Donald Henry Gaskins – The Meanest Man in America

In this disturbing episode of Unlawful Acts, we delve into the life of Donald Henry Gaskins—a man who earned the chilling nickname “The Meanest Man in America.” Beneath his small stature and Southern charm lay a brutal killer who claimed to have murdered over 100 victims, using methods that ranged from drowning and dismemberment to feeding bodies to alligators. From his early years of abuse and reform schools to a killing spree that spanned decades—and even continued behind prison walls—Gaskins thrived on pain, control, and chaos. We explore the twisted psychology of a man who seemed born for violence and the system that failed to stop him time and time again. Step inside the mind of a sadist who couldn’t be caged—and didn’t want to be.