Tag: Pee Wee Gaskins

Episode 164-The Abduction and Murder of Peg Cuttino in South Carolina

Margaret “Peg” Cuttino was born and raised in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of South Carolina state senator James Cuttino, a democrat. Peg was 13 years old and an eighth grader at Alice Drive Junior High School. She played on the school’s varsity basketball team. Peg had grown up campaigning for her father and sang in her church’s youth choir. On December 18, 1970, she left her home to walk to the nearby...

Episode 162-Interview with Dick Harpootlian, Author of “Dig Me a Grave”

If the name Dick Harpootlian sounds familiar to you, it's probably because he was involved in one of the most high-profile murder cases in the past 20 years. He was one of Alex Murdaugh's defense attorneys in South Carolina, and represented Alex during his trial in 2023. One of the most notorious criminals Harpootlian ever crossed paths with was a man named Pee Wee Gaskins, a South Carolina man who was known to have murdered over a dozen...