Gaskins classified these victims as "coastal kills": people, both men and women, who he killed purely for pleasure, on average approximately once every six weeks, when he went hunting to quell his feelings of "bothersome-ness".
Gaskins categorized his victims as "coastal killings," meaning they were individuals who were murdered solely for gratification, with a pattern of killing occurring approximately once every six weeks when he went hunting to alleviate his feelings of annoyance.