Webafter five college students were brutally murdered in august 1990, the entire city of gainesville, fla. , was on edge—and at first authorities zeroed in on the wrong man. Webas news broke of the three brutal murders, terror swept through the sleepy town of gainesville, in florida. Dubbed the gainesville ripper, the identity of the cold. Less than 72 hours later five students had been fatally stabbed and they had discovered five blood curling crime scenes staged for dramatic. Webthrough the lens of a ghost hunter, gainesville is more than a city filled with thousands of residents, but an area buzzing with paranormal activity. Webin the summer of 1990, after years of committing increasingly violent crimes, rolling terrorized the college town of gainesville, florida, over three days. Webduring the first week of classes in august 1990 at the university of florida’s city of gainesville, five college students were brutally murdered during a terrifying. Webin august 1990, rolling murdered five students (one student from santa fe college and four from the university of florida) during a burglary and robbery spree in gainesville,. Webrolling earned the tile of “gainesville ripper,” as he bound most the bodies, raped three of the girls, sexually posed some of them and cut off one of the girls’ heads. Webthe book captures the atmosphere of fear that gripped gainesville during the 1990 murder spree. While not a direct retelling of the true crime, 'the gainesville horror' offers readers a fictionalized glimpse into one of florida's most notorious killing sprees.
