Danny Rolling, popularly referred to as the Gainesville Ripper , was a career criminal who was convicted for a string of burglaries, robberies and automobile thefts mere days after he tore through the fabric of the University of Florida campus community, killing five students in bizarre and macabre ways in August of 1990. Murderpedia, the free online encyclopedic dictionary of murderers. The largest database about serial killers, mass murderers and spree killers around the world. Legit copies of the crime scene photographs were tightly guarded and destroyed after Rollings was sentenced to death, but I was able to get some screenshots from the CourtTV footage. In the early morning hours, Rolling broke into the apartment shared by two university freshmen, 18-year-old Sonja Larson and 17-year-old Christina Powell. Rolling is one of the suspects in the murder of five college students in Gainesville , Florida, last year. Photo: AP Photo/Chris O’Meara. Warning: The following contains disturbing descriptions of violence, including sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. In August of 1990, crazed serial killer Danny Rolling set a shockwave through Gainesville , Florida when he broke into the homes of five college students and murdered them. He came to be known as. The most important evidence needed to confirm that Danny Rolling was the " Gainesville Ripper " was a DNA match with body fluids found at the crime scenes . To achieve this end Rolling was moved from his cell while prison officials collected a number of his personal belongings and his bedding. Over the course of four days in August 1990, five college students were murdered in Gainesville , Fla. Christina Powell and roommate Sonya Larson were incoming freshmen who never made it to their. Using a tooth that was extracted from the killer as he sat in prison, Biography noted that authorities linked the killer to the DNA evidence that was obtained from the campus crime scenes . Photographs and crime scene videotapes of the five Gainesville students murdered by Danny Rolling must be made available for public viewing, a judge ruled Wednesday. More than 700 grisly photos of the five victims and the three crime scenes were released to the public, including detailed autopsy photos and pictures shown to the jury.
The Gainesville Ripper's Catch: The Key Crime Scene Photo Details
Danny Rolling, popularly referred to as the Gainesville Ripper , was a career criminal who was convicted for a string of burglaries, robberies and automobile th...