Oxygen’s “ Mark of a Killer ” delves into the psyches of serial killers with one-hour episodes focusing on their postmortem signatures. Watch the series now to find out how Danny Rolling became the Gainesville Ripper . [Photo: Gainesville Police Department]. Danny Rolling, Daniel Rolling, Gainesville Ripper killed four women and two men in one weekend of horror in the University town of Gainesville. 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. A jury will decide Danny Rolling’s fate after he pled guilty to the horrid murders of four women and one man near the University of Florida campus in August 1990. Rolling, a drifter from Louisiana, is facing life in prison or the death penalty. His defense team argues Rolling was mentally ill when he committed the gruesome killings. There were three folders, one with photos seen by the jury , one with uncut versions of photos partly cropped for jurors and, by far the worst, one with photos left out of the court proceedings. 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. Rolling’s eventual capture, trial , and execution in 2006 brought some closure to the victims’ families, but the impact of his crimes on the Gainesville community lingered for years. This case remains one of the most notorious in Florida’s criminal history. The crimes and their gruesome nature — some of the victims were mutilated and posed — sent students fleeing Gainesville and media descending upon the city. How the Gainesville Ripper Was Caught Amid a nationwide media frenzy, Rolling managed to evade capture for the murders. Instead, police arrested Ed Humphrey, a college student dealing with mental health issues. Some hairs and fibers allegedly matched Humphrey to some of the crime scenes. Brutal Assault : Investigations revealed that the Gainesville Ripper had broken into the young women’s apartment while they slept. He brutally assaulted them, using a knife to inflict deep, fatal wounds. The crime scene was a horrifying sight, with evidence of a prolonged and sadistic attack.
Gainesville Ripper: The Impact of Crime Scene Photos on the Trial
Oxygen's “ Mark of a Killer ” delves into the psyches of serial killers with one-hour episodes focusing on their postmortem signatures. Watch the series now to ...
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