That conviction was overturned in 1986 on grounds that the jury had been improperly informed of previous sex crimes committed by Alcala. In 1980, he was convicted of murdering Samsoe, a Huntington Beach girl raped and killed by Alcala after he lured her from the beach, as she rode her bicycle to ballet lessons, by promising to take her picture. Though he had been in jail or prison since 1979, Alcala had been tried, convicted and retried for five sexual assault murders in Southern California. Authorities believe he was responsible for perhaps scores more homicides. In addition to the Samsoe killing, Alcala was convicted of or pleaded guilty to killing six women. Newsom ordered a moratorium on the death penalty in 2019. No prisoners have been executed in California since 2006. “I know my mom is dancing up in heaven! He can’t appeal this one!!! My sister can finally rest in heaven literally now!” Samsoe’s sister, Tarrane Mayes, said in a Facebook post on Saturday that Alcala’s death was the “best birthday present for my mom,” Marianne Connelly, who died in 2019. “He was the cruelest and most sadistic murderer I ever prosecuted” in 17 years, he said. The torture would often last for hours, Murphy said. So much so that Alcala would choke his victims unconscious, allow them to come to and then gleefully observe their fear and suffering before killing them. “He had every opportunity in life and instead he enjoyed raping and murdering,” Murphy said.
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