How Netflix Sons of Sam killer tormented New York from unseen attacks to creepy notes
Notorious serial killer Son of Sam killed 6 people on a vicious murder spree in the 1970s, and his terror reign involved eluding cops, taunting the press with eerie letters, and threats of more crimes
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Invalid Date, THE people of the City of New York can rest easy tonight because police have captured a man they believe to be the Son of Sam , New York City Mayor Abraham Beame gleefully told a press conference after David Berkowitz s arrest.
After a year-long reign of terror which left six dead and seven more wounded, cops were relieved to have brought down the notorious lone gunman but not everyone is convinced Berkowitz had acted alone, while some fear that others involved in the spree could still be out there.
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David Berkowitz - who called himself Son of Sam - in police custody after six people were shot dead in New YorkCredit: AP
SERIES REVIEW by Richard Roeper THE SONS OF SAM: A DESCENT INTO DARKNESS Three stars
A four-part docuseries available Wednesday on Netflix.
Around the halfway mark of the four-part Neflix true-crime series The Sons of Sam, we re about 90% convinced the notorious serial killer David Berkowitz a.k.a. Son of Sam had at least one accomplice as he terrorized New York City with a series of gruesome execution-style murders in 1976-77 before he was apprehended by authorities.
Berkowitz looked nothing like the police sketches drawn from the memories of surviving victims. He had a neighbor in Yonkers named Sam Carr owner of the supposedly Satanic dog who ordered Berkowitz to commit the crimes. Sam Carr had two sons, John and Michael, who died in separate incidents within two years of Berkowitz s arrest. Berkowitz claimed the Carr brothers had taken part in the killings. (They were never charged.) Building blocks are laid down to form the foundation for a credible argument
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