American serial killer (1943–2021) Rodney James Alcala, also known as John Berger and John Burger, was an American serial killer and convicted sex offender who was sentenced to death in California for five murders committed between 1977 and 1979. He pleaded guilty and received two sentences, both twenty-five years to life, for two further murders committed in New York State. He was also indicted for one murder in Wyoming, although the charges filed there were dropped. While Alcala has been conclusively linked to nine murders, the true number of victims remains unknown and could be as high as 130. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 1,333,977 views in all, peaking at 579,136 on October 20, 2024. Sun, Oct 20: 579,136 views Mon, Oct 21: 405,106 views Tue, Oct 22: 349,735 views Wiki link