Danny Rolling - Legacy

Legacy

Rolling has been the subject of several writers and their works. His killing spree inspired Kevin Williamson to pen the script for Scream. Sondra London met him in prison while she was working with Gerard John Schaefer and other serial killers. He is the subject of the book Beyond Murder by John Philpin and John Donnelly. A 2007 independent feature film entitled The Gainesville Ripper was shot in the Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida areas, based on the accounts of the killings. In the film, Rolling is portrayed by Zachary Memos. Rolling was also the subject of an episode of Body of Evidence: From the Case Files of Dayle Hinman, a Court TV show (transmitted as Crime Scene USA: Body of Evidence on Discovery Channel in the UK) and an episode of Forensic Factor titled "Killing Spree", which originally aired on Discovery Channel Canada and was rebroadcast in America on the Science Channel. Rolling was also the subject of a 2010 episode of Cold Blood, on the Investigation Discovery channel.

While on death row at Florida State Prison, Rolling created songs, poems, and drawings. His works have been referred to as "Murderabilia".