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Danny Rolling

ダニー・ローリング / だにー・ろーりんぐ

American serial killer

May 26, 1954 – October 25, 2006 ・ Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

  • Louisiana
  • serial killer

My Take

I take no pleasure in writing about Danny Rolling. The Gainesville Ripper murdered five college students in Florida over four days in 1990, with further crimes in his native Shreveport, including an attempt on his own father's life. I offer no fascination and no admiration - only the conviction that a record like this exists to honor the victims, not the killer. He was executed in 2006, which closed a legal chapter but not the grief he caused. If there is any value in documenting such a figure, it is as a sober reminder of real harm done to real people, never as entertainment.

Overview

Daniel Harold Rolling (May 26, 1954 – October 25, 2006), known as the Gainesville Ripper, was an American serial killer who murdered five college students in Gainesville, Florida, over four days in August 1990. He later confessed to raping several of his victims, committing a triple homicide in his home city of Shreveport, Louisiana, and attempting to murder his father in May 1990.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Danny Rolling
Name (Japanese)
ダニー・ローリング
Reading
だにー・ろーりんぐ
Born
May 26, 1954 – October 25, 2006
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Gemini / Horse
Origin
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
serial killer

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Louisiana
  • serial killer
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.