SERIAL KILLER: The Scream Killer Pt. 2

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

Crime House

True Crime

4.5 • 712 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Five students were brutally murdered. Their killer wanted fame...and he got it. In Part 2, Killer Minds unpacks Danny Rolling’s disturbing mental state, the forensic evidence that sealed his fate, and the trial that turned a killer into a twisted horror icon.

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0:00.0	Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.
0:12.8	Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.
0:21.5	They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.
0:26.3	It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.
0:29.8	Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:47.3	Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. We all have different sides to ourselves.
0:52.3	Think of a pop star's stage personality versus who they are day to day,
0:57.2	or how you might act more confident at work and more relaxed with friends.
1:02.1	Danny Rowling's alter ego was much more extreme.
1:06.4	He referred to his dark side as Gemini.
1:09.5	And unlike a stage name, Gemini wasn't an act.
1:13.4	He was a monster.
1:15.9	In 1990, that monster entered the town of Gainesville, Florida.
1:21.2	Weielding a knife, he claimed five victims and unleashed terror on a college town.
1:28.3	The human mind is powerful.
1:42.3	It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate.
1:46.9	But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable.
1:50.5	This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original.
1:53.7	I'm Vanessa Richardson.
1:55.2	And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels.
1:56.9	Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history,
2:00.6	analyzing what makes a killer.
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