[ The zombies' "time of the season" playing ]
♪ It's the time of the season ♪
♪ when love runs high ♪
♪ and this time, give it to me easy ♪
♪ and let me try with pleasured hands ♪
♪ to take you in the sun to ♪
♪ promised lands ♪
♪ to show you every one ♪
♪ it's the time of the season ♪
♪ for loving ♪
♪♪
Man: right over here.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
I just need to swing by my office for a minute,
and then I'll, uh, I'll meet you at the property.
[ Engine starts ]
[ The turtles' "she'd rather be with me" playing ]
♪ Some girls love to run around ♪
♪ love to handle everything they see ♪
♪ but my girl has more fun around ♪
♪ and you know she'd rather be with me ♪
Uh, yeah, I've seen the before and after.
♪ Lucky guy is what I am ♪
Well, for that location,
this is the best price on the market.
♪ She don't fly ♪
Now I'm telling you, the seller is very motivated.
Bring me an offer.
♪ Some girls love to run around ♪
♪ they don't think about the things they do ♪
Man: uh-huh. Uh-huh. What? What?
Oh, sorry. Something's going on here that doesn't look right.
♪ And you know he'd rather be with you ♪
Look, I've gotta go. I'll call you later.
[ Receiver clatters ]
♪ Lucky guy is what I am ♪
♪ tell you why ♪ [ Engine starts ]
♪ But my girl has more fun around ♪
♪ and you know she'd rather be with ♪
♪ yeah, she'd rather be with ♪
♪ you know she'd rather be with me ♪
[ Both speaking indistinctly ]
♪♪
♪ ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba ♪
♪ ah, you know she'd rather be with me ♪
♪ ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba ♪
♪ ah, you know she'd rather be with me ♪
♪ ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba, ba ♪
♪ you know she'd rather -- ♪
[ Siren wailing in distance ]
♪♪
[ Dog barking in distance ]
♪♪
Hey! stop! Stop! Officer!
You trying to get yourself killed?
Maybe I'm losing it, but I think I just saw
some man lure a little girl into his car.
They -- they drove into this building right here.
[ Static crackles ] i need backup at 6638 densmore,
suspected child abduction. [ Static crackles ]
Show me.
♪♪
He took her up there. First door, first door.
♪♪
Police officer. Open the door. I need to talk to you.
Man: okay. Okay.
Look, give me a minute, all right?
[ Pounds on door ] i need to talk to you now!
I just got out of the shower. I need to get dressed.
Take off the chain and open the door first.
Open the door or I kick it in!
♪♪
Hamell: when I saw that little girl lying there,
something changed inside of me.
Two tours in the marines, four years as a police officer,
I'd thought I'd seen everything.
But nothing prepared me for the brutality
I saw that day.
8-year-old Rosie Hoffman
had been viciously raped and beaten unconscious
and had stopped breathing.
With 8-year-old Rosie Hoffman,
I felt like god was giving me another chance.
[ Inhales sharply ]
Come on. Breathe.
[ Shallow breathes ]
Rodney alcala, the deviant who attacked her, got away.
Because of repeated failures in the justice system,
he would keep getting away. [ Siren wailing ]
Three months later, i made detective
instead of looking for him.
I had no idea that alcala could turn out to be
one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
At the time, i just wanted to kill him
for what he did to that little girl.
Years later, I would get that chance.
[ "The dating game" theme playing ]
Announcer: here's your host -- Jim lange!
Lange: thank you! Thank you!
And welcome to the show that makes a game of dating.
I bet you're used to the game already.
Let's get started and meet
our first three eligible bachelors
for game number one!
And here they are!
♪♪
Woman: Rodney! Rodney!
Let's meet our lucky lady who gets to choose between...
Woman: Rodney, you on TV!
She's a schoolteacher and former masseuse
who started out by massaging feet.
[ Liquid sloshing ] [ speaking indistinctly ]
...work her way up.
Please welcome the sensational shauna Bradford!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Rodney!
Lange: bachelor number one, say hello to shauna.
You're gonna love me, shauna.
Rodney, what are you doing?
You've been locked in there for hours!
Ma, you can't hurry art!
♪♪
He's got a lot of guts and a lot of equipment,
including an extra long camera lens.
-Mm-hmm. mwah. Morning, sis. -Morning.
You could be one of his models!
Say hello to Rodney alcala!
Alcala, you stupid idiot
mijo, you look so handsome on TV.
-Mwah. -mwah.
So how was your date?
Well, you saw how much she wanted me.
-I don't know. I've had better. -Yeah.
-[ Laughs ] -no more perras or putas.
But, mamá, they're my models.
That's why he's trying for this knott's Berry farm job.
Mamá, por favor.
You shouldn't have left the "L.A. times."
-That was a proper job. -I couldn't take it,
all that Gore and car crashes, you know?
I want to take pictures of famous models and movie stars,
be the paparazzi.
[ Speaks Spanish ] i don't like the sound of that.
Mwah! bye, sis.
Bye!
[ Seabirds calling ]
Man: ♪ go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal ♪
♪ lowest payments in this town, go see Cal ♪
♪ for the lowest money down, go see Cal ♪
Turn it down. You're going to wake up mom.
That's my job.
Cal Worthington: ♪ go see Cal ♪
Man: ♪ if you're a little short on cash, go see Cal ♪
♪♪
Hey, pretty lady.
Hey, sweetie.
What? what's that? Is that for me?
Best mom in the world. Thank you.
[ Gasps ] for what? For oversleeping?!
For my first official real job at the ballet studio.
Ohh! oh.
At least now we can afford to keep you in the classes, right?
Are you kidding? I love it.
Like, all I have to do is answer the phone.
"Good afternoon. Stepping stones ballet."
[ Laughs ] that sounds good.
But me and Becky are going to the beach first.
Is that okay?
Sure.
Don't forget to wear your coppertone, okay?
Mmm, you smell good.
It's that new lemon shampoo you got me.
[ Inhales deeply ] oh, it's lemony fresh.
Mmm, I might have to try that myself.
Mm. oh, I'm so glad you're happy, angel.
[ Chuckles ]
I mean, we certainly can't deprive the world
of its greatest, most beautiful ballerina.
Well, I mean, it's -- it's either that
or a famous gymnast.
♪ Reassess your soaring mind, your mind ♪
♪ you must keep searching for signs ♪
Rodney: perfect!
♪♪
That's fantastic! Okay. Now, freeze!
Give me that Farrah fawcett style.
That's right. More teeth!
Yeah! that's great! [ Camera shutter clicks ]
You look like angels!
Don't call me Charlie.
-[ Giggles ] -[ Laughs ]
[ Giggling ]
-[ Speaks indistinctly ] -[ Groans ]
Thank you so much, angels.
