Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more victims. Police in Huntington Beach, Calif., released hundreds of the images, apparently taken before his first arrest in 1979. Now, New York Police have released these images believed to have been shot in the city.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
During Rodney Alcala's third trial for the murder of Robin Samsoe and his first trial for the murder of three others, prosecutor Matt Murphy, called him a "hunter" and "a predatory monster". Murphy later said he can't help but wonder if the people in these photographs are still alive.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Authorities have identified the person in this photo.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
After using technicalities to beat two convictions, Rodney Alcala, now 66, was convicted a third time in 2010 and sentenced to death for killing 12-year-old Robin Samsoe on June 20, 1979. Witnesses testified that he asked her to pose for photographs at the 14th Street beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., a few minutes before he kidnapped her. She was riding a friend's bicycle to ballet practice at the time. All of the recovered photos were taken before 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala is reportedly a suspect in at least two cold cases in New York. One of those is the case of Ellen Jane Hover, 23, (not shown) a restaurant heiress who disappeared in 1977 after leaving her Manhattan apartment. A year later, her bones were found in a shallow grave in a rugged section of the Rockefeller estate in Westchester County, about 100 feet from a spot where Alcala allegedly brought another young woman for a photo session.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala's photos feature primarily women and young girls in candid and posed shots. Some show women staring into the lens of a camera held by a man who was a serial killer, in remote settings - similar to the locale where Ellen Hover's body (not shown) was found in 1978. Alcala was reportedly the last person to see Hover alive and was questioned by New York police at the time of her disappearance.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala is also a suspect in the June 12, 1971, rape and strangulation of Cornelia Crilley, a 23-year-old TWA flight attendant whose body was found in her Manhattan apartment on 83rd Street. Authorities say Alcala's DNA matches genetic material found at the crime scene.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
NYPD
A few are of young men in sexually suggestive poses, and most of the subjects in the photos have never been identified. In his final argument to the jury, Orange County prosecutor Matt Murphy, called Alcala a "hunter" and "a predatory monster". Murphy later said he can't help but wonder if the people in the photographs are still alive.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
NYPD
During Rodney Alcala's third trial for the murder of Robin Samsoe and his first trial for the murder of three others, prosecutor Matt Murphy, called him a "hunter" and "a predatory monster". Murphy later said he can't help but wonder if the people in these photographs are still alive.
NYPD
After using technicalities to beat two convictions, Rodney Alcala, now 66, was convicted a third time in 2010 and sentenced to death for killing 12-year-old Robin Samsoe on June 20, 1979. Witnesses testified that he asked her to pose for photographs at the 14th Street beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., a few minutes before he kidnapped her. She was riding a friend's bicycle to ballet practice at the time. All of the recovered photos were taken before 1979.
NYPD
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential victims.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
NYPD
Authorities have identified the person in this photo.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Authorities have identified the person in this photo.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
During Rodney Alcala's third trial for the murder of Robin Samsoe and his first trial for the murder of three others, prosecutor Matt Murphy, called him a "hunter" and "a predatory monster". Murphy later said he can't help but wonder if the people in these photographs are still alive.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
At least 20 women in the photographs first released by California officials have been identified, some by the women themselves, and at least four families of missing women have said that their loved ones are in the photographs. Police have not yet been able to confirm those claims. Now police are hoping that these newly released photos, believed to have been taken by Rodney Alcala in New York, will have the same success. Alcala is a suspect in at least two cold cases there.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential victims. All of the recovered photos were taken before 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential victims. All of the recovered photos were taken before 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala's photos feature primarily women and young girls in candid and posed shots. Some show women staring into the lens of a camera held by a man who was a serial killer, in remote settings - similar to the locale where Ellen Hover's body (not shown) was found in 1978. Alcala was reportedly the last person to see Hover alive and was questioned by New York police at the time of her disappearance.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala is also a suspect in the June 12, 1971, rape and strangulation of Cornelia Crilley, (not shown) a 23-year-old TWA flight attendant whose body was found in her Manhattan apartment on 83rd Street. Authorities say Alcala's DNA matches genetic material found at the crime scene.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more victims. Police in Huntington Beach, Calif., released hundreds of the images, apparently taken before his first arrest in 1979. Now, New York Police have released these images believed to have been shot in the city.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
During Rodney Alcala's third trial for the murder of Robin Samsoe and his first trial for the murder of three others, prosecutor Matt Murphy, called him a "hunter" and "a predatory monster". Murphy later said he can't help but wonder if the people in these photographs are still alive.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
At least 20 women in the photographs first released by California officials have been identified, some by the women themselves, and at least four families of missing women have said that their loved ones are in the photographs. Police have not yet been able to confirm those claims. Now the NYPD is hoping that these newly released photos believed to have been taken by Rodney Alcala in New York will have the same success. Alcala is a suspect in at least two cold cases there.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
After using technicalities to beat two convictions, Rodney Alcala, now 66, was convicted a third time in 2010 and sentenced to death for killing 12-year-old Robin Samsoe on June 20, 1979. Witnesses testified that he asked her to pose for photographs at the 14th Street beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., a few minutes before he kidnapped her. She was riding a friend's bicycle to ballet practice at the time. All of the recovered photos were taken before 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala is reportedly a suspect in at least two cold cases in New York. One of those is the case of Ellen Jane Hover, 23, (not shown) a restaurant heiress who disappeared in 1977 after leaving her Manhattan apartment. A year later, her bones were found in a shallow grave in a rugged section of the Rockefeller estate in Westchester County, about 100 feet from a spot where Alcala allegedly brought another young woman for a photo session.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Rodney Alcala's photos feature primarily women and young girls in candid and posed shots. Some show women staring into the lens of a camera held by a man who was a serial killer, in remote settings.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more victims. Police in Huntington Beach, Calif., released hundreds of the images, apparently taken before his first arrest in 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
After using technicalities to beat two convictions, Rodney Alcala, now 66, was convicted a third time in 2010 and sentenced to death for killing 12-year-old Robin Samsoe on June 20, 1979. Witnesses testified that he asked her to pose for photographs at the 14th Street beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., a few minutes before he kidnapped her. She was riding a friend's bicycle to ballet practice at the time. All of the recovered photos were taken before 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Authorities have identified the person in this photo.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. Now after uncovering hundreds of pictures, police fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more victims. Police in Huntington Beach, Calif., released hundreds of the images, apparently taken before his first arrest in 1979.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Authorities have identified the person in this photo.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
During Rodney Alcala's third trial for the murder of Robin Samsoe (not shown) and his first trial for the murder of three others, prosecutor Matt Murphy, called him a "hunter" and "a predatory monster". Murphy later said he can't help but wonder if the people in these photographs are still alive.
If you have information about the person in this photo, please contact Huntington Beach, Calif., Police Det. Patrick Ellis at 714-375-5066 or pellis@hbpd.org.
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
Authorities have identified the person in this photo.