Danny Rolling

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danny Rolling
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	May 26, 1954(1954-05-26)
Age	70
Date Of Death	2006-10-25
Birthplace	Louisiana
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Danny Rolling Biography

Danny Rolling is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on May 26, 1954 in Louisiana, United States. Serial killer dubbed The Gainesville Ripper who killed and disfigured five college students in the course of a Florida criminal spree.

He went on a smuggling rampage, along with the notorious He went on a crime spree, as did the infamous Clyde Barrow..

After Rolling was arrested, police in Louisiana alerted the authorities in Florida to an unsolved triple murder in Shreveport on November 4, 1989. Detectives noted that there were similarities between the Gainesville murders and those of 55-year-old William Grissom, his 24-year-old daughter Julie, and his eight-year-old grandson Sean. The family had been attacked in their home as they were preparing for dinner. Afterwards, Julie Grissom’s body had been mutilated, cleaned, and posed. Shortly before he was executed in Florida for the series of killings in Gainesville, Rolling claimed responsibility for the Shreveport murders, handing his spiritual adviser Rev. Mike Hudspeth and Florida police a handwritten confession and apology.

The book Drifter is also based on the 1990 Gainesville murders.

He was in a affair with Sondra London during his time in prison.

Danny Rolling Net Worth

Danny Rolling is one of the richest Criminal from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny Rolling 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attempted to kill his father during a fight in the year 1990.

He was mutilated and then posed the corpses of his victims, which suggests that he was linked to a triple murder that occurred earlier in Louisiana.

Danny Harold Rolling (May 26, 1954 – October 25, 2006), also known as the Gainesville Ripper, was an American serial killer who murdered five students in Gainesville, Florida over four days in late August 1990. Rolling later confessed to raping several of his victims, committing a triple homicide in Shreveport, Louisiana, and attempting to murder his father in May 1990. In total, Rolling confessed to killing eight people. Rolling was sentenced to death for the five Gainesville murders in 1994. He was executed by lethal injection in 2006.

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Who is Danny Rolling Dating?

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Rolling was brought to trial by Alachua County State Attorney Len Register nearly four years after the murders. He claimed his motive was to become a “superstar” similar to Ted Bundy. In 1994, before his trial could get underway, Rolling unexpectedly pled guilty to all charges. Subsequently, State Attorney Rod Smith presented the penalty phase of the prosecution. During his trial, Court TV conducted an interview with Rolling’s mother from her home, during which his father could be heard shouting off-camera.

Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Danny Rolling celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.

Rolling was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on October 25, 2006, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal. Rolling had a last meal of lobster tail. He sang a gospel hymn, but made no statement immediately prior to his execution, which was witnessed by many of his victims’ relatives. He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m EDT. In a written statement made shortly before his execution, Rolling confessed to the murders of the Grissom family in Shreveport.

Where is Danny Rolling now?

Rolling was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on October 25, 2006, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal. He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m EDT.

What did Danny Rolling do?

Over the course of four days in 1990, Rolling went on a rampage where he murdered five University of Florida students in a spree that terrified the nation. Public record via Jacksonville.comDanny Rolling a.k.a. “The Gainesville Ripper” on trial for murder.

Was Scream Based on a true story?

The true story behind ‘Scream’ Yes, Scream was inspired by real-life events—based on a real serial killer, the Gainsville Ripper (a.k.a. Danny Rolling). Danny Rolling killed 5 students in Gainsville, Florida over the course of 4 days in August 1990.

Did The Gainesville Ripper wear a mask?

Frake reportedly talked her way out of becoming Rolling’s fourth murder victim, and though Rolling wore a mask and was never charged with the crime, DNA evidence triggered by Sarasota police in 1996 indicated a match.

Who was the real scream killer?

In Scream: The True Story, paranormal investigator Steve Shippy, and psychic medium Cindy Kaza dig into the horrific history of serial killer Danny Rolling. The string of murders committed by “The Gainesville Ripper” served as a basis for the 1996 slasher flick Scream.