-Bye! -you're terrific!
[ Girls laughing, speaking indistinctly ]
[ Camera shutter clicks ] [ Speaking indistinctly ]
You're gonna make me fall!
[ Camera shutter clicks ] you're gonna make me fall!
Okay.
Hey, you girls mind if I take a picture?
It's for a photography contest.
You two are real pretty.
Gee, mister. Go to the beach much?
You look like you're dressed for a disco.
-[ Laughs ] -Becky.
These are my work clothes.
Hey, if I get best photo, we both win prizes.
-Like what? -Well, for the models,
they're giving away tickets to knott's Berry farm.
-Really? that's very awesome. -Far out.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
[ Girls laugh ]
Woman: Becky?
Becky! who's this?
Um, he's taking our picture.
-You girls should know better. -Please don't tell our moms.
We're sorry, joanne.
-What time is it? -Oh, you know, after 3:00.
Oh, gosh. I gotta go. It's my first day on the job.
-Okay. -oh, wanna take my bike?
Uh, no, I'm okay. Thanks.
No, you don't wanna be late. Take the bike.
Okay. cool. Far out.
♪♪
[ Girls laughing ]
Come quick! Get on!
♪♪
Don't worry! Just go!
Hey, thanks.
-Bye! -bye!
♪♪
[ Telephone rings ]
Hello?
Oh, hi. How's my girl?
What do you mean?
Wait, she's not there? I don't understand.
No. she's fine. She was very excited.
I can't imagine she'd miss it.
Okay. well, um...
I'll call Becky and -- and I'll ask my boys.
But this really isn't like Tammy.
Okay, thank you. I'll keep you posted.
Bye-bye.
♪♪
♪ I gotta go ♪
♪ we got a story that'll save the day ♪
♪ evacuation style, evacuation style ♪
♪ my heart's been boiling and I can feel the sun ♪
♪ more than you, I gotta move ♪
♪ far away ♪
Carol: but I'm telling you, she's not a runaway.
But -- but Tammy wouldn't do that.
If she could, she'd call!
-Yeah. -officer, hi.
Tammy is a responsible young lady,
and now she's missing.
[ Front door opens, closes ]
[ Cartoon playing on TV ]
[ Panting ] she's not at the park.
But Tim is still out looking for her.
Michael! turn off the TV!
♪♪
[ TV turns off ]
God, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, sweetie.
I'm sorry I yelled at you. Okay?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Mommy is just really upset right now.
You can go watch TV in the other room, okay?
I hate to bring this up again, but there was something creepy
about that guy taking the girls' pictures.
Oh, god.
As soon as I came over, he took off.
-He seemed really nice. -Becky!
You and Tammy know better than to talk to strangers.
Oh, for god's sake.
[ Crying ] it's gonna be dark. It's gonna be dark.
[ Wind whistling ]
♪♪
[ Door opens ]
[ Door closes ]
-[ Speaks Spanish ] -la cocina.
Hola, mamá.
How did the job interview go at knott's Berry farm?
It was fine. They love me.
It was great. But there are no openings.
But they said they would call me
as soon as something pops up.
Rodrigo, did you spill something on your shirt?
-Let me see. -It's nada, mamá.
I can take care of myself.
[ Crunching, coyotes howling and growling ]
♪♪
[ Shower running ]
[ Carol crying ]
Oh! please. [ Speaks indistinctly ]
Please. [ sobs ]
[ Seabirds calling ]
No. his nose wasn't that big.
It was sorta normal.
But his hair, it was a lot longer.
We sent Tammy's picture in a press bulletin
to all the local papers and TV stations.
Um, might be smart to have flyers made,
you can post around the area. -I can help with that.
So she's officially a mi-- [ Inhales sharply ]
[ Indistinct conversations, telephone ringing ]
A missing person now?
Ma'am, you should know that the media may contact you
about some similarities between your daughter's disappearance
and some recent child abduction murders up north.
Now, at this point, we don't see any connection.
But we want to prepare you for any...Media speculation.
That's him!
Joanne, come here. Look.
Joanne: that's him.
[ Wind gusting ]
[ Engine turns off ]
♪♪
[ Wind whistling ]
♪♪
Lange: let's meet our first three eligible bachelors.
Bachelor number one is
a much in demand professional photographer.
So at the age of 13,
he snuck into the dark room and started developing.
Please welcome Rodney alcala!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Shauna: number one,
what is the best time for a first date,
day or night?
Rodney: nighttime, of course.
It's the best time for anything.
And why is that, number one?
Well, choose me, shauna, and you'll find out.
[ Laughter ] I'll be damned.
Ted!
Come here. Look at this.
-Bachelor number... -"The dating game."
You are not gonna believe this,
but bachelor number one,
this guy's got a history of child abduction and...
Oh, hey, little girl.
...and the son of a bitch is a match
for a composite in the Tammy Jensen case.
Let's say you're a healthy snack...
This sicko has got a record dating back 10 years.
You gotta be kidding me.
How does a monster like this get out of his cage?
[ Siren wailing in distance ]
Looking for detective Ryan.
James hamell.
Call me Jim.
Man, you made it down from Hollywood
in record time, detective.
Once you said Rodney alcala, i blared that siren all the way.
Ten years of tracking that prick.
How did you connect him to your missing child?
You know, I put together a photographic lineup
for the witnesses who saw a long-haired man
taking photos of Tammy Jensen and a friend at the beach.
Everyone points to the photo of alcala.
You know, if this turns out to be alcala,
there's no happy ending.
We've popped this scumbag so many times,
but he keeps getting back out.
He knows how to work the system.
[ Laughs ] and now he's on TV.
-Unbelievable. -yeah.
"Dating game" no less.
Yeah, recruiting lambs for the wolf.
Only in America.
Look, I really appreciate your help on this, detective.
The clock's ticking on our missing girl.
Anything besides the beach I.D.?
Not really. I want to bring him in.
But since you know alcala better than anyone,
I thought I'd talk to you first.
Yeah. you don't want to spook this guy.
After he attacked Rosie Hoffman,
he slipped through the cracks, disappeared for 3 years.
-That was in '68, right? -Yeah. I was a beat cop then.
I jumped on his trail as soon as I made detective.
Where'd you finally bust him?
You'll never guess.
[ Camera whirring ]
Rodney and campers: ♪ with the moon shining all around ♪
Hamell: alcala fled to New York,
enrolling at N.Y.U. Under the alias of John burger.
That summer in New Hampshire,
he became a counselor at a camp for girls.
♪ Until the moon grooves in ♪
♪ he said you better kiss me or get out and swim ♪
Mungo Jerry: ♪ if her daddy is rich, take her out for a meal ♪
-Girl: that was so good. -Girl: Yeah. It's been so hot.
