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Compact Murder · July 31 · 23 min

The Son of Sam

Between 1976 and 1977, an unknown gunman stalked New York City, attacking young women and couples with a .44-calibre revolver. Calling himself the Son of Sam, he taunted police through disturbing letters while an increasingly frightened city waited for his next attack. This episode follows David Berkowitz from his troubled upbringing and descent into violence to the shootings that killed six people, the vast police investigation and the parking ticket that finally led detectives to his door. Visit our website: Compact Murder Find us on our social media sites: Facebook Instagram Pinterest Youtube #SonOfSam #DavidBerkowitz #CompactMurder #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #CrimeHistory

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Between 1976 and 1977, an unknown gunman stalked New York City, attacking young women and couples with a .44-calibre revolver. Calling himself the Son of Sam, he taunted police through disturbing letters while an increasingly frightened city waited for his next attack. This episode follows David Berkowitz from his troubled upbringing and descent into violence to the shootings that killed six people, the vast police investigation and the parking ticket that finally led detectives to his door.

Visit our website: Compact Murder

Find us on our social media sites:

#SonOfSam #DavidBerkowitz #CompactMurder #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #CrimeHistory

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