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Donald P. We Gaskins kept his head down as he swab the jailhouse kitchen with a mop.

He'd been on the inside for years, and by 1955, the 22-year-old knew what happened when inmates

called attention to themselves.

Especially ones as scrawny as him, so for weeks he'd kept to himself, steering clear of his fellow prisoners, and today

was no different. He avoided eye contact as he mopped, focusing on a small puddle of mush oozing in a corner.

But when he turned around to pick up his bucket,

Gaskin slipped in the puddle and fell to the floor.

other inmates erupted in laughter, hooting and gasping like it was the funniest thing they'd ever

seen in their lives.

Gaskins felt himself flush, bright red, his heart pounding in his chest.

He breathed deep to keep himself from lunging at the guy closest to him.

When the laughter died down, Gaskins went back to his mopping without saying a word.

But as he passed the prep station, the glint of a small paring knife on the counter caught his arm. the even from convicts twice his size.

Maybe it was finally time to shut them all up for good. Hi, I'm Greg Paulson. This is Serial Killers, a parcast original. Every episode, we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers.

Today we're exploring the gruesome crimes of Donald Henry Gaskins, also known as the meanest man in America.

I'm here with my co-host Vanessa Richardson.

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