-I agree. -It's been really hot lately.
The whole summer!
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
♪ When the sun goes down ♪
-Smile. -♪ you can make it ♪
♪ make it good and really fine ♪
Gotcha.
[ Girls laugh ]
Hey, why aren't you two campers in my photography class?
Oh, we have swim lessons this period.
We're getting our lifeguard certifications.
You are? That's great.
Good for you. Hey, listen.
Practice your mouth-to-mouth resuscitation really hard
because someday you might have to save my life.
-Oh. gag. -Gross.
-It's not that ew. -Yeah.
-It's pretty ew. -It is.
Come on. Let's take a picture. Take a picture with me.
Ready? one, two, three. [ Camera shutter clicks ]
Yeah. [ laughs ]
A souvenir, my pretties.
Um...
And don't forget to take my class next session.
-Okay? -uh...yeah. sure.
-Sure. -good luck.
♪♪
Mr. burger,
you're late for your photography class.
I had to head back to my cabin.
I had one too many sloppy Joes last night.
-Kids are waiting for you. -Yes, sir. I'm on my way.
No more taking pictures of kids who are not in your class.
-You understand me? -Yes, sir.
♪ Bring your friends and we'll all go into town ♪
[ Telephone rings ]
-Hello? -Rodney: hola, mamacita.
Ay, dios mío.
Rodrigo, are you okay?
[ Voice breaking ] homesick.
I miss you, mamá. I want to come home.
Lo siento, mijo.
You must not call so much.
You can't come home until the police find the man
who hurt that little girl.
My big bully boss hates me.
He's jealous because everyone else loves me.
Today, he yelled at me.
He reminded me of papá.
[ Speaks Spanish ]
We do not say that man's name.
Are those idiot cops still hassling you?
Detective hamell say
that I know where you are and I don't tell him.
He could charge me as an accessory or something.
[ Speaks Spanish ] be brave, mi amo.
Te amo, mamacita.
[ Inhales sharply ]
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Radio playing indistinctly ]
-Good morning! -Woman: Morning.
What do you got for our camp today?
Oh, just getting your mail sorted out.
Look! look!
Can I have one of those sweet lips, please?
-Oh, me too, please! -Sure.
10 cents. Thank you.
[ Girls laugh ]
[ Chuckles ] you girls.
So what do we have?
Not as big a bag as last week.
-How is Marjorie doing? -Look at these creeps.
Man: still in a lot of pain. Her back is acting up.
-No way. -Well, give her my best.
[ Groans ] I will. Thanks, grace.
Come on, girls. We need to get back.
We don't want to be late for snack time.
Um, Mr. Lee, take a look.
Doesn't that look like Mr. burger?
Pretty creepy, huh?
Oh, dear god.
♪♪
Hamell: as soon as I got the call from the FBI,
I was on the next plane.
Three years of chasing that bastard,
we could finally extradite his ass back to California
and get justice for Rosie.
Or so I thought.
And that's what we use now. This guy, George eastman,
came up with this in the 1800s, forever ago.
Rodney alcala? [ Siren wails ]
-L.a.p.d. detective hamell. [ Girls scream ]
Drop! drop it! Down.
Hands behind your back.
Suck up that fresh air, alcala.
My name is not alcala! I'm John burger!
[ Handcuffs clicking ] -a kids camp? Really?
-What kind of sicko are you? -You got the wrong man.
I know what you did to that little girl.
I didn't do anything. I'll be back! You'll see!
♪♪
All right, another Tammy Jensen sighting,
lady in long beach said her neighbor had our girl.
The kid turned out to be the man's granddaughter.
-Any update on alcala? -Mm.
Two more teenage girls i.D'd the man in our composite.
The day Tammy disappeared, he took pictures of them, too.
Both girls say he was super nice.
Yep. I'm not surprised.
Alcala was a snake charmer.
You moving in?
Uh, someone said I could pay rent on this desk.
[ Opens drawer, liquor bottle clinks ]
If this is solid that turns out to be a lead on our guy,
the captain has cleared me to work the case with you.
Are you obsessed with alcala or what?
You got family, detective?
I'm working on it.
Gotta get her to say yes.
I was there.
I saw what that perv did firsthand.
And I promised Rosie and myself
that I won't stop until he's stopped.
He's not going to destroy any more families.
So even after you nailed him, I mean, why --
why'd the d.A. Cut a deal, you know?
Should've put alcala away for life.
Rosie Hoffman's family split the country.
You know, war, riots, protests,
Kennedys, king assassinations,
and this maniac attacks their kid?
I mean, they didn't feel they were safe in America anymore.
I hated their decision, but I totally understood it.
So even after he's caught, they wouldn't come back.
Without a victim, alcala was given
an indeterminate sentence of 1 to 10 years.
-Indeterminate. -yeah.
Determined by what?
How well a prisoner behaves while in prison.
It was before the law changed back,
back when California's peaceniks
thought that, you know, perverts could be "cured."
Not a blemish on your prison record, Mr. alcala.
Your psychiatrist notes that
you are considerably improved
and recommends early release.
Ma'am, I deeply regret
the pain and suffering i caused.
During my time here, i have taken full advantage
of the motivational therapy and self-realization classes.
I've learned from my mistakes.
What drove you to commit such a heinous crime
on an 8-year-old child?
Honestly, ma'am, at the time,
my judgment was impaired by drugs.
I am so sorry
that I hurt that little girl.
I'm ashamed, humiliated.
They declared him rehabilitated
after just a couple years.
He was released in August of '74.
But then, 2 months later,
he abducted a 13-year-old at a bus stop.
Her name was Sophie.
[ Shift gears ]
Alcala asked if she needed a ride to school,
and she said yes.
♪♪
Alcala took her to the cliffs,
forced her to smoke a joint with him.
-He rape her too? -Mnh-mnh.
Park rangers smelled the dope,
saw them just in time.
Alcala claimed that Sophie had given him the joint.
Son of a bitch.
She denied it, said he forced her there.
The ranger didn't know who to believe
and arrested the both of them. -Jesus.
Wait. but alcala did go back to prison, right?
Kidnapping, dope, assault on a minor, you think?
The scum bucket was convicted
only of parole violations
and supplying a minor with drugs.
-Unbelievable. -he got 2 1/2 years.
Another jailhouse shrink ruled him "re-reformed,"
and the nitwit parole board bought it again.
Rodney: mamá!
[ Speaks Spanish ]
Hamell: they released him in June of '77.
[ Conversing in Spanish ]
Read it. It's all in there.
My guess is, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
You think he's capable of murder?
What do you think i think, kid?
[ Liquid sloshing ]
♪♪
[ Grunts ]
♪♪
Ms. alcala.
Detective Ryan. Detective hamell.
