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Silent Motive Ep. 8- Rodney Alcala pt. 1

Silent Motive Ep. 8- Rodney Alcala pt. 1

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Before he smiled on national television, Rodney Alcala was already hiding something monstrous.

In Part 1, Silent Motive pulls back the curtain on Alcala’s early life — from his fractured childhood and disturbing psychological profile to the brutal 1968 assault on eight-year-old Tali Shapiro that first exposed his darkness.

We trace his release, his move across the country under fake names, and the beginnings of a killing spree that would stretch from Los Angeles to New York.

It’s a story of charm weaponized, of victims who trusted a camera lens — and a justice system that kept giving the Devil another chance.

Trigger Warning: Graphic descriptions of sexual assault and homicide.

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