Rewind | Ghostface: The Gainesville Student Murders
About this episode
This episode explores the Gainesville Student Murders of 1990 and the chilling impact they had on the community.
In the blistering August heat of 1990, the quiet college town of Gainesville, Florida, was paralyzed by a series of brutal slayings. Over just four days, five students were murdered—each crime more horrifying than the last. Doors were bolted. Campuses emptied. Fear became a living thing. But beneath the surface terror lay something even stranger: the killer seemed to be performing for an unseen audience, staging scenes like a director crafting a horror film. His spree would go on to inspire one of the most iconic slasher villains of all time—Ghostface. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. • Follow us on Instagram • Subscribe on Youtube • Support us on Patreon Visit us at www.macabriumpod.com to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading FL v. ROLLING (1994) – Officer Barber’s Testimony by CourtTV Prosecution chips away at Rolling’s case for mercy by David K. Barstow Rolling’s Mother Testifies by The South Florida Sun Sentinel The Gainesville…
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