Ms. alcala.
Rodney is not here.
Hamell: where is he, Ms. alcala?
Maybe out of town working, you know?
Why do you need to speak to him?
A little girl has gone missing.
Every time a kid runs away from home,
you question my Rodney.
He make one mistake.
Yeah, more than one, ma'am.
Your son is a convicted sex felon.
He said he was sorry
and paid for it with 5 years of his life.
The doctor said he was rehabilitated.
If Rodrigo did anything wrong,
it was only because of what his no-good father did to him.
Yeah. may we come in?
Do you have a warrant?
Sorry to bother you, ma'am.
Tell your son to give us a call.
Hey, tell me, was Rodney in town last Wednesday?
That was the day that little girl disappeared,
and Rodney was nowhere near the beach.
He had a job interview at knott's Berry farm.
I'm sorry.
[ Front door closes ]
What did alcala's parole officer say he's driving now?
Red beetle. Why?
♪♪
I'll be damned.
♪♪
You think he's got another place?
Okay. I say we push past the old lady,
we go arrest this son of a bitch.
What if he's got Tammy in there?
No. not his m.O. Not his mother's house.
What? what, does he got another place?
Maybe. he's been doing this a long time.
We can't push him. He's a smart bastard.
♪♪
[ Rodney speaking Spanish ]
[ Sighs heavily ]
I don't want to find this kid dead.
If she is, and alcala takes off,
we're never going to find Tammy.
But if we stay close enough,
there's a chance he'll make a mistake.
All right.
We'll put our surveillance team on him night and day.
There you go, kid.
Maybe he'll cut us some slack,
lead us right to her.
[ Engine starts ]
Mamacita, who was that at the door?
Who were you talking to?
♪♪
[ Camera shutters click ]
My beautiful Tammy is still out there somewhere.
If you've seen her, please call the police.
♪♪
And if you have her...
Please, please, I beg you...
Let her come home.
[ Water running] Carol: And if you have her...
[ Turns off water ] ...Please, please,
I beg you, let her come home.
-Detective Ryan? -I said I'd call.
What are you doing to find my daughter?
We have a 24-hour hotline,
and we're following up on calls
from L.A. to orange county, okay?
Your daughter's case is our main priority.
But what about that creep on the beach
that was taking all those pictures?
Detective, I positively identified
a mug shot of Rodney alcala,
who the officer said was a convicted pedophile.
Yeah. we're looking at him, okay?
In missing child cases like this,
we check out every sex offender in the area.
But this depraved son of a bitch was on the beach
the day Tammy disappeared.
What the hell was he doing there?
I'm very sorry, ma'am.
I'm not at Liberty to discuss any particulars.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Carol: and that's how justice works?
A maniac's allowed to roam the streets
while we pay the price?
Ma'am, I swear to you,
if we find out that alcala
or anyone else took your daughter,
I will do everything i can to make sure
he's locked up for good this time.
How long was alcala in prison before?
Time served was about 5 years.
And the rest of the time, he was out preying on young girls.
Look, we are watching him.
Watching him?!
Arrest the bastard!
My daughter's life is at stake!
[ Crying ] you're the police!
You're supposed to be protecting us
from people like him!
He's a monster!
Get that pervert behind bars.
Who knows what else he's done.
She's right.
Who knows?
Hamell: I still wonder what alcala was doing
when he was on the run in New York.
♪♪
The movers just left it in the street.
I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't come along.
Oh, I'm glad to help.
I can help you set it up, too.
You know, I'm really good with beds.
Cute, but I have a boyfriend.
I'm sure your boyfriend wouldn't mind me
putting you in a movie.
You know, my film production instructor at N.Y.U.,
it's Roman polanski.
-The director? -Yeah.
Oh, my gosh!
His "rosemary's baby" scared me to death.
Yeah?
♪♪
Wow. this is nice.
Let's get some test shots so I can show Mr. polanski.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
No. I'm a mess.
You better go.
My boyfriend is coming over after work,
and I have to get ready.
Oh, yeah. Sure.
I'll just let myself out.
Thanks again. You're a life saver.
Right.
[ Door closes ]
♪♪
[ Shower running ]
♪♪
[ Woman humming ]
♪♪
[ Shower continues running ]
[ Woman continues humming ]
♪♪
[ Screaming ]
♪♪
[ Vehicle approaching ]
[ Engine turns off ]
[ Screams ]
Help! help me!
Get back, you little bitch!
No. no! No, Rodney!
Aah!
What is going on here?
Woman: he keeps tickling me, Ms. Anna.
Make it stop! Rodney, stop it.
Anna: you two, behave yourselves.
Is he being a good boy, pavela?
Very.
Although...he's going to still be my boyfriend,
so you need to do something about this hair.
Women, always trying to control my life. Uhh!
Carol?
[ Doorbell rings ] it's me, joanne.
♪♪
Just my standard chicken thing.
You should eat something.
Where are the boys?
♪♪
-Huh? -they're at my sister's.
I just...
[ Sighs deeply ]
I'm just not a good mom right now.
Oh, come on. You're a great mom.
You're just going through something that
no mother should ever have to endure.
I'm losing hope.
[ Telephone rings ]
Could be the police.
Could be Tammy. [ Ring ]
Hello?
Yes, this is she.
No.
No, I did not know that.
The police have not been telling me that much.
Yes, Rodney alcala?
What?
Yes. yes, I'd be happy to do an interview, anything.
Anything to get the word out about Tammy.
Oh, great. Thank you. Bye-bye.
[ Receiver clatters ]
That was a reporter from the "orange county register."
Just 5 months ago,
Rodney alcala attacked another girl.
[ Gasps ] jeez...
Why isn't that maniac behind bars?
No idea. But you know what else he said
that's really crazy?
That monster was on "the dating game."
The TV show? When?
Just a few months ago. They just recently reran it.
Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
No. and he won.
My last question is for bachelor number one.
Let's say you're a healthy snack.
What are you, and why are you so nutritious?
I'm the banana. [ Laughter ]
And not only am I good for you, I'm really delicious.
And how do you know that?
Well, that's what all the girls tell me.
You'll understand when you peel me.
[ Laughter ]
Later, bachelor one. Later. [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Well, shauna, it's the moment of truth.
You've heard from the bachelors.
You have some terrific and intriguing possibilities.
And now it's time to ask you,
who is it going to be?
Bachelor number one,
bachelor number two, or bachelor number three?
Who wins the date with you?
Well, I'm especially fond of bananas,
so I pick...
Number one. [ Cheering ]
Number one is a former paratrooper
and professional photographer.
He's got a lot of guts and a lot of equipment,
including an extra long camera lens.
You could be one of his models.
