28 Years on Death Row: 'Cassanova Killer' Glen Rogers Is Living His Final Days Before Facing Execution

Glen Rogers mug shot. Photo courtesy of the Florida Department of Corrections.

The countdown has begun for Glen Rogers, the drifter known as the “Casanova Killer,” who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on May 15 in Florida. Rogers, now 62, has spent nearly 30 years on death row after being convicted of two brutal murders during a deadly cross-country spree in 1995. While in custody, he claimed to have killed as many as 70 women - including Nicole Brown Simpson. Dubbed both a serial liar and a serial killer, Rogers’ case has captivated and disturbed the public for decades, with his final days now bringing renewed attention to the chilling crimes he left behind.

The Killings That Put Him on Death Row

Rogers earned the nickname “Casanova Killer” for his charm - and his deadly manipulation. Although he was suspected in at least four murders, it was the murder of 34-year-old Tina Marie Cribbs in 1995 that ultimately sealed his fate. A mother of two, Cribbs had met Rogers at a Tampa bar and told her friends she’d be gone for just 15 minutes to drive him home, then be back to meet her mom at the bar. She never came back.

Cribbs’ mother, Mary Dicke, showed up at the bar shortly after her daughter had left to meet her. She waited anxiously for over an hour, repeatedly trying to reach Cribbs through her beeper but never received a response. When Cribbs didn’t appear for her job the next day, concern quickly turned into fear.

Investigators later found Cribbs’ body in a motel room rented by Rogers. She was discovered partially-clothed in the bathtub, with signs of a violent struggle, including multiple stab wounds and defensive injuries. Bloodstained towels and wet clothes were also found at the scene. Her jewelry and car were missing - items that Rogers had with him when he was caught days later in Kentucky.

Second Conviction: The Murder of Sandra Gallagher

Rogers’ violent spree wasn’t limited to Florida. In a separate trial, a California jury convicted him of a second first-degree murder in 1999 - this time for the killing of 33-year-old Sandra Gallagher. Her strangled and severely burned body was discovered in September 1995 near Rogers’ Van Nuys apartment.

Rogers, who was 37 at the time of this second conviction, showed no reaction as the verdict was read. In the courtroom, his brother and mother sat silently, while Gallagher’s family remained too grief-stricken to speak publicly.

A Trail of Suspected Victims Across Three States

Though Rogers was only convicted of two murders, authorities believe his true body count is significantly higher. In the span of just three months in 1995, Rogers was accused of killing four women across three states. Among them was Linda Price, a 34-year-old redhead found murdered in a bathtub in Jackson, Mississippi - eerily similar to the killings of Cribbs and Gallagher. Prosecutors pointed to a pattern: all the women were in their 30s, had red hair, and met Rogers in bars. Another suspected victim, Andy Lou Jiles Sutton, 37, was found fatally stabbed in Louisiana. Despite the mounting accusations, Rogers never expressed remorse.

‘I Killed Nicole Brown Simpson’

While in police custody, Rogers has claimed to have murdered as many as 70 women across the country - a number that has never been substantiated and is widely considered an exaggeration.

One of Rogers’ most infamous confessions came while in custody, when he told his brother he murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman - the victims at the center of O.J. Simpson’s highly publicized trial. Despite the bombshell claim, the LAPD dismissed his story and never treated him as a suspect.

Justice To Be Served for ‘Casanova Killer’

After nearly three decades on death row and three unsuccessful appeals to overturn his conviction, Rogers is now facing execution. On April 15, Governor Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant, scheduling the lethal injection for May 15. While skepticism surrounds the number of murders Rogers claimed to have committed, there’s no question about the brutality of the two killings that led to his convictions. For the victims’ families, his execution may finally bring a long-awaited measure of justice.

References: ‘Casanova Killer’ Who Claimed He Murdered 70 Women, Including Nicole Brown Simpson, Set to Be Executed Next Month | ‘Casanova Killer’ set for court hearing ahead of scheduled execution | Glen Rogers Convicted of Van Nuys Murder