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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]
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. [5]
He is known for writing the 1987 book The Ultimate Evil, which posited that the Son of Sam murders involved a satanic cult of serial killers rather than only David Berkowitz. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Legacy
In 1977, at the height of the Son of Sam scare in New York City, the killer, later identified as David Berkowitz, addressed letters to Breslin. [23] [24] Excerpts from the letters were published and used later in Spike Lee's film Summer of Sam, which Breslin, portraying himself, bookends. [25]
Son of Sam or David Berkowitz (born 1953) is an American serial killer. Son of Sam may also refer to: Son of Sam (band), an American horror punk band; Son of Sam, an Australian hip-hop artist, and member of the group Lgeez; Son of Sam, by Krizz Kaliko, 2013; Son of Sam, by Lucki, 2016 "Son of Sam" (song), by Elliott Smith, 2000
Al Howard was the owner of a notable New York City night club, who bought Showman’s Jazz Club after a career as a New York City Police Department detective. [1] [2] [3]During his career as a detective he was part of the team that apprehended David Berkowitz, the serial killer known as the "Son of Sam". [1]
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]
Summer of Sam premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 1999, and was released in the United States on July 2. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] It received mixed reviews from critics. [ 8 ] The film has an approval rating of 50% at Rotten Tomatoes based on 104 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.50/10.