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• He always had above average intelligence but he lost
interest in learning early and became intrigued with
petty larceny(theft of an item without a high value) and pyromania (an obsessive desire to set
fire to things.)
• His neighbors said he was difficult, spoiled and was
somewhat of a bully but was nice-looking.
• He was big for his age and he was violent
toward other students and missed 46 days of
kindergarten.
• His adoptive parents consulted at least one
psychotherapist due to his misconduct.
• He joined the army at 18 and later reconnected with his birth mother, who told him
about his illegitimate birth which disturbed him
especially because his real father was dead.
• Forensic anthropologist Elliot Leyton described David's
discovery of his adoption and illegitimate birth as the
"primary crisis" of his life as a revelation that he
shattered his sense of identity.
• Also, upon learning about his adoption he felt a lack of
belonging and a feeling of detachment from the world and others.
• They were sitting in their car when
Valentina was struck in the head with
two bullets killing her instantly.
• The next two shots hit the top of
Alexander's head.
• He died two hours later
• The police found a note addressed to
Captain Joe Borelli.
• Eight officers handled the letter and
even when their fingerprints were
eliminated, it seems that David only
used the tip of his fingers so the
fingerprints were unable for matching.
• Stacy and her boyfriend just saw a
movie and decided to take a stroll in
the park
• They noticed Berkowitz presence and they went back to the car but now he’s gone.
They sat and talked for awhile
when Berkowitz fired three shots
through the car window.
• Stacy collapsed in Robert’s arms. Robert was blinded by the
bullet
• Stacy died 38 hours later in the
Hospital and Robert was permanently blinded.
investigated Berkowitz's car which
was parked on the street outside his
Pine Street apartment in Yonkers, NY.
to search his car.
Berkowitz emerged from his
apartment.
carries his .44 Caliber gun in a
brown paper bag.
you got me. How come it took you
such a long time?"
• He was charged with murder in the second degree and
attempted murder in the second degree.
• He was sentenced to six life sentences on June 12, 1978
• He will serve a maximum term of 365 years.
• Berkowitz is now 69 years old.
Why he did the Things he did
• Berkowitz claims that his neighbor's dog Harvey was
possessed by an ancient demon and it commanded him
to kill. Psychiatrists state that Berkowitz might suffer from
paranoid schizophrenia.
• It is evident that the separation of his parents, death of his father and adoption played huge roles in his murderous rampage. They attributed to why he went after couples and
young girls.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/son-of-sam-arrested#:~:text=Berkowitz%20was%20given%20six%2025,he%20allegedly%20converted%20to%20Christianity.
https://time.com/3979004/son-of-sam-caught/
https://pix11.com/news/mother-of-son-of-sams-first-victim-donna-lauria-shares-anguish-on-40th-anniversary-of-murder/
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/son-sam-killer-murders-couple-bronx-1977-article-1.3065668
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/son-sam-victim-stacy-moskowitz-dies-article-1.3365692