Say hello to Rodney alcala!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Congratulations. [ chuckles ]
♪♪
[ Cheers and applause continues ]
And there goes the happy couple.
[ Bell rings ]
Man: and three minutes to reset!
-I can't wait to peel you. -[ Scoffs ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
I am never going out with that guy.
He's a low-life creep.
[ Sighs ] Rodney, what did you say to her?
She freaked, said you're a low-life creep,
and she will never go on a date with you.
[ Earrings clatter ] [ Door bangs open ]
-Jeez... -you called me a creep?!
Honey, you have no idea what I am capable of.
Seriously?
A million people just watched your slimy face on TV,
and now everyone in the studio knows that you're a sleazeball.
And you're stupid enough to come in here and threaten me?
You're a spineless bastard, you know that?
You probably can't even get it up.
You...you can't talk to me like that.
Or what?! Not used to a girl standing up to you?
You're a ball-less excuse for a man, you know that?
Get out! Go home! Cry to your mommy.
[ Door slams ]
♪♪
'S "more, more, more" playing ] [ Door slams ]
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ how do you like my love? ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ how do you like my love? ♪
♪ So if you want to know ♪
♪ how I really feel ♪
♪ get the cameras rolling ♪
♪ get the action going ♪
♪ baby, you know ♪
♪ my love for you is real ♪
-♪ take me where you want to ♪ -you're a healthy snack.
What are you, and why are you so nutritious?
♪ More, more, more ♪
That's some sort of surreal new wave pickup line.
I don't get it.
I was the winner on "the dating game."
That was the question they asked.
I said I was the banana,
and I told my date to peel me.
So did your date really peel you
or just do a banana split?
[ Women laugh ]
♪ How do you like my love? ♪
♪ Ohh ♪
[ Water splashes, toilet flushes ]
[ Woman laughs in distance ]
[ Voice breaks ] why would she be so mean and say that?
'Cause she's a stupid bitch.
You gotta teach bitches respect.
Make them see!
Show them who's boss!
♪♪
Stupid bitches!
[ Siren wailing ]
♪♪
[ Whispers ] you stupid bitch!
[ Screams ]
♪♪
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
I appreciate your time.
Hamell: in the 11 days since Tammy Jensen had gone missing,
detective Ryan and I had gotten
only about 2 days worth of sleep between us.
We'd run down every possible lead
and still didn't have enough to bring in alcala.
...his relationship with the ex...
And in my gut, I knew that Tammy wasn't alive.
I gotta tell you... [ Closes drawer ]
...alcala is looking more and more like our guy.
I talked to the manager of that auto store on 10th.
On June 21st, the day after Tammy went missing,
alcala had the carpeting changed out in his car.
Oh, my god. What?
What do you think that means?
He beat her up in his car?
You think he killed her, don't you?
Yeah, kid, that's exactly what I'm thinking.
The more this goes on...
Well, I'm waiting till the facts are in, Jim.
You're jaded, man.
Don't confuse jaded with realistic, kid.
Stop. stop calling me "kid," you burned out old fart.
These fries are cold.
Well, can we get alcala's old carpeting?
Store manager said, uh,
they sent it to the dump.
The guy that was working on it, uh...
Yeah, he said, uh, thought it was stained.
Alcala wanted to change it out
because he thought he spilled gasoline on it,
and he wanted to get rid of the smell.
[ Exhales deeply ]
Sorry, Jim. I'm just... I'm tired.
Ah. [ sighs ]
It's okay. It's okay.
Welcome to the job.
[ Opens drawer, liquor bottle clinks ]
Thanks for the coffee.
Here's what I don't get.
Alcala's paroled from prison June of '77.
How does he get back to New York in July?
Ohh, he's a snake charmer.
Convinced his parole officer
he just had to go see his New York relatives.
-He got relatives there? -Mnh.
Not that we know of.
N.Y.p.d. I.D.'D alcala as a murder suspect.
[ Camera whirring ]
Her name was Helen Vogel,
New York socialite.
Her father owned nightclubs in New York and Los Angeles.
Helen was rich, beautiful, and a little naive.
She made friends everywhere she went.
According to witnesses, one of those friends
was a photographer named John berger.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
I'm captivated by your beauty.
Isn't that the campaign slogan
for that perfume ad that you did?
Oh, you must have me mixed up with --
with another model. You're with Eileen Ford, right?
I know that I've seen your face.
You "vogue"? "Mademoiselle"?
You can't be a "cosmo" girl.
-[ Chuckles ] hardly. -[ Laughs ]
I've been photographed with celebrities at ciro's,
my dad's nightclub in Hollywood.
That's it. Ciro's. I knew I'd seen you.
I'm a professional photographer myself.
-Man: Helen! -Is that your boyfriend?
One of my boyfriends.
Hey, Tyler!
I gotta go.
John berger. Let's do a session.
I'd love to get you on film.
Hey. who's he?
Oh, be cool. He's a fashion photographer.
What was he talking to you about?
Nothing. don't be jealous, Tyler.
John's not interested in having sex...
At least not with me. Maybe with you.
-Sorry. he's not my type. -He's not mine, either,
unless you think I'm hot for gay guys.
New York detectives found alcala's John berger alias
written in Helen Vogel's diary the morning she disappeared.
A year later, the police found her skeletal remains
in the exact location
where alcala had photographed his models.
Why didn't the d.A. Go after him?
Gutless jurisprudence.
Said he didn't have enough to make the case.
Alcala did this.
Everything fits.
Jesus.
We're dealing with a murderer.
What I've been saying for years.
And you brought him in for questioning
in the hillside strangling. -Yeah.
Yeah, he fit the profile. [ Sighs ]
Bastard had a strong alibi for the time and place
of every hillside murder,
as if he knew we were gonna talk to him about it.
Damn it.
We gotta press him,
force him to show us his hand.
There you go, kid.
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Wind gusting ]
Come on, Lori.
Oh, my god. No.
No, no, no, no! No!
[ Knocks on door ]
♪♪
[ Voice breaks ] no.
[ Sniffles ] you found her.
Ms. Jensen, I'm, uh...
I'm so sorry.
[ Sobbing ]
[ Whispers ] I'm sorry.
I-i need to see her. Can I see her?
I'm sorry. You wouldn't be able to identify the remains.
Well, maybe it's not her.
Are there any other blonde girls with long blonde hair
that are missing?
Ma'am, there was no hair.
The animals got to her. Look, there's nothing left.
The only way we could identify her
is through her dental records.
[ Sobbing ]
♪♪
-Ah! -[ laughs ]
Man on TV: In the remote mountain area...
He's so good with your girls.
They love their uncle Rodney, and he loves them.
He's crazy about kids. I mean, it shows in his photos.
He'll be a great dad.
...on June 20th has been found.
