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A review by imyourmausoleum
Final Truth: The Autobiography of Mass Murderer/Serial Killer Donald Pee Wee Gaskins by Donald Gaskins, Wilton Earle
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
In case any of you are unfamiliar with Donald Pee Wee Gaskins, he was born in South Carolina in 1933. He had a criminal record a mile long before he started murdering people. Most of those crimes involved theft, assault, and rape. He then went on a killing campaign, killing at least fifteen people by various methods. He would later claim to have killed 110, but police are of the opinion that was to make himself famous. I think it could go either way.
I am always interested to hear from a killer in their own words. Often, you do not have the opportunity to hear from people like this directly, though that has changed quite a bit in the years since the Internet has become a thing. I could do without hearing from Pee Wee Gaskins. This man was a habitual liar and braggart. He was certainly proud of the crimes he had committed and relished all the gruesome details. At the same time, you simply cannot believe a word he says. He seems like a person that would be insufferable to be in the same room with. This book was listed on the reading list for The Last Podcast on the Left, which is why I had it on my to read list. I think a much more informative, less obnoxious book on this man and his crimes could be found. I would never read this again.
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I am always interested to hear from a killer in their own words. Often, you do not have the opportunity to hear from people like this directly, though that has changed quite a bit in the years since the Internet has become a thing. I could do without hearing from Pee Wee Gaskins. This man was a habitual liar and braggart. He was certainly proud of the crimes he had committed and relished all the gruesome details. At the same time, you simply cannot believe a word he says. He seems like a person that would be insufferable to be in the same room with. This book was listed on the reading list for The Last Podcast on the Left, which is why I had it on my to read list. I think a much more informative, less obnoxious book on this man and his crimes could be found. I would never read this again.
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