In 2006 the judge ruled in the prosecutor's favor, and finally in 2009 Alcala faced trail once again that would last more than five hours. However, at this trial Alcala was acting as his own attorney who would address himself as Mr. Alcala asking the questions in a deeper voice and then would answer them. He only provided one alibi which was for the Samsoe kidnapping and that he was at Knott’s Berry Farm, but did not offer defense for the other four cases. The charm that attracted the women and the one he used as the “dating game killer” did not work for the jurors as he was convicted on all five counts of murder, where a surprise witness showed during the penalty phase of the trail. This was his first victim, Tali Shapiro. In March, 2010 Alcala