Police would like to hear from anyone
who may have seen the young girl with this man
on or near huntington beach on that day.
♪♪
Rodney, we're waiting for you!
Whoa.
You look like a completely different person.
You said do something about my hair, babe.
I gotta keep it fresh.
Besides, I have a job interview coming up.
That's great, Rodney. Where?
Well, this magazine in Dallas is looking for a photographer.
Dallas?
This is my [bleep]-kicker, Ivy league look.
You're moving to Texas?
[ Pills rattle ] thanks. Bye.
[ Slurring ] no. Joanne, no, that's okay.
It's okay. We're gonna do it -- all that tomorrow.
Carol, you should really be careful...
[ Dishes clatter ]
...mixing booze with those pills.
Uppers? hmm.
Downers.
Sleeping pills.
It's the only way i can get through this.
What's this?
You carry a gun?
Yes.
I do now. I don't feel safe.
[ Doorbell rings ]
-Hi. come in. -Hi.
-Carol. -[ clears throat ] Ma'am.
I'm sorry we missed the service.
We wanted to extend our condolences.
I don't need your sympathy.
I need justice.
Why haven't you arrested alcala?
He's a murderer now.
We still have to prove that.
We're building our case.
So when do you arrest him?
Soon as we have enough evidence.
Well, what else do you need?
He was just arrested again in February
for raping and almost killing another girl.
Joanne: a 15-year-old.
She positively identified Rodney alcala as the maniac
who viciously raped her and beat her unconscious.
Hamell: it was earlier this year,
the day before Valentine's day. [ Thunderclap ]
Rodney: she's a runaway, mamá. She was hitchhiking.
Her name is Wendy. It started to rain,
and she said she didn't have anyplace to stay.
-I feel bad for her. -These crazy girls
are always getting you into trouble, Rodrigo.
Haven't you learned your lesson?
Maybe you could talk her into calling her parents.
You are too kindhearted, mijo.
Tomorrow, you take her back to her own home,
whether she wants to go or not. Entiendes?
Sí, mamá.
[ Rain falling ]
My mom's gonna fix you up a bed on the sofa.
Did you take all these pictures?
So artistic. I love 'em.
You know, lots of my friends say
I should be a model.
I have no problem being naked.
One reason I ran away from home
is my parents are such prudes.
They got so mad
when me and my girlfriend streaked the homecoming game.
Got the crowd cheering.
Hey, you really think i can be in "playboy"?
Oh, for sure. But you know hef's rules.
You gotta make it with him
and blow movie stars in the grotto.
-Ah! [ giggles ] -[ Laughs ]
Wouldn't that make your folks flip out?
Ugh! forget them.
They've never even seen "playboy."
They're total Bible thumpers, so against everything --
blacks, disco, democrats.
You'd totally freak 'em out.
[ Camera shutter clicks ] me?
Yeah. they hate [bleep].
They say it's against god's law.
♪♪
But don't worry. I love gay guys.
Maybe we'll do a few more close-ups,
and I'll come in for some sexy action shots.
Maybe you can put your shirt back on,
and I'll shoot you taking it off.
Hey, that's groovy.
Maybe we can make the shirt wet,
like Jackie bisset in that movie with Nick nolte.
Oh, yeah, "the deep."
That'd be groovy.
She's so beautiful.
-That's good. Great. -[ Giggles ]
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
That's good. Yeah.
All right, now take it off.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
[ Grunts ]
♪♪
[ Gasping ]
[ Humming softly ]
[ Voice breaks ] once, i had to bury a young boy.
Are you okay, sweetheart?
[ Breathing shakily ]
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to make you mad.
I don't even remember what I said.
I know I say things sometimes,
without thinking.
My best girlfriend, she gets so mad at me
when I run my mouth. -[ Grunts ]
I know how disrespectful that is.
Please, will you untie me?
Please?
You've been so nice to me.
Can we just start all over, please?
♪♪
It's Valentine's day, you know?
Babe, I gotta go to the little boy's room.
[ Singsongy ] happy Valentine's day.
[ Blows kiss ]
Don't be long.
[ Motorcycles approaching ]
[ Car engine starts ] help!
Help! somebody help me! No! Stop!
Stop! stop! He raped me! [ Tires screech ]
He raped me and tried to kill me! Please!
-Please? -hey!
[ Tires peal ]
♪♪
[ Engine starts ]
[ Tires peal ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
You had him!
Why didn't you keep him?
Why was he out of jail...
[ Voice breaks ] and on that beach to murder my child?
Alcala is -- is -- he's waiting for a trial date.
His mother mortgaged her house to make his bail.
How much?
$10,000.
[ Gasps ] [ Exhales sharply ]
$10,000.
That's what that judge thinks that my baby is worth,
$10,000?
[ Crying ]
Alcala was working at the "L.A. times"
when you questioned him in the hillside stranglings?
"The most trusted newspaper in Los Angeles
employs a rapist murderer."
How's that for a headline?
[ Indistinct conversations ]
For Christ's sakes.
Does no one do background checks?
[ Clears throat ] uh, they -- they said
you were in charge of that murder,
the -- the little girl?
Tammy Jensen?
I may have seen that man taking her
up to where we found her body, maybe.
You...you what?
You saw them together?
You said, "where we found the body."
-You're one of the rangers? -Yes, sir.
My name's Lori Carter.
Uh, i-i thought i-i-i saw the body before,
the -- the little girl's body, i mean, 'cause I...
'Cause I sort of saw it there several days before.
[ Exhales sharply ]
You saw... You saw [ coughs ]
You saw Tammy Jensen's body before July 2nd?
When? what day?
-No, i-i-i can't remember. -Come on, try.
I was scared. I...
I didn't even know what it was.
It -- it didn't look human.
The coyotes, they had -- they'd chewed off most of the face.
And -- and...
And the smell...
Ugh. god!
I-i still smell it every day I drive past her.
It stinks so bad.
That's why I had to come here today.
I just -- I wanted it to stop.
All right. Okay. Okay.
I want you to take a deep breath, Ms. Carter. All right?
♪♪
Hamell: is that the man you saw?
I...could be, I guess.
Sort of looks like him.
Thank you, Lori. We can arrest him now.
Ryan: looks like he cut his hair.
Likely making a run for Mexico.
Uh-huh.
Hey, when do we get that warrant?
D.a. said by the end of the day.
But we may not be able to wait for it.
You're a big help.
Why are you taking all the stuff?
Babe, I told you already.
I'm just putting it all in storage
until I see whether or not this Dallas job works out.
Why not keep everything here?
Look, I love my mom,
but I can't go on living with her.
Okay? I... We need a change.
We gotta get away from here.
Sure would like to know what's in those boxes.
He gets down the street, we'll have him pulled over.
I guarantee he'll give us probable cause.
