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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]
Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz in his police booking photo (Getty) “From the day I was shot, I had the sketches the NYPD made for me, and I carried that around in my handbag every day,” she ...
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 ...
Wendy Savino was the first victim of the notorious "Son of Sam" killer. She recalled his smiling face as he approached her in 1976 — only for him to repeatedly shoot her.
The police sketches of the murderer based on eyewitness accounts did not resemble Berkowitz, [6] and Berkowitz even alleged that he did not commit all of the Son of Sam murders himself and, as recently as 2020, that he was a member of a cult. [7] [8] Zeman recalls NYPD detectives saying off the record that they believed "Berkowitz did not act ...
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]
Berkowitz is serving six consecutive sentences for killing six people and wounded seven others in several attacks between July 1976 and July 1977 in NYC.
Maurice P. Terry Sr. (June 29, 1946 – December 10, 2015) [1] was an American journalist associated with researching the Son of Sam killings. Early career