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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. A steady stream of local residents and reporters came to the Alachua County Courthouse Thursday to see graphic crime scene pictures of the Gainesville student murder victims. More than 700. Stored in an otherwise unremarkable office on the first floor of the Alachua County Courthouse are some of the bloodiest, most disturbing photographs you could ever imagine. Explore the horrifying crimes of Danny Harold Rolling, known as the Gainesville Ripper , through 7 terrifying documentaries. Uncover the brutal murder spree that shocked Florida in 1990 and the twisted mind behind one of America’s most notorious serial killers. Rolling earned the tile of “ Gainesville Ripper ,” as he bound most the bodies, raped three of the girls, sexually posed some of them and cut off one of the girls’ heads and mounted it on a shelf. Danny Rolling, Daniel Rolling, Gainesville Ripper killed four women and two men in one weekend of horror in the University town of Gainesville . Explore the chilling story of Danny Harold Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper who murdered five University of Florida students in just four days. Discover how these brutal killings paralyzed a college town with fear. When five young people were viciously murdered in the small college town of Gainesville , Florida everyone wanted answers. Who was the killer stalking the quiet university streets? In this May 31, 1991, file photo, Danny Rolling is led into the courtroom for a mental competency hearing at the Marion County Courthouse in Ocala, Fla. Explore 5 gripping documentaries about the infamous Gainesville Ripper murders that terrorized Florida in 1990. Delve into the brutal killings of five college students by Danny Rolling, which inspired the Scream franchise. Hunter compared the case to that of Danny Rolling, also known as the Gainesville Ripper , sharing that Rolling was ultimately charged thanks to the DNA evidence that was found on the crime scene . “The DNA part of it would be their best bet,” said Hunter.