Note that his conviction was twice overturned on appeal.
Also,
“In 1978, Alcala — who had by then already killed at least two women — was accepted as a contestant on The Dating Game, despite being a convicted rapist and registered sex offender.”
California has been truly disgusting for a long time.
If you're good-looking and a good BS artist, you can get away with pretty much anything. That goes double in California.
Goes for both men and women.