reporter: son of sam. how david berkowitz identified himself in 1977. serial killer shot 13, murders 6 before getting caught. i had a certain amount of rage in my heart regarding mr. berkowitz. reporter: joseph coffey led the task force created to catch berkowitz. emotionally you have memories coming back to you all the time. reporter: his background giving a unique perspective into the long island investigation. keep this in mind. these bodies were hidden for a purpose. whoever this is, didn t anticipate that these bodies would be found. reporter: what does that say to you? when he started this crime wave, if you want to call it that it was a vendetta. afraid of getting caught. reporter: finding evidence here, a challenge. the brush too thick even for police dog, but coffey says more leads may develop by learning how the four identified victims got there. all were known prostitutes. interview cab drivers. not necessarily as the
perpetrator but as witnesses. because these women had to have transportation to get to and from their jobs. reporter: do you think the person or persons responsible for what s happening out here wants to be caught? no. that s a falsie. reporter: is it? no. they say that all the tile. he wants to be caught, that s baloney. reporter: coffey s reminded of another long island serial killer. joel ripken who altargeted prot-of-profit kuts. convicted of nine but confessed to murdering 17. whoever did this knows this area. whether born and raised here, whether he still lives here. you couldn t do what he s done without knowing the area. reporter: why not leave the area and go quiet xwli. because they love the game. and this is a game to them. reporter: coffey believes the person or persons responsible for what s happening ho ining o will not stop until he is caught. in jones beach, jason carroll, cnn, new york. chilly, new details about
thank you, carol. live from skewedio 7, i m suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to date. warning of a massacre unless nato starts dropping bombs on misrata s fighter. under siege. the rebels suggest they cannot hold out much longer. witnesses say government troops are pelting the city with shells again today. the leaders of the united states, britain and france say moammar gadhafi must go. in an opinion piece published in major american and european newspapers they write, it is unthinkable someone who has tried to massacre his own people can play a part in their future government. in syria, anti-government protesters flooded the streets of a half dozen cities today. [ chanting ] this crowd here in damascus chanted god will defeat the tyrant human rights strongly condemns the government of bashir al assad. the groups have been tortured with electrical device, cables and whips. people who live or lived near the fukushima nuclear plant will soon get a check. the japan