Here we go.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Static crackles ] he's leaving now.
♪♪
We're cutting down 23rd in case he turns down that way.
Man: copy that. Standing by. [ Static crackles ]
Here he comes. He's turning left on Springfield.
[ Static crackles ] Ryan: Stay with him.
He goes west, Nelson and bogden will pick him up at 17th.
[ Static crackles ]
♪♪
[ Horn honking, tires screech ]
[Bleep] damn it! We're blocked. We've lost him!
Nelson, bogden, did you see him?
-That's a negative. -Damn it!
Uh, try to catch him on the on-ramp.
[ Static crackles ] he'll be heading south.
[ Static crackles ]
♪♪
[ Door rattles ] [ Grunts ]
-Open the gate, Mrs. alcala. -Where is he?
Why are you harassing my son?
He's wanted for the murder of Tammy Jensen.
What? that little girl?
Just like he beat and raped Rosie Hoffman 11 years ago.
No. no! My -- my son is a good boy!
Where is he, Mrs. alcala? You need to stop lying for him.
I don't know. He said Texas.
You lie to us, you're going to jail
as well as an accessory to murder!
I'm not lying! That's what he said!
But he's coming back. He always comes back.
-Come on. -And he'll clear all of this up.
-Come on! -You'll see! You'll see!
Hamell: after alcala skipped town,
we set up a 24-hour surveillance on his house.
It was over a month since Tammy Jensen's murder
and 10 years after he attacked Rosie Hoffman.
The bastard had escaped justice again and again and again,
but not this time.
♪♪
-[ Gasps ] -shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh!
I don't want to wake mamá.
[ Whispering ] oh, my god. You scared me.
How was Dallas? You get the job?
Yeah. they love me.
Run away with me.
Let's get married.
Are you serious?
Uh-huh.
-When? -right now. Tonight.
When we set up in Texas,
we'll send for your family...
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
...and mine, and we'll have a big Mexican wedding.
I can't believe this is happening.
Man: Rodney alcala... [ Helicopter whirring overhead ]
This is the l.A.P.D.! Surrender.
Police! police! [ Pounding on door ]
[ Sirens wailing ]
Rodney alcala,
this is the l.A.P.D. Surrender.
[ Sirens continue wailing ]
[ Man speaking indistinctly ]
Get down!
Surrender.
[ Sirens continue wailing ]
-Police! get down! -Get down!
Freeze! get down!
I said get down!
-Get your ass down! -I told you he'd be back!
Hamell: alcala, it's a relief to finally arrest you
for the murder of Tammy Jensen
and god knows who else.
No. you see? You see? I told you! Please!
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you...
-Remember me, alcala -...In a a court of law.
Remember me?
I don't know who you are.
[ Dog barking ] [ Grunts ]
-No! no! [ Screams ] -Hey! Hey!
-Rosie Hoffman. -[ Grunts ]
[ Speaks Spanish ] yo no dice.
-What's this? -[ Speaks Spanish ]
Storage locker receipt?
Seattle?
What you got in there, huh?
♪♪
Holy [bleep].
There must be thousands of these.
Hey.
Take a look at this.
♪♪
Souvenirs?
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Man: we should probably go ahead and get some more supplies.
I think... [ Speaks indistinctly ]
Hamell: did these belong to Tammy?
[ Inhales sharply ]
No, those are mine. Tammy used to borrow them.
[ Sighs ]
Thank you, Carol. We got him now.
-We finally got him. -[ Exhales sharply ]
It was him...
[ Murmuring ] ...The man sitting right there.
Rodney alcala.
He was pushing a young blonde girl in front of him
into the brush.
Man: how do you know it was Rodney alcala?
You said when you first saw the dark-haired man
with the girl, the sun was in your eyes.
Lori: yes, sir, but, uh, i saw him again later that day,
June 20th, in the same spot.
He was alone this time.
That's why I went back and saw the body.
Oh, yes. That's, uh, 5 days later on June 25th,
is that right? -Yes. Uh..
Yes, sir. June 25th.
Five days after you first saw some dark-haired man
on a hike with a kid who could have been his daughter,
even his long-haired son.
-Objection. asked and answered. -Sustained.
June 25th, 7 days before
you and your fellow rangers went back
and you found Tammy Jensen's remains,
which you say you already knew were there.
Is that correct?
Um, uh...Uh, yes.
Ms. Carter, why on earth did you not call the police
when you first saw a dead body? -[ Whispers ] Come on.
[ Mumbling ]i didn't know if what I saw was real.
It was horrible.
-Sorry? -judge: speak up, Ms. Carter.
Not real?
-Not real. -[ Murmuring ]
So what, you thought it was a --
a dream or a hallucination?
I guess i-i thought...
I hoped I imagined it.
Oh, so you thought you imagined it.
Ms. Carter, were you then or are you now on medication
or recreational drugs?
You mean, uh, was I high?
Sure.
No.
Were you high?
No!
So you found a dead body.
You allegedly saw the killer.
Why did it take you so long to tell not just the police,
but anybody about what you saw?
The d.A. Says she's recovering from a nervous breakdown.
Is she gonna get through this?
-Well, we better hope so. -Ms. Carter, answer me!
Why did it take you so long
to tell anybody about what you saw?
I was...
I was scared.
It was too horrible.
I had nightmares.
It was easier to just try to forget about it
and -- and -- and blame it on my imagination.
In fact, you imagined at least six different versions,
at least three or four in your statements to the police,
a couple more during pretrial hearings,
and now a different one right here in this court.
Every time you make a statement,
you change your story.
Which are the lies, and why is this one the truth?
The little girl's body was messed up.
-[ Crying ] -it had no hands or feet.
The head was lying next to it,
and, uh, most of the face was chewed off.
[ Sobs ]
[ Speaks indistinctly ] oh, my god!
[ Sobbing ]
[ Murmuring ]
[ Gavel bangs ]
Judge: let's take a quick recess. Reconvene in 15 minutes.
Oh, my poor baby!
That screwed-up ranger girl was our only hope.
The jury knows Lori is traumatized.
Joanne, come on. I know she's telling the truth,
and even I don't believe her.
That bastard is gonna get away again like he always does.
No, he won't!
He can't.
♪♪
He will pay.
[ Murmuring ]
[ Handcuffs clinking ]
♪♪
Mommy, no.
♪♪
Carol?
Are you all right?
Do you smell that?
What?
It's lemon.
It's lemon, like Tammy's shampoo.
She -- she wouldn't want me to hurt anyone for her.
[ Whispers ] she wouldn't want that.
Has the jury reached a verdict?
Yes, we have, your honor.
How do you find the defendant?
On the charging of first-degree murder -- guilty.
