Gaskins Criminal History By lmesser 1946 Convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder 1953 Murdered inmate while in prison 1955 Escape from prison 1961 Released from prison 1963 Arrested for rape of minor 1968 Released from prison 1969 Murder of female hitchhiker 1970 Murder of Janice Kirby and Patricia Ann Alsbrook Kirby (15) was his niece and Alsbrook (17) was her friend 1971 Poisoning of Martha Ann Dicks (age 20) 1973 Drowning of Doreen Hope Dempsey (age 22) and her daughter, Robin Michelle Dempsey (age 2) 1975 Murder of Johnny Sellers (age 36) and Jessie Ruth Judy (age 22) 1975 Murder of Silas Barnwell Yates (age 45) Hired for this murder 1975 Murder of Kim Ghelkins (age 13) Apr 10, 1975 Murder of Diane Bellamy Neely (age 25) and Avery Leroy Howard (age 34) Oct 10, 1975 Murder of Dennis Bellamy (age 27) and John Henry Knight (age 15) Dec 4, 1975 Arrested for murders of Dennis Bellamy and Johnny Knight May 24, 1976 Tried for murder May 28, 1976 Guilty of murder charge Sentenced to death and then life in prison Sep 12, 1982 Murder of Rudolph Tyner (age 23) fellow inmate Sep 6, 1991 Executed
