David Berkowitz

“son of sam’
OCTOBER 20, 2010
Backgrou
nd
Born June 1, 1953

Adopted at Birth by two

parents

Grew up in an apartment
in the bronx bad part
people shooting up
heroin on the rooftops

His Emotional Problems

started at age 5
Backgrou
nd
mother died

dad and him moved

to better part of
the Bronx

still didnt fit in

with friends
Demonic
Experiences
Jumped in front of
trains and cars

Jumped off of walk

bridges

Believed he was
demon possessed
Life in
The Army
Joined army after high-
school

Went to korea

Dissapointment

Felt aimless and lonely at

age 21

Couldn't find a girlfriend

Start of
Witchcraft
met guys who were
involved in witchcraft

thought it was normal

was interested in
satanic arts

asked devil to come

into his life by
surrending himself to
the devil
Satanic
Beliefs
he thoght gid and
devil were partners

the devil to the evil

work to make god have
a peaceful kingdom

he had to wrok for the

devil to make god
happy
Nature of
Crimes
Started by stabbing a girls
Decided to only use guns
Used a .44 Caliber Gun
 Moti Victim
ve Profile
He thought he was helping God and
the Devil
Females
Long Hair
He thought the Dogs in his Age 20-35
neighborhood were telling him to
kill

Signatu
re
He signed his notes
“Son of Sam”
The
Investig
ation
New York City was in a Panic

No real Suspects were found

Police Gave Berkowitz a parking ticket

near one of the murders which pieced
the investigation together.

That evidence along with letters he

wrote to Carr and the Cassaras, his
military background, his appearance,
and an arson incident lead to his
arrest.
The
Letters
He sent several letters
signing them “Son of
Sam” to show he was
insane

The letters talked

about how he was
working for the devil
and dogs commanded him
to kill
Confessi
on
While Robert Ressler
interviewed him he confessed
that:

When Police arrested him he was

happy

He admitted that the letters

were a scam to try to prove
insanity

He said he killed because of

what happened to his biological
mother and his trouble with
females
Sentenci
ng
Berkowitz was found
to be sane at the
time of the murders

He was sentenced to
365 years in prison
His Stay
in Jail
At first Berkowitz was a
terrible prisoner who
would go insane

In 1989 he became a
Born-Again Christian and
is now much more
peaceful

He is now the Prison

Chaplain and runs his
own website