PHOTOS: Rodney James Alcala guilty of five murders

Tim Samsoe of Norco hugs his wife, Teresa, after Rodney James Alcala was convicted of killing Tim’s sister, Robin Samsoe, in 1979 when she was 12 years old.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Rodney James Alcala confers with his investigator.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tim, center, and Robert Samsoe, right, both of Norco, and Tim’s wife, Teresa, talk to reporters after Rodney James Alcala was convicted of killing the Samsoes’ 12-year-old sister, Robin, as well as four women in Los Angeles County. It was his third conviction in Robin’s murder; the previous convictions and death sentences were overturned.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Rodney James Alcala is led into Orange County Superior Court to hear the jury’s verdicts on five counts of murder.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Samsoe hugs Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Gina Satriano after Rodney James Alcala was convicted of killing Samsoe’s 12-year-old sister, Robin, in 1979.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)