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The story of the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, who was found guilty of six murders committed in New York City in the late 1970s, once again returns to prime time in Netflix’s new documentary
The Sons of Sam. Though Berkowitz is the titular focus, the four-part series organizes events around a different Yonkers resident. The series chronicles the white-whale search of investigative reporter Maury Terry, who maintained Berkowitz was not the sole perpetrator of the New York City killing spree. His investigations and his book,
The Ultimate Evil, attempted to connect Berkowitz’s crimes to other occult-linked killings in the United States, while also proving the Berkowitz murders required accomplices namely Berkowitz’s neighbors John and Michael Carr, the actual sons of Sam (Sam Carr).
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
Who were David Berkowitz s victims?
The Sons of Sam is a Netflix documentary series that covers the true story of murderer David Berkowitz.
His year long reign of terror started in the summer of 1976.
Berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven others by July 1977.
Lauria and Valenti shooting (July 1976)
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Donna Lauria was Berkowitz s first victimCredit: murderpedia.org
The first shooting attributed to the Son of Sam occurred in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx.
At about 1.10am on July 29, 1976, Donna Lauria, an emergency medical technician, 18, and her friend Jody Valenti, a nurse, 19, were sitting in Valenti s double-parked Oldsmobile, discussing their evening at Peachtree s, a New Rochelle disco.