After she entered, Rolling surprised her from behind by placing her in a chokehold. He waited in the apartment until Hoyt returned home at around 11 AM. When he entered the residence, he discovered that Hoyt was not home. He used the same screwdriver and a KA-BAR knife to pry open the sliding glass door.Īccording to Rolling, he had been able to see Hoyt from his campsite and had been watching her the day before. On August 25, 1990, just a day after he killed Larson and Powell, Rolling broke into the apartment of eighteen-year-old Christa Hoyt. His father’s years on the police force, unfortunately, taught him how to clean up a crime scene and remove all traces of evidence. Rolling had also made sure to bring the soiled tape with him when he left. When police examined the bodies, they discovered that Rollins had washed the two young girls with detergent. Powell’s nipples had been removed and were missing from the crime scene. He had put her there so anyone coming into the apartment would immediately see her. Powell was found near the front door of the apartment in the same position. Rolling had posed her in a sexually provocative position as a means of demeaning her further.ĭue to the extent of the damage he inflicted on Larson, dental records had to be used to confirm her identity. Larson’s body was found with her legs spread open and her arms above her head. The bodies of Powell and Larson were discovered the next day. Rolling then turned Powell face down and stabbed her in the back five times. He then proceeded to cut off Powell’s clothes and sexually assault her. ![]() Rolling taped Powell’s mouth shut and bound her wrists together behind her back. (The exact number of times is unknown.)Īfter killing Larson, he moved back downstairs and approached the still sleeping Powell. He then rolled her onto her stomach and proceeded to stab her in the back multiple times. Rolling restrained Larson and taped her mouth shut to stifle her screams. He searched an upstairs bedroom where he discovered Larson asleep in her bed. He reportedly stood over her for a brief period of time while she slept before deciding to explore the rest of the house. Upon entering the home, he found Powell asleep on the couch. ![]() He used a screwdriver he had stolen from Walmart to pry open their screen door. ![]() Rolling followed the girls home from a Walmart and waited outside their apartment until about 3 AM. On August 24, 1990, Rolling broke into the home of University of Florida freshmen, eighteen-year-old Sonja Larson and seventeen-year-old Christina Powell. It details the real-life murders of five Florida students at the hands of Danny Rolling.ĭo not read any further if you do not wish to read the graphic details of his crimes. The information below may disturb some individuals. Warning: The following information is graphic in content and is not intended for all readers. This little idea is what led Williamson to research the case of Danny Rolling further and eventually get to work on writing the screenplay for ‘Scream,’ with Rolling serving as the inspiration for the iconic character of Ghost Face. This realization caused Williamson to think about how easy it would be for someone to simply open the window and slip in undetected.įollowing this, Williamson drafted up an eighteen-page story about a young woman, alone in her home, being harassed on the phone by a killer before he ultimately kills her. Over the course of four days in August 1990, Rolling had murdered five students in the town of Gainesville, Florida.Īs he watched the broadcast on TV, Williamson glanced over and noticed that one of the windows in the room was open. One night in 1994, aspiring writer Kevin Williamson was housesitting for a friend when he happened across a news broadcast about American serial killer Danny Rolling, or ‘The Gainesville Ripper’ as he had been dubbed by the media.
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