Editing Danny Rolling (section)

== Early years ==
Daniel "Danny" Rolling was one of two sons born in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] to James Harold Rolling and Claudia Beatrice, who were originally from [[Columbus, Georgia]]. James was a [[Korean War]] veteran in the [[U.S. Navy]] and a Shreveport police officer. He often abused his wife and sons for frivolous things, such as breathing in a way that displeased him; he also told his son that he was unwanted from birth. In one incident, Rolling's mother went to the hospital after claiming her husband tried to make her cut herself with a razor blade. She made repeated attempts to leave her husband but always returned shortly after. James once pinned Rolling to the ground, handcuffed him, and had police take his son away because he was embarrassed by him.<ref name="Ryzuk">{{Cite book |last=Ryzuk |first=Mary S. |title=The Gainesville Ripper |date=1994 |publisher=Dutton Books |isbn=0-312-95324-0 |location=New York City}}</ref> In another story, Rolling had a dog, but James beat the dog so often that it died in his son's arms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/who-were-danny-rollings-parents-what-happened-to-them/|title = Who Were Danny Rolling's Parents? What Happened to Them?|date = April 9, 2021}}</ref>

As a teenager and young adult, Rolling was arrested several times for robberies in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Alabama]] and was caught spying on a woman getting dressed. As an adult, he had trouble trying to assimilate into society and holding down a steady job. At one point, Rolling worked as a waiter at [[Pancho's]] restaurant in [[Bossier City, Louisiana]].