This book was published in 1993 and discussed the murders and the. Walt was able to get away from the robbery untouched but pee wee was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and intent to kill. Pee wee gaskins and the subjectivity of history office of the vice. Pee wee gaskins, 58, died in the electric chair for the 1982 killingforhire of another inmate. Ive talked to a number of people over the years who knew pee wee personally andor worked on his cases in some capacity. Donald pee wee gaskins was a prolific serial killer and rapist who tortured his victims. His daughter shirley gaskins says it never occurred to. Does anybody have a link to the pdf of the final truth. Wilton earle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Although he was only convicted of killing 9 people one being a oneyearold baby girl, pee wee. He claims to have murdered over 100 men, women, and children.
Pee wee gaskins is probably the most infamous serial killer in south carolina history. I live near the area were 14 of his victims were discovered. During the last months of his life, gaskins worked with author wilton earle on his book, final truth, dictating his memoirs into a tape recorder. The murder details in this book are so atrocious that at times i felt as if i were reading fiction written by a twisted author. Wilton earle and a great selection of related books, art and. Gaskins talks about the murders and his feeling of something bothersome being inside him. Gaskins spent his final months telling writer wilton earle stories about his life, which were eventually turned into a memoir, final truth. Being from sc, i have always heard about pee wee gaskins. The only autobiography of a serial killer ever published, this bonechilling chronicle is an important look into the mind of a mass murderer. Autobiography of a serial killer by donald pee wee gaskins online at alibris. Serial killer donald pee wee gaskins may have murdered. In the memoir, he alleges that he killed dozens more, but none of the claims could be substantiated. The credibility of the book is further diminished by its poor composition. My dad used to go drinking with him in charleston, sc.
March, 1933 september 6, 1991 was an american serial killer. The autobiography of a serial killer 0963242202 by gaskins, donald h e. Gaskins was born on march, 1933 in florence county, south carolina to eulea parrott, the last in a string of illegitimate children. Without a doubt one of the most disturbing books i have ever read. A week ago i posted an excerpt and so many complained that theyd never be able to afford the book. He was small for his age and immediately gained the nickname pee wee.
Donald henry gaskins, known by the nickname pee wee since his youth, lived a. The autobiography of mass murdererserial killer donald pee wee gaskins. A small man from south carolina who prowled the roads. Autobiography of a serial killer 9781852864941 by donald pee wee gaskins and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Pee wee gaskins tells his story in gory details, he leaves nothing to the imagination. Marz 1933 in manning im florence county, south carolina. This is a recording by wilton earl with serial killer donald henry pee wee gaskins also known as junior parrot. The final truth autobiography of a serial killer youtube. Authorjournalist, wilton earle spent 15 months listening to gaskins ho. During pee wee s trial it was the first time he learned that his name was really donald henry gaskins and not pee wee.
And, to know its mostly true adds goose bumps on goose bumps. At a young age, gaskins was teased and given the nickname pee wee as a result of. An alternate title for this book could be how to raise a serial killer. In pee wee gaskins wake lay the eight known murders for which he had been convicted along with as many as 100 other slayings to which he confessed. Jolly by earle, wilton and donald pee wee gaskins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Final truth is the quasiautobiography of donald pee wee gaskins, a lifelong criminal who left a that was certainly my own reaction the first time i read the book. Autobiography of a serial killer by donald pee wee gaskins. Gaskins tales are sick, interesting, horrifying, fascinating the book is a pageturner, it flows. Gaskins was south carolinas most infamous prisoner, having confessed to killing peoplemen.
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