thirsty lad, and he won t let me stop killing until he s had his fill of blood. it was a really miserably hot summer in new york. and everything went dark. and i heard someone on the street go, oh, it s a blackout! the looters were out almost instantly. and it felt apocalyptic. i remember going to bed that night thinking it was the end of the world. new york city in the early morning after a night of no electric power. what it did have in the dark streets was a wild outburst of crime. when the greatest city in the world goes black, it showed a crumbling america. then you have the son of sam on the loose. we always look for patterns in victims. there was this belief that he was only killing women with long, dark hair. i know the .44 killer is
those who didn t. and there were so many of them. martha: wonderful man. we are sad to report that american hero john keenan passed away this morning. the world war ii veteran from the greatest generation dedicated his life to serving our country. he landed on utah beach on june 6th, 1944. fought in the battle of the bulge. and later spent more than 30 years in new york city law enforcement. worked his way up to become new york city chief police detective and then after all of that, what did he do? he caught the serial killer known as the son of sam who terrorized new york city. this was a remarkable man who lived a remarkable life and had a beautiful family. it is hard to imagine a more full and blessed life and we are grateful that we got the chance to meet john keenan and we send our sympathies to his beautiful family on this night.
eastside. we happened to have been on fordham road in bronx county in july 13, with 77 when i saw how people could misbehave. jon: the big blackout 42 years ago that happened on this same night. amaze can. oo amazing. the coincidence is bizarre. but this is a different city today. the city of july 13, 1977 and 2019 are as different as mars and pluto. that was the son of sam time when things got out of hand. i don t see that anymore. it s unusual. but on the light side i have been waiting for those 20 years
island jail in new york city where infamous figures liar son of sam and john lennon s killer have been held. riker s is a network of nine jails and to say riker s is drowse. violence comes in all forms from other people incarcerated there to hands of the correction officers. reporter: manafort s possible move from what consider to be the confines of his low security prison to one of the country s most feared lock-ups comes as he awaits trial of new york state charges of mortgage fraud and some say to may him a pardon proof because the president can t commute sentences for state crimes. the president has expressed sympathy for manafort he hasn t discussed a pardon for him he says. i think more pressure on president trump from paul
sentenced for tax fraud, bank fraud and foreign lobbying violations. richards now works with a non-profit to help others with reentry into society. he won t have movement like he has in the federal system. he won t have his job that he goes to. his work detail. he won t have a work detail here. it s going to be detention. rikers houses 17,000 inmates, most are awaiting a trial, past prisoners include the son of sam dividend burkowitz, david lennon s killer and the city-owned facility has been criticized for poor conditions and brutality behind bars. some violence leading to death. you either be him the prey or the predator. and it s a choice that you make when you go there. and if you don t want to become a victim, you have to be as aggressive as you can to survive. reporter: manafort could spend months locked up in rikers. he would likely be kept