Dig Me a Grave
The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South
$57.17
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
13 January 2026
Summary
The 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.
Of 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780806542881 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0806542888 |
| Author: | Richard A. Harpootlian, Shaun Assael |
| Publisher: | Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 484g |
| Dimensions: | 49mm x 330mm x 165mm |
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Praise for Dig Me a Grave“The riveting inside story of how a South Carolina prosecutor sent a cold serial killer to the electric chair and the moral toll it took on him.” —John Glatt, New York Times bestselling author“A gothic crime tale about South Carolina’s most infamous serial killer. Murder, corruption, and the underbelly of Southern justice - my kind of beach read.” —Jonathan Martin, POLITICO columnist and New York Times bestselling author“Dick Harpootlian doesn’t just tell the story—he cross-examines it. Dig Me a Grave is a blistering, unapologetic journey into the darkest corners of justice.” —Mark Geragos, nationally renowned criminal defense attorney and author of Mistrial“Pee Wee Gaskins was a prolific killer from the American South, whose backwoods charm belied an unstoppable lust for killing. Harpootlian, the prosecutor who sent Pee Wee Gaskins to the electric chair, chronicles this tragedy in riveting fashion.” —McCracken Poston Jr., author of Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom
About The Author
Richard A. Harpootlian
Dick Harpootlian is one of South Carolina’s leading courtroom advocates with 30 years of trial experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and civil litigator. As the Fifth Circuit’s chief homicide prosecutor, Mr. Harpootlian personally prosecuted hundreds of murder cases, including 12 death penalty cases. For the last 20 years, Mr. Harpootlian’s private practice has earned him state and national recognition for his efforts on behalf of civil litigants and criminal defendants. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, ABC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and various CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News broadcasts.
Shaun Assael has written four books about crime, culture and sports. His biography of wrestling czar Vince McMahon, Sex, Lies & Headlocks, was a New York Times bestseller, and The Murder of Sonny Liston was made into a feature-length documentary by Showtime. He has received numerous awards as a writer and on-air correspondent.
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