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David Berkowitz was born Richard David Falco on June 1, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York City. [3]: 73 Within a few days of his birth, his biological mother, Elizabeth "Betty" Broder, gave the child away. [3]: 80 Broder had grown up as part of an impoverished family and was working as a waitress.
Serial killer David Berkowitz mentioned the Perry murder in a few letters, suggesting that he heard details of the crime from "Manson II", the alleged culprit. In the San Jose Mercury News, Jessie Seyfer noted that "investigators interviewed Berkowitz in prison and now believe he has nothing of value to offer" regarding the Perry case. [12]
The killer, David Berkowitz, later identifies himself as "Son of Sam" in a note left at a murder scene. Berkowitz lives in a messy apartment, where he is driven crazy by the barking of a neighbor's large black labrador, Harvey, the dog of Sam Carr, and has a vision of the dog directing him to kill.
Wendy Savino, 87, recalled the moment that David Berkowitz, dubbed the “Son of Sam” killer, walked up to her car in a Bronx parking lot on an April night in 1976, grinning as he stepped closer ...
Robert R. McElroy/GettyDavid Berkowitz, aka the Son of Sam, killed six New Yorkers and wounded seven more—all with his trademark .44 caliber revolver—before being caught on Aug. 10, 1977. A ...
18-year-old Donna Lauria was the first victim of the Son of Sam killer in 1976. 40 years later, her mother reflects on the tragedy.
Berkowitz is now serving a 300-year prison sentence for the shooting of 13 people and killing six between July 1976 and July 1977. He was the only one who was ever charged for these crimes, but Terry insisted that Berkowitz was acting on behalf of a satanic cult known as "The Children," which allegedly was connected to Charles Manson.
Some crime scenes are places where history was changed forever, and they can still be seen today. Here are some of the most infamous ones. Famous Crime Scenes You Can Visit Across America