In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, convicted serial killer Rodney James Alcala appears in court in New York. Alcala was sentenced to an additional 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering two young women here in the 1970s. Alcala, a prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed “The Dating Game Killer” has died while awaiting execution in California. Rodney James Alcala was 77. (David Handschuh/AP)