Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer

South Carolina serial murderer Donald “Pee-Wee” Gaskins unleashed a horrifying wave of violence, committing exceptionally brutal crimes over several years. His victims included vulnerable hitchhikers and members of his own community, whom he murdered through stabbing, shooting, drowning, and poisoning. Beneath the rural property near his home, numerous bodies remained concealed in shallow graves, hiding the disturbing evidence of his prolonged killing spree. Although his extensive criminal history was already known, the true scale of his cruelty remained undiscovered until investigators exposed the shocking details of his crimes, revealing the devastating reality behind his murders.