Editing Danny Rolling (section)

== In media ==
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[[File:UF-34thStreetMemorial.jpg|right|thumb|Memorial to the five students on the [[34th Street Wall]] in Gainesville, first painted in 1990]]

Rolling has been the subject of several written works. His crime spree inspired screenwriter [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] to pen the script of the 1996 [[slasher film]] ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'', which became a successful horror [[Scream (franchise)|franchise]].

[[Sondra London]] collaborated with Rolling on ''The Making of a Serial Killer: The True Story of the Gainesville Murders in the Killer's Own Words.''<ref>{{YouTube|hDiVAUz5Jyo|Serial Killer Danny Rolling Defends Sondra London}}</ref> Rolling's relationship with London, which developed while he was behind bars, was the focus of an episode of Errol Morris' ''First Person''. Rolling and London became romantically involved, eventually even becoming engaged. The series overviewed their romance, his artwork, and his supposed feelings of remorse over the crimes he committed. It also included a segment of Rolling using one of his hearings as an opportunity to publicly display his affection, serenading London in the courtroom.

A 2007 independent feature film titled ''The Gainesville Ripper'', based on accounts of the killings, was shot in the Gainesville and [[Jacksonville]], Florida areas. In the film, Rolling is portrayed by Zachary Memos.<ref>{{IMDb name|2470508|Zachary Memos}}</ref>

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 the subject of a 2010 episode of ''[[Cold Blood (TV series)|Cold Blood]]'', and briefly was mentioned in a 2012 episode of ''Motives and Murders'' titled "Not Again". He was featured in a 2015 episode of ''[[Nightmare Next Door]]''.

In 2013, TV documentary series ''[[The Real Story (TV series)|The Real Story]]'' aired an episode profiling the movie ''Scream''. It aired July 28, 2013, and tells the story of Rolling's murders in graphic detail.

An episode of ''Murder Made Me Famous'', which aired November 24, 2018, chronicled the case.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murder Made Me Famous 'The Gainesville Ripper'|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8638080/reference|website=IMDB|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>

The premiere episode of ''[[Mark of a Killer]]'', titled "Posed to Kill", documented the case.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mark of a Killer 'Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper'|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9150186/reference|website=IMDB|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, [[WUFT (TV)|WUFT]] News released a television special and podcast special chronicling thoughts on the case 30 years later, titled Four Days, Five Murders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Chris |title=Four Days, Five Murders: A WUFT-TV Special |url=https://www.wuft.org/news/2020/09/04/four-days-five-murders-a-wuft-tv-special/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=WUFT News |date=September 4, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=4 Days, 5 Murders |url=https://www.wuft.org/news/4-days-5-murders/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=WUFT News |language=en-US |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006181657/https://www.wuft.org/news/4-days-5-murders/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2021, an episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] primetime true crime television series ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]'' aired the murder case.

On January 14, 2022, Discovery+ premiered the paranormal documentary ''Scream: The True Story'', starring [[Prozak (rapper)|Steve Shippy]] and Cindy Kaza. Shippy and Kaza conduct a paranormal investigation in Rolling's childhood home in Shreveport, Louisiana.