EPISODE · Dec 7, 2024 · 1H 6M
Blood on the Bayou: The Haunting Tale of Danny Rolling-Episode 42
from Criminalist Behavior-A Louisiana True Crime Podcast · host Sarah Soudelier
Danny Harold Rolling (May 26, 1954 – October 25, 2006), known as The Gainesville Ripper, was an American serial killer who murdered five college students in Gainesville, Florida over four days in August 1990. He later confessed to raping several of his victims, committing a triple homicide in his home city of Shreveport, Louisiana, and attempting to murder his father in May 1990. In total, Rolling confessed to killing eight people. He was sentenced to death for the five Gainesville murders in 1994. He was executed by lethal injection in 2006. His killing spree inspired the slasher film franchise Scream. Copyright © 2024-Present Criminalist Behavior Podcast. All rights reserved. Links https://linktr.ee/criminalbehaviorpodcast Criminalist Behavior Podcast Website: http://www.criminalistbehavior-alouisianatruecrimepodcast.com/ Newsletter December 2024 Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, health, or professional advice. By accessing or using any copyrighted materials owned by [Criminalist Behavior Podcast], you acknowledge and agree to abide by the terms of this Copyright Disclaimer. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please refrain from accessing or using the copyrighted materials. Explicit Content. profanity or content that may not be suitable for children. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15446336 https://thecinemaholic.com/who-were-danny-rollings-parents-what-happened-to-them/ http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Rolling,%20Danny%20-%202004.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/08/30/in-dread-and-sorrow-campus-waits-out-hunt-for-killer/e31fb8d0-88f7-4944-beca-32846ec76976/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/11/16/humphrey-is-still-left-in-limbo/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2000/08/07/former-suspect-in-gainsville-killings/8026682007/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-louisiana-helped-break-case-student-murders-florida/story?id=76900692 https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/10/25/sarasota-victim-rolling-was-pure-evil/28508396007/ https://books.google.com/books?id=tHt2CQAAQBAJ https://web.archive.org/web/20121016062810/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/rolling/20.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/03/18/identity-crisis-gets-the-blame-for-danny-rollings-behavior/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AbocAAAAIBAJ&pg=5162,281052 https://www.gainesville.com/article/20061026/news/604169997 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170310/http://download.gannett.edgesuite.net/wtlv/docs//d9475181027.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15417276 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDiVAUz5Jyo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8638080/reference https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9150186/reference https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2470508/ https://www.wuft.org/news/2020/09/04/four-days-five-murders-a-wuft-tv-special/ https://web.archive.org/web/20221006181657/https://www.wuft.org/news/4-days-5-murders/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150209235117/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/rolling/gain_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160105010934/http://crime.about.com/od/serial/fl/Daniel-Harold-Rolling.htm https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988858/ https://archive.today/20121224093838/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/InmateReleases/Detail.asp?Bookmark=1&From=list&SessionID=912575887Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminalist-behavior-a-louisiana-true-crime-podcast--6073049/support.
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Danny Harold Rolling (May 26, 1954 – October 25, 2006), known as The Gainesville Ripper, was an American serial killer who murdered five college students in Gainesville, Florida over four days in August 1990. He later confessed to raping several of his victims, committing a triple homicide in his home city of Shreveport, Louisiana, and attempting to murder his father in May 1990. In total, Rolling confessed to killing eight people. He was sentenced to death for the five Gainesville murders in 1994. He was executed by lethal injection in 2006. His killing spree inspired the slasher film franchise Scream. Copyright © 2024-Present Criminalist Behavior Podcast. All rights reserved. Links https://linktr.ee/criminalbehaviorpodcast Criminalist Behavior Podcast Website: http://www.criminalistbehavior-alouisianatruecrimepodcast.com/ Newsletter December 2024 Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, health, or professional advice. By accessing or using any copyrighted materials owned by [Criminalist Behavior Podcast], you acknowledge and agree to abide by the terms of this Copyright Disclaimer. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please refrain from accessing or using the copyrighted materials. Explicit Content. profanity or content that may not be suitable for children. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15446336 https://thecinemaholic.com/who-were-danny-rollings-parents-what-happened-to-them/ http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Rolling,%20Danny%20-%202004.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/08/30/in-dread-and-sorrow-campus-waits-out-hunt-for-killer/e31fb8d0-88f7-4944-beca-32846ec76976/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/11/16/humphrey-is-still-left-in-limbo/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2000/08/07/former-suspect-in-gainsville-killings/8026682007/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-louisiana-helped-break-case-student-murders-florida/story?id=76900692 https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/10/25/sarasota-victim-rolling-was-pure-evil/28508396007/ https://books.google.com/books?id=tHt2CQAAQBAJ https://web.archive.org/web/20121016062810/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/rolling/20.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/03/18/identity-crisis-gets-the-blame-for-danny-rollings-behavior/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AbocAAAAIBAJ&pg=5162,281052 https://www.gainesville.com/article/20061026/news/604169997 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170310/http://download.gannett.edgesuite.net/wtlv/docs//d9475181027.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15417276 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDiVAUz5Jyo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8638080/reference https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9150186/reference https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2470508/ https://www.wuft.org/news/2020/09/04/four-days-five-murders-a-wuft-tv-special/ https://web.archive.org/web/20221006181657/https://www.wuft.org/news/4-days-5-murders/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150209235117/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/rolling/gain_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160105010934/http://crime.about.com/od/serial/fl/Daniel-Harold-Rolling.htm https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988858/ https://archive.today/20121224093838/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/InmateReleases/Detail.asp?Bookmark=1&From=list&SessionID=912575887Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminalist-behavior-a-louisiana-true-crime-podcast--6073049/support.
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