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Son Of Sam

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David Berkowitz

Berkowitz
Birth name: Richard David Falco
Alias(es): Son of Sam
Born: June 1, 1953 (1953-06-01) (age 54)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Number of victims: 13 shot, six dead, seven wounded
Country where killings occurred: U.S.
States where killings occurred: New York
Span of killings: July 29, 1976 through July 31, 1977
Date apprehended: August 10, 1977
Penalty: six life terms (365 years)
David Richard Berkowitz (born June 1, 1953), also known as the .44 Caliber Killer and the Son of Sam, is an American serial killer.

Shortly after his arrest in 1977, Berkowitz confessed to killing six people and wounding seven others during eight shootings in New York City between 1976 and 1977. He has been imprisoned for the crimes since 1977. The crimes had terrorized New York for a year, and earned publicity due to Berkowitz's claim that a neighbor's dog was possessed by a demon that commanded Berkowitz to kill.

Berkowitz later amended his confession to claim he was the shooter in only two incidents, personally killing three people and wounding a fourth. The other victims were killed, Berkowitz claimed, by members of a violent Satanic cult of which he was a member. Though he remains the only person charged with or convicted of the shootings, some law enforcement authorities argue that Berkowitz's claims are credible: according to John Hockenberry [1] of MSNBC, many officials involved in the original "Son of Sam" case suspected that more than one person was perpetrating the murders. Hockenberry also reports that the Son of Sam case was reopened in 1996, and as of 2004, it was still considered open.

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Donna Lauria and Jody Valenti shooting
3 Carl Denaro and Rosemary Keenan shooting
4 Donna DeMasi and Joanne Lomino shooting
5 Christine Freund and John Diel shooting
6 Virginia Voskerichian shooting
7 Press conference...