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Dick Harpootlian discusses new book about notorious South Carolina serial killer and defending Alex Murdaugh during disgraced lawyer's murder trial in interview with Fox News Digital.
There was a moment when Dick Harpootlian was standing in the courtroom, a brief reprieve during the six-week death penalty ...
Dick Harpootlian, 76, is looking happier these days now that he’s finished his book about his investigation and prosecution of South Carolina serial killer Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Dick Harpootlian is perhaps one of the most recognized figures in South Carolina legal and political circles. A former state lawmaker and Democratic Party chair. A ...
He has since prosecuted hundreds of murder cases and 12 death penalty cases, including the prosecution of Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins, who was South Carolina’s most notorious serial killer.
"You like killing ... you like killing me," Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins taunted to the young prosecutor. It was 1983. Gaskins was on trial for the murder and rape of a dozen people, mostly in the Pee ...