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Evidence Locker True Crime

230: The Gainesville Ripper, Daniel Harold Rolling | USA

Evidence Locker True Crime

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 1990, Gainesville, Florida, became the hunting ground of a sadistic killer. Within just four days, five college students were brutally murdered, their bodies posed in horrifying rituals. The manhunt that followed uncovered chilling secrets about Danny Rolling, the man behind these heinous acts. How did Rolling evade capture for so long? What drove his violent spree? And how did a makeshift campsite finally expose him?
Dive deep into the harrowing case of The Gainesville Ripper, whose crimes forever changed a college town and inspired the iconic Scream franchise. Listen now for a gripping account of terror, investigation, and justice.

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20/20: The Devil in Gainesville
ID – The Danny Rolling Story
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Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

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in nature.

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0:44.3

He produced each episode with the utmost respect for the victims, their families, and

0:49.3

loved ones.

0:50.3

In the summer of 1990, Gainesville, Florida was known for its vibrant college scene,

0:57.7

with the University of Florida at its heart. But his students prepared to return for the fall

1:02.3

semester, a malevolent force was lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike. This seemingly

1:09.1

peaceful community had become the hunting ground for a sadistic killer.

1:14.2

Officer Ray Barber from the Gainesville Police Department arrived at the Williamsburg Village

1:18.2

Apartments, where he met the caretaker. He was told that the parents of a 17-year-old student

1:24.3

were anxious about her safety, as they had not heard from her in a couple of

1:27.9

days. Officer Barber had experienced similar callouts before, and it usually turned out to be

1:33.8

nothing as students enjoy newfound freedom and often forget to check in with family and friends.

1:39.6

However, when Barber learned that Christina Powell's car was in the parking lot and no one

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