153: A Conversation With SC Serial Killer, Pee Wee Gaskins, Defense Attorney

Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins Jr. is one of South Carolina's most notorious serial killers. He murdered more than a dozen people between 1970 and 1975. Gaskins was sentenced to 10 concurrent life sentences. While serving his sentence at Central Correctional Institute (CCI) prison in Columbia, South Carolina, he murdered another inmate. Dick Harpootlian prosecuted Pee Wee and Jack Swerling defended Pee Wee Gaskins. Gaskins was sentenced to death, which was administered in September of 1991. In this episode we talk with Jack Swerling about the case and his dealing with Pee Wee Gaskins. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the Impact of Influence podcast just after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. They continue to cover all things Murdaugh but have branched out to cover other crimes that have occurred throughout the southeast. You can find Impact of Influence on FB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices