In 1994, Kevin Williamson was watching an episode of ABC News' Turning Point that was telling the story of The Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling. What he learned planted a terrifying seed in his head, that grew into Scream two years later. Unlike Scream, Danny was very real and incredibly deadly.

Danny grew up in Shreveport, La. with his mother Claudia, brother Kevin, and an extremely abusive father. James Rolling was a Shreveport police officer, which added an extra sting to Danny's countless injuries, He was supposed to be one of the good guys. Danny finally had enough in May 1990, when he got into a vicious fight with his father. He was 36-years-old at the time. The brawl resulted in James losing an eye and an ear.

Three months later, Danny found himself in Gainesville, Fla., where he murdered five college students, three of which he raped. Danny also chose to pose their bodies in sexually explicit positions, evidently for the shock value. The state of Louisiana alerted the Florida authorities about three similar murders from 1989. They were able to confirm that the bodily fluids left in victims from each state, indicated the perpetrator had Type B blood. That was a great lead.

Working on a tip from a woman who knew Danny, police arrested him in Sept. 1990. He was charged with several counts of murder in Nov. 1991 and by April 1994, he was sentenced to death. On October 25, 2006, Danny Rolling was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison.