Danny Rolling was executed this evening at Florida State Prison.
Danny Rolling was executed this evening at Florida State Prison. He was declared dead at 6:13 p.m. Rolling, 52, was one of the nation's most notorious serial killers.
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Danny Rolling was executed this evening at Florida State Prison. He was declared dead at 6:13 p.m.
Rolling, 52, was one of the nation's most notorious serial killers.
Rolling was convicted of the 1990 hunting-knife slayings of five college students: Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules and Manuel Taboada.
Rolling becomes the 3rd inmate to be put to death this year in Florida, the 47th in the USA and the 1051st overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.
Rolling, 52, was one of the nation's most notorious serial killers.
Rolling was convicted of the 1990 hunting-knife slayings of five college students: Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules and Manuel Taboada.
Rolling becomes the 3rd inmate to be put to death this year in Florida, the 47th in the USA and the 1051st overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.
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- (Sources: Associated Press & Rick Halperin, 25/10/2006)
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