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May 5, 2021 · A new Netflix true crime docuseries focuses on an investigative journalist who was convinced that serial killer David Berkowitz couldn't have acted alone.
- Mahita Gajanan
- 2 min
- What Did David Berkowitz’s Letters Say?
- The Son of Sam Letter
- The Breslin Letter
- Berkowitz Letters to Maury Terry, Breslin and More
Berkowitz wrote letters during his killing spree detailing his motives, beginning with the Son of Sam letter that he left at a crime scene in April 1977 for the police to find. He was also believed to be the author of a letter sent to newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin the following month, and may have also been behind a series of threatening letter...
The first letter police received from Berkowitz was the ‘Son of Sam’ letter. It was discovered on 17th April, 1977, near the bodies of Alexander Esau and Valentina Suriani, who had been shot while sitting in Suriani’s car in The Bronx. The hand-written letter, partly written in block capitals, was addressed to New York Police Department captain Jos...
In May 1977, New York Daily News journalist Jimmy Breslin received a handwritten letter from someone claiming to be the serial killer. Breslin showed the letter to police before it was published, and they believed from its contents that it had been written by someone with knowledge of the murders. The letter – with a few portions deleted at the req...
In the years since his imprisonment, Berkowitz has continued to write letters, and others written before his arrest have also been uncovered. While he was living in Pine Street, Yonkers in New York in the months leading up to his arrest, Berkowitz wrote threatening letters to his neighbour, Craig Glassman. They included the words “You have been cho...
The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness is a 2021 docuseries that premiered on Netflix on May 5, 2021. [1] The show profiles Maury Terry, a journalist who spent 40 years trying to prove that the notorious serial killer David Berkowitz did not act alone. [2]
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]
Apr 2, 2014 · David Berkowitz, known as Son of Sam, murdered six people in New York City from 1976 to 1977, claiming he received orders from a demon-possessed dog.
May 5, 2021 · The perpetrator was later found out to be 22-year-old David Berkowitz, who through letters left at the crime scenes mythologised himself as the “Son of Sam”.
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May 6, 2021 · After watching Netflix's new doc Sons of Sam, you might be wondering, where is Son of Sam now & is David Berkowitz still alive today? We have the answers as to how he was caught, his jail...
