Son of Sam
New York murderer
Son of Sam was the self-styled name of David Berkowitz, a serial killer who terrorized New York City in 1976–77, shooting couples in parked cars.
The name comes from a letter he sent to police claiming a neighbor's dog commanded him to kill.
Son of Sam laws, enacted afterward, prevent criminals from profiting by selling their stories.
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- lone gunmanIndividual armed attacker acting independently
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- New York CityAmerica's largest city
- 1977Four-digit date
murder · crime spree · manhunt · letters · paranoia · Bronx · Brooklyn · Queens · summer · fear · shooting · couples · darkness · demon · dog · possessed · neighbor · tabloid
- 1977Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever, disco, punk rock, Sex Pistols
- New York historyEllis Island, Tammany Hall, Erie Canal, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park
- 1970sdisco, Watergate, Nixon, Vietnam War, Saturday Night Fever
- 1976bicentennial, Concorde, Nadia Comaneci, punk rock, Ramones
- Horror PunkSamhain, Danzig, Balzac, Graves, Doyle
criminal notoriety
Son of Samhero
One admired for courage
Mother Teresa · lifesaver · saint · savior · Mr. Rogers