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Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South by Richard A. Harpootlian with Shaun Assael

With the nickname, "Pee Wee," you may not think much if you'd met Donald Henry Gaskins. He wasn't quite 5'5" and just 130 pounds. But, you'd be wrong to thing this unintimidating exterior didn't mask a horrifyingly violent interior. Pee Wee boasted that he killed over 100 victim before he was put to death in 1991. While that number is highly disputable, he was convicted of killing 10--one of whom was a fellow inmate that he murdered with C4 explosive. So, there is no doubt that Pee Wee has a serial killer who killed whom he pleased--including his teenaged niece--with what was available. When he did not have something available--such as when he was on death row--he still managed to get his hands on deadly weapons (like the aforementioned C4). Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South  was written by Richard A. Harpootlian--the prosecutor who ultimately convicted Pee Wee. Even after decades, Harpootlian is still haunted...

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