'Son of Sam' killer Berkowitz denied parole in 12th attempt

on august 10th 1977. David Berkowitz, also known as son of SaM, *** serial killer in new york was arrested. Berkowitz was responsible for killing six young people and wounding seven others with *** 44 caliber revolver giving him his other nickname. The 44 caliber killer. The man is um, he's ill is something you can't be out on the street. I mean he could happen to anybody and you never know. He targeted young, attract women with long brown hair, causing hundreds of women to cut their hair short and dye it blonde. The 24 year old who was later diagnosed as *** paranoid schizophrenic claimed to hear voices of demons that told him to commit murder including from *** black labrador retriever owned by his neighbor named Sam Carr. He also saw Sam Carr as *** powerful demon and was referring to him when he later called himself son of Sam I'm afraid of everything. I was never so much afraid in my life as I am now. During the one year he spent terrorizing new york city, Berkowitz sent bizarre and threatening letters to his neighbors. They began to suspect him to be the son of Sam and reported him to local police. *** combination of those reports and *** wit Who connected him to one of his attacks led to his arrest, where he admitted to being the son of Sam less than *** year later, he pleaded guilty to the murders and was given six sentences of 25 years to life, which was the maximum penalty allowed at the time. He has since been denied parole.

“Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz, who set New York City on edge with late-night shootings in the 1970s, was denied parole after his twelfth board appearance.Berkowitz, 70, was rejected after a Board of Parole prison interview on May 14, according to information listed on a state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision web site. Officials with the corrections agency would not provide additional information on Tuesday.Berkowitz terrorized the city with a series of shootings that killed six people and wounded seven beginning in July 1976. The shooter targeted young women and couples sitting in cars. The papers called him the ”.44 Caliber Killer.” In taunting notes to police and a journalist, he called himself “Son of Sam” and said he received demonic messages to kill.Berkowitz was arrested Aug. 10, 1977, a little more than a year after the first victim, Donna Lauria, was shot and killed in the Bronx.The New York Police Department formed a 200-person task force to find the killer. The case was finally cracked after a witness reported a strange man on the street near the final shooting. Police checked traffic tickets that had been issued in the area and traced them to Berkowitz’s car and home in nearby Yonkers.Berkowitz was sentenced in 1978 to the maximum prison term of 25 years to life for each of the six slayings. He first became eligible for parole in 2002.Berkowitz has since expressed remorse and said he is a born-again Christian. He is being held at Shawangunk Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison about 60 miles north of New York City.

ALBANY, N.Y. —

“Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz, who set New York City on edge with late-night shootings in the 1970s, was denied parole after his twelfth board appearance.

Berkowitz, 70, was rejected after a Board of Parole prison interview on May 14, according to information listed on a state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision web site. Officials with the corrections agency would not provide additional information on Tuesday.

Berkowitz terrorized the city with a series of shootings that killed six people and wounded seven beginning in July 1976. The shooter targeted young women and couples sitting in cars. The papers called him the ”.44 Caliber Killer.” In taunting notes to police and a journalist, he called himself “Son of Sam” and said he received demonic messages to kill.

Berkowitz was arrested Aug. 10, 1977, a little more than a year after the first victim, Donna Lauria, was shot and killed in the Bronx.

The New York Police Department formed a 200-person task force to find the killer. The case was finally cracked after a witness reported a strange man on the street near the final shooting. Police checked traffic tickets that had been issued in the area and traced them to Berkowitz’s car and home in nearby Yonkers.

Berkowitz was sentenced in 1978 to the maximum prison term of 25 years to life for each of the six slayings. He first became eligible for parole in 2002.

Berkowitz has since expressed remorse and said he is a born-again Christian. He is being held at Shawangunk Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison about 60 miles north of New York City.

'Son of Sam' killer Berkowitz denied parole in 12th attempt

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