A serial killer’s reign of terror

In a letter left in one of the scenes of crime, calling himself “son’s son”, David Berkovitz claimed that the voices were ordering him to kill him-He was starting to kill him in summer of 1976, he went to a 13-month-old impulsive murders in New York City, in which six dead and seven were injured.

David Berkovitz, James M of 1968. Kiran was seen here in a picture of JHS year, was born on 1 June 1953. He was left to adopt at birth and was picked up by Pearl and Nathan Berkovitz in Bronx, NY.

Berkovitz Self-picture

David Berkovitz in a self-picture from a coin-managed photo booth during its tenure in the army. He joined the army in 1971 at the age of 18, and served in South Korea. He was respected in 1974.

In March 1976, he began working as a part -time mail sorter in an American Postal Service Hub in Bronx.

Firing begins

Berkovitz terrorized New York City by killing six people in random random firing from July 1976 to July 1977: New York City:

29 July, 1976: Jodi Valenti and Donna Lauria, 18, were shot, were shot as they were sitting in a steep car in the bronx, NY Lauria’s death immediately died to her neck from a gun bullet. Valenti survived.

October 23, 1976: Carl Denaro, 20, and Rosemary Keenan, 18, was shot in Denaro’s standing car. Both survived, but Danaro hit one of one of the bullets.

27 November, 1976: 18 -year -old Donna Demasi and Joan Lamino, after a late film, were walking near Lamino’s house at NY. Berkovitz followed him briefly, then shot him. Demasi survived without permanent physical damage, but the Lamino was paralyzed.

30 January, 1977: Christine Freeds, 26, and her fiancée, John Dial, were shot as they were sitting in a steep car in flushing, NY Fraven died; Dial survived the attack.

“Sam’s son” survivor

“Sam’s son” victim Donna Demasi, who was shot in the neck in 1976, talks with a reporter as she arrives in court in Brooklyn, NY on 23 May 1978.

Shooting competition continues

The shooter, who was not yet known as David Berkovitz, shot strangers, often added to standing cars, and women usually had shoulder length, dark brown hair. He was described as “.44 Caliber Killer” by New York newspapers.

March 8, 1977: Police were shown in the scene where a 19 -year -old college student Virginia Vascarichian was shot and killed outside her house, a block in shooting in NY, from where Christine Frey was killed on 30 January.

Virginia vascarichian

March 8, 1977: 19 -year -old Virginia Vascarichian was shot on his face as she returned home from classrooms at Barnard College, where she was an honor student. She immediately died.

April 17, 1977: Valentina Suriani, 18, and her lover, 20 -year -old Alexander Esau was shot twice in Bronx, NY died as a result of gunshot wounds.

Berkovitz left a letter at the scene, signed “Sam’s son”.

“Sam’s son” letter

May 30, 1977: The shooter sent a handwritten letter to New York Daily News columnist Jimmy Breslin. It was signed “Sam’s son.”

Killer Tents Cops

June 6, 1977: New York Daily News published “Son of Sam’s” letter to bracelin.

Another couple shot

June 26, 1977: Police investigate a cadilac where Judy Plasido and Year Lupo were shot at Beyuside, Queens, NY

“Sam’s son” survivor

June 26, 1977: Judy Plasido [not pictured]17, and Sal Lupo, 20, was shot while leaving a disco in Queens, NY, beare Lupo is depicted, right, with friends. Plasido was shot three times; Both survived. .44 Four bullets were removed from the Caliber Revolver.

“Sam’s son” final victim

31 July, 1977: Brown 1968 Buke SkyLark, Robert Violent, 20, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, N, Y. Was parked in, where 19 -year -old Viilent and Stacey Moskovitz were shot by David Berkovitz. Moskovitz died; The viulta was partially blind.

Hunting “son of Sam”: in his own words

Sam’s son | The killer speaks

“Sam’s son” victim

31 July, 1977: A lover’s lane in Brooklyn was parked in a lane, 20 -year -old voluntene and 19 -year -old Moskovitz were shot in a vaullet’s car; This was his first date.

“The doctors said that I am not going to make it, and will be stacey,” Violent told CBS News.

A.44 Caliber Slug destroyed the left eye of the viulta and damaged his right eye as it was across his skull. Moscovitz died on his head with a gun bullet.

Hunting “son of Sam”: in his own words

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“Sam’s son” sketch

August 3, 1977: After the firing of Violent and Moscovitz, the police released a sketch of the shooting suspect, based on the details by the witnesses.

All shoots took place at Bronx, Brooklyn and Borfs in New York City, Queens.

“Sam’s son” caught

August 10, 1977: 24 -year -old Berkovitz of Yonkers, NY was arrested in front of his apartment building as he was sitting on the wheel of his car.

Detective John Fallotico and Edward Zigo, two arrested officers are depicted with suspected enrolls of the Brooklyn Criminal Court.

Berkovitz smiling in custody

August 10, 1977: Police officers Escort accused serial killer Berkovitz, known as “Sam’s son”, which was performed at the 84th Prisinkt Station in New York.

“Sam’s son” caught

August 11, 1977 NY Daily News’s front page reported the arrest. “44 caliber killer.”

“Sam’s son” caught

August 11, 1977: At Manhattan Police Headquarters, some of the hundreds of policemen involved in “Sam’s son” manhint read about their possession.

.44 Caliber Revolver

August 11, 1977: New York Mayor Abraham Beam, left, police detective Edward Zigo, is a .44 Caliber Revolver, “Sam’s son” serial killer, David Berkovitz’s alleged murder weapons, are at New York Police Headquarters.

Wall writing

August 12, 1977: These handwritten messages. 44-Caliber “were found on the wall in the apartment” Sam’s son “” shooting suspected David Berkovitz, Yonkar, in New York. Following his arrest, Berkovitz ordered a psychological evaluation ordered by a court, where he was found to be capable of testing.

May 8, 1978: Berkovitz convicted the firing.

David Berkovitz spoke outside

The guilty serial killer David Berkovitz is serving six consecutive lives. Since April 2016, he has been conveyed to the deadly improvement facility in NY, NY.

David Berkovitz told CBS News in 2017, “I see that people will never understand where I come from, no matter how much I try to explain it.”