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Dig me a grave : the inside story of the serial killer who seduced the South Cover Image Book

Dig me a grave : the inside story of the serial killer who seduced the South

Harpootlian, Dick (author.). Assael, Shaun (author.).

Summary: The definitive true "Southern Gothic" account of the life, crimes, conviction, and execution of Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins, the charismatic, brutal, well-liked, remorseless South Carolina serial killer who was dubbed the Charles Manson of the South--written by the prosecutor who brought him to justice. Of the hundreds of murder cases that noted South Carolina attorney Dick Harpootlian has prosecuted, one in particular haunts him. Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins was a serial killer and rapist, a master manipulator who claimed to have killed over 100 people and is known to have murdered over a dozen, including a toddler, and his own teenage niece. Yet it was on Death Row that he pulled off his most audacious murder--killing another inmate with a military grade explosive. As personable as he was ruthless, Pee Wee defied easy categories. He killed to avenge minor slights as well as for pleasure, using any convenient method--including stabbing, shooting, poison, suffocation, and drowning. Evidence suggested he forced at least one victim to dig his own grave, stand in it, and be shot. With escalating callousness, Pee Wee murdered acquaintances, friends, family members, and strangers. Yet within his North Charleston community he was well-liked--a family man who took neighborhood kids to the beach and hosted cookouts. Ice-cold within but outwardly charming, he joked with judges, reporters, and Harpootlian himself, but didn't hesitate to hatch a plot to kidnap the prosecutor's daughter in order to extort an escape. Dig Me a Grave is a haunting look at a prolific, remorseless killer, as well as a provocative exploration of justice and the death penalty.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806542881
  • ISBN: 0806542888
  • Physical Description: print
    xix, 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Citadel Press/Kensington Publishing Corp., [2026]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
PART 1: THE GRAVEYARD. Crossroads -- One of the guys -- Low Country lies -- American amusements -- Wife swamp -- "Fears foul play" -- Bloody brothers -- Missing -- Committed -- Black Mingo -- Alligator Road -- "Theft, adultery, wife-swapping, jealousy" -- The last graves -- Breadcrumbs -- Long legs -- PART 2: THE MAGICIAN. The middle distance -- The building man -- The conversation -- Bang -- The acid test -- Aggravation -- Private practice -- "Where's your daughter?" -- Three buttons.

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Subject:
Gaskins, Pee Wee 1935-1991
Harpootlian, Dick
Mass murder South Carolina
Serial murders South Carolina
Murderers South Carolina 1945-1999 Biography
Rapists South Carolina 1945-1999 Biography
Genre:
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
True crime stories.

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