Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins Jr. is one of South Carolina's most notorious serial killers.
He murdered more than a dozen people between 1970 and 1975.
Gaskins was sentenced to 10 concurrent life sentences.
While serving his sentence at Central Correctional Institute (CCI) prison in Columbia, South Carolina, he murdered another inmate.
Dick Harpootlian prosecuted Pee Wee and Jack Swerling defended Pee Wee Gaskins. Gaskins was sentenced to death, which was administered in September of 1991.
In this episode we talk with Jack Swerling about the case and his dealing with Pee Wee Gaskins.
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the Impact of Influence podcast just after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. They continue to cover all things Murdaugh but have branched out to cover other crimes that have occurred throughout the southeast.
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153: A Conversation With SC Serial Killer, Pee Wee Gaskins, Defense Attorney

The Murdaugh family was one of South Carolina's most powerful legal families. Three generations of Murdaughs held the position of solicitor in the lowcountry for almost one hundred years.
In February of 2019 a boat crash killed 19 year old Mallory Beach. Paul Murdaugh, the son of prominent SC attorney, Alex Murdaugh, was charged with three felony counts of boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory Beach.
June 7, 2021 Alex Murdaugh found his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, brutally murdered, shot to death on their property known as Moselle.
On March 2, 2023 Alex was convicted of murdering Maggie and Paul.
Between the murders and the convictions many other crimes came to light.
No one could have expected the twists and turns the story has taken and it is not finished.
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris started the Impact of Influence podcast soon after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.
You may have seen them talking about the Murdaugh saga on CourtTV, Murdaugh documentaries on Oxygen and Fox Nation and episodes on American Greed and Nancy Grace.
Seton and Matt continue updating the Murdaugh story and are now covering other crimes that have occurred throughout the Southeast.
You can find them on their Impact of Influence FB page or Mattharrispodcast@gmail.com

True crime

More Puzzling Questions Surrounding the death of Kadie Major
This is a follow up episode to a March 20th episode we did on the death of Kadie Major.
On January 17, 2008, the bodies of pregnant 26 years-old Kadie Majors and her ten month old daughter, River, were found near railroad tracks in Moncks Corner, SC.
A coroner ruled Kadie's death a suicide but the pathologist at MUSC in Charleston ruled her death "pending.”
The case was closed until 2018.
In this episode we take a look at the proposed narrative that Kadie suffered from postpartum depression; the odd internet searches found on the Major's home computer; where Kadie's truck was found; how Aaron Major knew to send Kadie's mom to the place where Kadie's body was found; and other questions.
Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.
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More Puzzling Questions Surrounding the death of Kadie Major

We start with the latest news on Colleton County Clerk of Court, Becky Hill.
You may remember that Neil Gordon co-authored, Behind the Doors of Justice, with Becky Hill. Melissa Gordon was the photographer for the book.
Since the book was published, Hill admitted to plagiarizing a portion of the book and she faces multiple ethics investigations. Hill was also accused by Alex Murdaugh's defense team of potential jury tampering for some of the statements she allegedly made to jurors.
Neil and Melissa Gordon join the podcast to discuss how the controversy surrounding Hill affected sales of the book and their opinion of Hill. Plus, the Gordon's discuss how law enforcement interviewed them about their time spent with Becky Hill.
Neil Gordon is starting a new project, a book and video series, with Mike Petchenik. You can hear all about it and you can find out more at www.trialwatchers.com
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Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.
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and please subscribe to the Impact Youtube Channel
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Clerk Hill's Co-Author's Tell All

The book, Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of The Lie Detector explores the history of the polygraph. We discuss that history with the author, Amit Katwala.
Are the machines "truth serum" or "junk science"?
Did the inventors stand by the reliability? How has the polygraph failed law enforcement and people accused of heinous crimes?
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Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.
Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook
and please subscribe to the Impact Youtube Channel
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Lie Detectors, Truth Serum or Junk Science?

On April 1, Alex Murdaugh was in federal court to find out his sentence on financial crimes.
We discuss his failed polygraph and his sentence. 
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Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present fro the southeast region of the U.S.
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Alex Is Sentenced By The Feds

Alex Murdaugh's plea deal on federal financial crimes is in jeopardy.
Alex failed a lie detector test.
The author of The Fall of The House of Murdaugh, Michael Dewitt, joins us to talk about the book and the death of Alex's mother.
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Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcasting Network
Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present fro the southeast region of the U.S.
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153: A Conversation With SC Serial Killer, Pee Wee Gaskins, Defense Attorney

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