Serial killer doco everyoneâs talking about Netflixâs new true crime hit looks at New Yorkâs most terrifying year â and one manâs obsession with a deranged killer.
TV by Candace Sutton 12th May 2021 6:16 PM It was the summer of 1976, around 1.10am on July 29, when two young women were sitting in a car in Pelham Bay, a neighbourhood of the Bronx, in the northern part of New York City. Jody Valenti, 19, and Donna Lauria, 18, a nursing and a medical student, were sitting in Ms Valenti s Oldsmobile in front of Ms Lauria s home, discussing the holidays and their futures.
Netflix hit Sons of Sam re-examines New York s summer of terror
12 May, 2021 07:02 AM
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David Berkowitz was arrested in New York on August 10, 1977. Photo / AP
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By: Candace Sutton
It was the summer of 1976, around 1.10am on July 29, when two young women were sitting in a car in Pelham Bay, a neighbourhood of the Bronx, in the northern part of New York City.
Jody Valenti, 19, and Donna Lauria, 18, a nursing and a medical student, were sitting in Valenti s Oldsmobile in front of Lauria s home, discussing the holidays and their futures.
Lauria s parents had just arrived home after an evening out, inviting Valenti upstairs before they went inside.
Serial killer doco everyoneâs talking about Netflixâs new true crime hit looks at New Yorkâs most terrifying year â and one manâs obsession with a deranged killer.
TV by Candace Sutton 12th May 2021 6:16 PM It was the summer of 1976, around 1.10am on July 29, when two young women were sitting in a car in Pelham Bay, a neighbourhood of the Bronx, in the northern part of New York City. Jody Valenti, 19, and Donna Lauria, 18, a nursing and a medical student, were sitting in Ms Valenti s Oldsmobile in front of Ms Lauria s home, discussing the holidays and their futures.
NYC crime rewind: How S.I. helped catch ‘Son of Sam’ in summer of 1977
Updated May 07, 1:33 PM;
Posted May 07, 8:00 AM
Son of Sam suspect David Berkowitz, stands before Criminal Court Judge Richard Brown at the Criminal Court building in Brooklyn on Aug. 11, 1977 to hear charges accusing him in six random murders that terrorized New York City. (Photo by Stan Wolfson/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It was the sweltering summer of 1977 and New York City was under siege. A lone gunman dubbed “Son of Sam” had been terrorizing the five boroughs for more than a year.
The Queen s darkest hour: The day Her Majesty came back from the brink
17 Apr, 2021 07:41 AM
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As the Queen prepares to say goodbye to Prince Philip, she faces one of her darkest moments. But it s not the first time she has faced adversity. Photo / Getty Images
As the Queen prepares to say goodbye to Prince Philip, she faces one of her darkest moments. But it s not the first time she has faced adversity. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Candace Sutton
As the Queen prepares to say goodbye to Prince Philip, she faces one of her darkest moments. But it’s not the first time she has faced adversity.