worked as a serial killer[6].
  • Rodney Alcala was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Rodney Alcala's education included a stint at New York University Tisch School of the Arts[11].
  • Rodney Alcala's image is recorded as Rodney Alcala 1979 mugshot.jpg[12].
  • Rodney Alcala is recorded as male[13].
  • Rodney Alcala's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Rodney Alcala's ISNI is recorded as 0000000031215726[15].
  • Rodney Alcala's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43522295[16].
  • Rodney Alcala's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93120832[17].
  • Rodney Alcala's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3863147[18].
  • Rodney Alcala's Commons category is recorded as Rodney Alcala[19].
  • Rodney Alcala's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bhcfb3[20].
  • Rodney Alcala's family name is recorded as Alcala[21].
  • Rodney Alcala's given name is recorded as Rodney[22].
  • Rodney Alcala's pseudonym is recorded as John Berga[23].
  • Rodney Alcala's described at URL is recorded as https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/dating-game-killer-rodney-alcala-dead-at-77/[24].
  • Rodney Alcala's medical condition is recorded as antisocial personality disorder[25].
  • Rodney Alcala's participant in is recorded as The Dating Game[26].
  • Rodney Alcala's convicted of is recorded as murder[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Rodney Alcala's place of birth was San Antonio[2]. He was born on +1943-08-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and New York University Tisch School of the Arts[11], a film school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1965[34].

Career and Affiliations

Rodney Alcala's professions included serial killer[6].

Death and Burial

Rodney Alcala died on +2021-07-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Corcoran[4]. He is buried at Corcoran[8].

Why It Matters

Rodney Alcala ranks in the top 0.26% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,689 views/month, #2,561 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Rodney Alcala born?

Rodney Alcala's place of birth was San Antonio[2].

Where did Rodney Alcala die?

Rodney Alcala passed away in Corcoran[4].

What did Rodney Alcala do for work?

Rodney Alcala worked as serial killer[6].

Where did Rodney Alcala go to school?

Rodney Alcala was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[10] and New York University Tisch School of the Arts[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . people.com. people.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . people.com. people.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . people.com. people.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q866. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nypost.com. nypost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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