20 of the most controversial people with ties to San Antonio

There are plenty of famous people with ties to San Antonio, but not all of them have pristine reputations. Even though we're…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Rodney Alcala
San Antonio loves to claim big names who were born here, but we may be loath to admit that Rodney Alcala is "one of ours." On September 13, 1978, Alcala won a date with Cheryl Bradshaw on The Dating Game, which would be small potatoes in the annals of television history were it not for the fact that by that time authorities said he'd already begun a killing spree. In 1979, Alcala was arrested in association with the murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe. He was later sentenced to death in California for five murders committed between 1977 and 1979. In 2013, he pled guilty to two additional murders committed in New York in 1971 and 1977, for which he was sentenced to an additional 25 years to life. However, some believe that his true victim count may be much higher, in part due to a cache of photos authorities found of women and teenaged boys, many of whom remain unidentified. For her part, Bradshaw didn't go on that date with Alcala. "He was acting really creepy," she told the Sunday Telegraph in 2012. "I turned down his offer. I didn't want to see him again."
Photo via ABC Television
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30 Celebrities That Were Born in San Antonio

Whether they stayed around and grew up in the 2-1-0 or moved on outside of the Alamo City, these celebrities were all…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Summer Glau
Actress Summer Glau has been repping SA since being born here in 1981. Due to her scholarship to a ballet academy, she was homeschooled to accommodate her training. She eventually had an injury that ended her dance career and inspired her to follow acting. She’s known for Arrow, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and more.
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