Editing Danny Rolling (section)

== Charges and trial ==
In November 1991, Rolling was charged with five counts of murder. He was brought to trial nearly four years after the murders. He claimed his motive was to become a "superstar" similar to [[Ted Bundy]]. In 1994, before his trial could get underway, Rolling unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges. Subsequently, State Attorney Rod Smith presented the penalty phase of the prosecution. During his trial, [[Court TV]] conducted an interview with Rolling's mother from her home, during which his father could be heard shouting off-camera.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

On April 20, 1994, Rolling was sentenced to death.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Palombo|first1=Bernadette J.|last2=Joiner|first2=Gary D.|last3=Hale|first3=W. Chris|last4=White|first4=Cheryl H.|date=March 4, 2012|title=Wicked Shreveport|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tHt2CQAAQBAJ|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1614233664}}</ref> Rolling was diagnosed with [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], and [[paraphilia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steel |first=Fiona |title=Danny Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper |url=http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/rolling/20.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016062810/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/rolling/20.html |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |website=[[TruTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leusner |first=Jim |date=March 18, 1994 |title=Danny Rolling, Serial Killer |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/03/18/identity-crisis-gets-the-blame-for-danny-rollings-behavior/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AbocAAAAIBAJ&pg=5162,281052|title=Psychologist Says Rolling Suffers From Disorders|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|date=March 16, 1994}}</ref>