Approximately one-third of the Netflix true crime thriller "Woman of the Hour" takes place on set of "The Dating Game," where serial killer Rodney Alcala was a contestant in the 1970s. So, the production designers for the Anna Kendrick-directed film had two missions: to accurately recreate the well-known set and to make that colorful,

Was the 'Dating Game' killer an L.A. Times employee? Did Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala really go out for a drink? Your questions about Anna Kendrick's new film, answered.

Little did she know, the man she chose to go on a date with - Rodney Alcala - was in fact a notorious serial killer. Alcala was part-way through a crime spree when he appeared on the show, having raped and assaulted multiple people and committed several murders.