An alleged serial killer who met his victims on dating apps before savagely robbing and killing them had a lengthy California crime history that included wearing a white-face mask to hide his black identity, authorities revealed.
Prosecutors charged 34-year-old Rockim Prowell on Monday for robbing and killing two men he met on dating apps in 2021 and 2023.
He allegedly also attacked a third victim in February of this year, tying him up, beating him with a baseball bat, and stealing his wallet.
Prowell, of Inglewood, was already on probation for two burglary convictions between 2019 and 2021, but cops said he was likely linked to as many as 30 break-ins across Los Angeles.
The deranged criminal attempted to avoid detection during the spree by sporting a creepy rubber mask that made him look like a young, white man, security footage reported by FOX 11 confirmed.
Cops found the mask after pulling Prowell over in a car linked to the crimes.
It is unclear whether Prowell wore the ghoulish face when he allegedly seduced, robbed and murdered 51-year-old Miguel Angel King and 53-year-old Robert Gutierrez in 2021 and 2023, respectively — before fleeing the scene in their cars.
King was found dumped in the Angeles National Forest, with a fatal bullet wound. Authorities never located Gutierrez’s body, but his car was discovered in Prowell’s garage, authorities claim.
The creep allegedly tied up and tortured a third man, Jordan Andrews, 40, in February of this year — beating him viciuosly with a baseball bat.
Andrews managed to escape, but Prowell rammed him with a car as the victim fled, breaking his leg, prosecutors said.
“Imagine the terror and horror these victims felt after being duped into believing they were meeting for one reason, only to face inexplicable violence,” LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a release.
Prowell now faces two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, plus carjacking, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon.
He is being held on $2 million bail.
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