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David Richard Berkowitz (born Richard David Falco, June 1, 1953), also known as the Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer who pled guilty to perpetrating eight shootings in New York City between July 1976 and July 1977, which resulted in six fatalities. [2] .
Jun 7, 2024 · David Berkowitz, American serial killer who murdered six people in New York City in 1976–77. His crimes plunged the city into a panic and unleashed one of the largest manhunts in New York history. He became known as Son of Sam, which was the name he used in letters sent to newspapers during his killing spree.
- John Philip Jenkins
May 5, 2021 · W hen the serial killer David Berkowitz, who called himself Son of Sam, was arrested on Aug. 10, 1977, it seemed to mark the end of an era of terror that had gripped New York City for months.
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- Mahita Gajanan
May 4, 2021 · Across 13 months of 1976 and 1977, fear over the Son of Sam murders perpetrated by then-unknown serial killer David Berkowitz gripped the citizens of New York City. Six women and men were...
Oct 7, 2023 · Learn how David Berkowitz, a lonely and angry young man, became the notorious Son of Sam who terrorized New York with his random shootings in 1976-1977. Discover how he was caught, what he claimed, and what happened to him after his arrest.
- John Kuroski
May 28, 2024 · David Berkowitz, who confessed to six murders in New York City in the 1970s, was rejected by the Board of Parole for the twelfth time. He claimed to be a satanist and a born-again Christian in a 2017 interview with CBS News.
Jun 3, 2022 · On August 10, 1977, David Berkowitz, commonly referred to as "Son of Sam," was arrested and charged with murdering six people and seriously wounding seven others in New York City. Although his crime spree lasted just over a year, the "Son of Sam" remains one of the United States' most prolific serial killers.
