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I was asking because someone said this was connected to the Pee Wee Gaskins thing that was happening around this time. I don't remember hearing that connection being made before and was trying to find out more.
it wouldn't surprise me, he was known to hang around that area of N.Chas back then
My mom grew up on the next street over from Gary when she was little, my uncle was his friend. I was told the story of Gary when I was a little girl, about a little boy they had known that disappeared on his way home and was never seen again. I always thought about it. About two years ago I started lookng through local paper archives in Charleston to find articles about a missing teen, but I couldn't find a single thing about it. The only thing I could ever find was a couple of articles about a search they did on the beach in 1998. I was just baffled by the lack of press but perhaps they assumed it was a runaway since GAry was 15. Does anyone remember there being press about the disappearance?
I was asking because someone said this was connected to the Pee Wee Gaskins thing that was happening around this time. I don't remember hearing that connection being made before and was trying to find out more.
I have considered this possibility as well since Gaskins was active and living in Charleston in 1974. But I've never heard anyone make the connection either. I've asked police officers about it before and they all remember the case. Two "missing persons" websites have recently posted his name as a missing person as if the case is reopened as a cold case.
I live in south Texas and my parents received a christmas card from Gary's parents one year that said. P.S. if you see Gary, tell him to come home. My parents immediately called the Locklears to learn what happened. My parents are 84 years old now and still look for Gary in crowds and stores and everywhere they go in the hopes that they will recognize him. I have a picture of my family and Gary's family in my work cubicle and look at it daily and wonder what happened. I would be happy to send a copy of the photo. I was 3 yrs old on the photo and I think Gary was 4yrs old. Very sweet photo of us as kids. Sherie Adams
My mom grew up on the next street over from Gary when she was little, my uncle was his friend. I was told the story of Gary when I was a little girl, about a little boy they had known that disappeared on his way home and was never seen again. I always thought about it. About two years ago I started lookng through local paper archives in Charleston to find articles about a missing teen, but I couldn't find a single thing about it. The only thing I could ever find was a couple of articles about a search they did on the beach in 1998. I was just baffled by the lack of press but perhaps they assumed it was a runaway since GAry was 15. Does anyone remember there being press about the disappearance?
Speaking of Pee Wee Gaskins....old rumor has it that one of his cars is buried in MY yard!! I bought my home and property 18 years ago and bought the extra lot next door too. The elderly man next door (now deceased) told me that Pee Wee's cousin used to live here and that one night they all pulled up in a Mustang, got out and started digging a huge hole where my extra lot is, while holding flashlights. He said that the next day, "that car was gone and there was fresh dirt over a large area big enough to bury a small car in". I didn't pay any attention to it and forgot about it. Well, a few years ago, we started developing a sinkhole in that same spot that the old man pointed out to me. That hole gradually sank more and more
and one day I took the metal detector out there and definitely picked up a large area of metal. I have friends just dying to dig it up saying, "there maybe a Mustang down there with a body in the trunk!"
I don't think I want to know if there is....and definitely don't want the news crews all over my yard!
On the other hand, it would clear up the myth once and for all. In the meantime, I have filled the sinking spot with dirt and leaves that I rake up.
I watched the PBS documentary about Pee Wee's life and am glad that I never encountered him. Horrible person and he got what he deserved.
Do you have any idea what year the car was buried.
Speaking of Pee Wee Gaskins....old rumor has it that one of his cars is buried in MY yard!! I bought my home and property 18 years ago and bought the extra lot next door too. The elderly man next door (now deceased) told me that Pee Wee's cousin used to live here and that one night they all pulled up in a Mustang, got out and started digging a huge hole where my extra lot is, while holding flashlights. He said that the next day, "that car was gone and there was fresh dirt over a large area big enough to bury a small car in". I didn't pay any attention to it and forgot about it. Well, a few years ago, we started developing a sinkhole in that same spot that the old man pointed out to me. That hole gradually sank more and more
and one day I took the metal detector out there and definitely picked up a large area of metal. I have friends just dying to dig it up saying, "there maybe a Mustang down there with a body in the trunk!"
I don't think I want to know if there is....and definitely don't want the news crews all over my yard!
On the other hand, it would clear up the myth once and for all. In the meantime, I have filled the sinking spot with dirt and leaves that I rake up.
I watched the PBS documentary about Pee Wee's life and am glad that I never encountered him. Horrible person and he got what he deserved.
I'll be shocked if you don't have authorities digging up your yard after you posted this. For someone who didn't want the attention, you sure picked a ripe place to make such information public.
I'll be shocked if you don't have authorities digging up your yard after you posted this. For someone who didn't want the attention, you sure picked a ripe place to make such information public.
Not worried a bit.....I think it was just the ramblings of a very nosy neighbor.
I'll be shocked if you don't have authorities digging up your yard after you posted this. For someone who didn't want the attention, you sure picked a ripe place to make such information public.
I'm not a police officer and I'm wondering what's in the trunk of that car..LOL! seriously, I subscribed to this thread to follow the story. I remember the terror of Pee Wee Gaskins from my childhood, and I recently saw a "documentary" type show of his life. He was a deviant and crafty criminal whose crimes took years to piece together, and some are still unsolved.
If I were anyone remotely connected to the case, I would be digging up that old car, if there is, in fact, a car buried there and it turns out to be a true story. Of course, it could be an urban legend, but the seeds of curiosity have been planted here for sure!
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