Episode 008: David Berkowitz – The Son of Sam Part 2

on December 17, 2010 in Podcast Episodes, Serial Killers by Brian Combs

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Last week, we began exploring the story of David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam. At the end of the last shooting last week, he had left a rambling letter for the police. He’s already killed five, and the entire city of New York is gripped by terror. Nothing the police do seems to provide any leads. Then the Son of Sam begins a long love-affair with the press.

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Sources:
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition by Michael Newton
The Anatomy of Motive by John Douglas
The Serial Killer Files by Harold Schechter
Hunting Humans: The Rise of the Modern Multiple Murderer by Elliott Leyton
Serial Murder, 3rd Edition by Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes.
Son of Sam by Marilyn Bardsley on TruTV.com