Oh! [ crying ]
[ Murmuring ]
♪♪
Hamell: he was sentenced to death.
But four years later, after alcala's execution date was set,
the state supreme court ruled
that admitting alcala's prior crimes as evidence
unfairly prejudiced the jury.
It was unfair to say that this murderer
had committed atrocities against other children?
[ Scoffs ]
His conviction was overturned.
Former ranger Lori Carter...
[ Buzzer ] ...Refused to attend
alcala's second trial in 1986, claiming amnesia.
So the judge allowed her 1980 testimony to be read.
Again, thankfully, the jury found alcala guilty
and, again, gave him the death sentence.
In 2002, a new California law allowed law enforcement
to take prisoner d.N.A. Samples to match crime scene evidence.
-No! -correction officers
could use reasonable force... -No! [ Groaning ]
If a prisoner refused to comply voluntarily.
Alcala's d.N.A. Began to get hits.
Rodney James alcala was now officially a serial killer.
[ Indistinct conversations in distance ]
Hands.
[ Handcuffs click ]
Hamell: before his trial,
alcala decided to fire his attorneys
and represent himself.
About 10,820 days,
5 hours, and 15 minutes ago,
Tammy Jensen left on Becky wilkinson's bicycle
and was never seen again.
About 33 days and 16 hours later,
I was arrested for Tammy's murder.
Wrongly arrested.
The prosecution's entire case
is nothing but circumstantial evidence,
theories, and blatant lies,
which, fortunately, my first witness
will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.
I call...
Rodney alcala!
[ Murmuring ]
[ Gavel bangs ]
[ Murmuring continues ]
Uh, Mr. alcala,
the prosecution suggests
that you were seen with the victim
in the San Gabriel mountains,
mid-afternoon on June 20th, 1979.
Is that true?
Not at all.
I was miles away at knott's Berry farm
on an interview.
Uh, do you recall what time of day?
I would say 3:10, 3:15.
Okay, just to be clear, Mr. alcala,
it was afternoon
and not the morning
as the prosecution suggests.
Yes. afternoon.
There was no way that I could have been
in the mountains when the d.A. Suggests.
[ Whispers ] thank you.
Now...mr. alcala,
what do you say about those gold ball earrings
that the prosecution has submitted
as evidence against you?
They're mine.
Tammy Jensen's mother is a liar!
Those earrings belong to me.
Here's the proof.
You can see me wearing them
on this TV show taped months before her disappearance.
[ Vcr whirs ]
You're gonna love me, shauna.
Get ready for an exciting evening.
[ Man clears throat ]
Hamell: despite his circus performance,
the jury found alcala guilty.
However, the trial's biggest surprise came
when the d.A. Announced
that one of alcala's victims would testify.
Objection!
None of the victims are alive.
[ Murmuring ]
I mean, here.
Man: the people call Rosie Hoffman.
[ Murmuring ]
Hamell: the little girl that, by the grace of god,
I had managed to save 42 years ago, all grown up.
I never gave up.
[ Voice breaks ] this is your day.
♪♪
Rosie: i was 8 years old in 1968.
I trusted people.
I knew only innocence.
That man...
Lured me into his car
and raped and tortured me until the edge of death.
[ Voice breaking ] I don't believe I was his first victim.
It was so routine for him. He enjoyed it too much.
During the assault, do you remember
that I apologized to you?
[ Murmuring ] i...
[ Gavel bangs ]
I... [ gavel bangs ]
I was 8 years old.
If life was fair and our legal system
wasn't so broken,
they would've put you away for what you did to me,
unable to harm another girl.
I got off easy.
A good samaritan
and a dedicated police officer rescued me.
Tammy Jensen and all the other girls
weren't so lucky.
But didn't I apologize to you?
♪♪
Do you not remember?
Where's the justice?
It's 30 years.
Two guilty verdicts, two death sentences,
countless appeals,
millions of -- of wasted tax dollars.
In 1980, I brought a loaded pistol into the courtroom.
I was determined to avenge my daughter
and get justice by shooting you --
shooting you dead. [ Murmuring ]
[ Gavel bangs ]
And I know this sounds crazy, but...
...Tammy stopped me.
I could -- I could smell her -- her lemon shampoo.
I could...
I could feel her presence.
And I believed that the court
would have done a better job than me.
But...
[ Sighs ]
I was wrong about that.
My sweet Tammy
will never...
Feel her first kiss
or stress over passing her first driver's license exam.
She'll never experience life's milestones,
like prom night
or cramming for college finals
or...
Her wedding night, her motherhood.
And I lost the simple joy
of seeing my baby's smile forever.
Objection!
This hysterical woman is just ranting and venting.
No! you don't get to talk. [ Gavel bangs ]
How dare you!
I am here to speak on behalf of all the lives you destroyed.
-So don't mitigate me! -[ Sighs ]
-And don't minimize them! -Overruled.
Now sit down and be quiet, Mr. alcala.
You may continue.
I-i used drugs to cope.
I nearly killed myself.
But then one day, in -- in a -- in a stupor,
I realized that...
It was my Tammy who got justice for us all.
She stopped you.
Thanks to her, you've been rotting behind bars
all these years.
She stopped him.
Since her death, he's been locked up
and unable to hurt anyone.
My 12-year-old child stopped the world's worst serial killer.
[ Murmuring ]
[ Humming Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's restaurant" ]
[ Stops humming ]
♪ You can walk right in, it's around the back ♪
♪ just a half-mile from the railroad track ♪
♪ you can get anything you want ♪
♪ at Alice's restaurant ♪
♪♪
♪ you can get anything you want ♪
-♪ at Alice's restaurant ♪ -this song is my defense.
It's all about this.
It's what we grew up listening to.
♪ You can get anything you want ♪
♪ at Alice's restaurant ♪
My rebuttal to the hypocrisy...
♪ At Alice's restaurant ♪
...about giving me the death penalty.
You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant
you. you. You, you, you.
You become a wannabe killer in waiting.
Your desire to share in the killing
of another human being
is eloquently expressed in...
♪ "Alice's restaurant" ♪
And I said, "shrink"...
♪ I went up there and I said, "shrink..." ♪
I want to -- I want to kill
I want to kill I mean, i-i want to --
-i want to kill. -♪ I want to kill ♪
I want to see blood and guts and Gore
and eat dead, burnt bodies.
I mean, I want to kill, kill, kill, kill!
And then I started jumping up and down and yelling, "kill!
Kill! kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
And I started jumping up down, yelling...
"Kill! kill! Kill! Kill!"
[ Gavel bangs ] -♪ at Alice's restaurant ♪
Alcala again
was sentenced to death,
this time for five counts
of first-degree murder,
kidnapping, and special circumstances,
guilty beyond all reasonable doubt.
♪♪
[ wind whistling ]