{"product_id":"dig-me-a-grave-the-inside-story-of-the-serial-killer-who-seduced-the-south","title":"Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDig Me a Grave is a haunting look at a prolific, remorseless killer, as well as a provocative exploration of justice and the death penalty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52849267081523,"sku":"9780806542881","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/9780806542881.jpg?v=1765906242","url":"https:\/\/www.bluebirdcrozet.com\/products\/dig-me-a-grave-the-inside-story-of-the-serial-killer-who-seduced-the-south","provider":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}