Gainesville Shocked: 10 Most Notorious Arrests That Rocked The City

Webthe murder of five students in a span of four days in gainesville changed not only student life but residents as well. An unknown attacker later identified as danny. Webchristina hoyt, sonja larson, christi powell, manuel taboda, and tracy paules would become names burned into my memory as the victims of the horrible acts. Webrolling 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. The gainesville ripper, also known as danny rolling, ⁣was a notorious american serial ‍killer who terrorized the college town of gainesville, florida in.

Webon friday, abc news broadcast a new episode of their 20/20 series, calling it the devil in gainesville. it details the murder spree that left five local college students. How a tipster's hunch helped police catch a serial killer who preyed on college students. Abc news' 20/20, airing friday, takes a look back at the. Webafter five college students were brutally murdered in august 1990, the entire city of gainesville, fla. , was on edge—and at first authorities zeroed in on the wrong man.