2. Who is the
• The Son of Sam (David Berkowitz) was a deranged American
serial killer who terrorized the city of New York in the summer
of 1976-1977. He killed 6 people and wounding 7 others.
Berkowitz said that he was commanded to kill by a demon
who possessed his neighbor's dog. Berkowitz also claims to
have been apart of a satanic cult.
• Most of Berkowitz victims were blonde which had the people
of new york dying there hair color to brunette’s . He also killed
couples. Shooting a fatal shot to the female but wounding the
male.
3.
4. • David Berkowitz named himself the “Son Of
Sam” because The owner of the dog that was
sending David all the demonic order’s was
called Sam. Therefore he named himself that
• What makes Berkowitz different from other
serial killers was that he always left a Note
taunting the police a the crime scene of one of
his victims.
9. How Many Victims did SON OF SAM have?
• He killed 6 people and wounding 7
• Donna Lauria, Bobby
Violante, Rosemary
Keenan, Carl Denaro, Kristine
Freund, Stacy Moskawitz +
more
10. Murder Weapon
Although, David Berkowitz
began his killing spree
using a knife as his
preferred weapon, he was
also known as the .44
Caliber Killer. He made the
switch from edged weapon
to a 44. caliber Charter
Arms Bulldog Pug.
interestingly, the Bulldog, a
revolver designed to fire a
large, slow-moving
bullet, was one of the
original weapons issued to
the Federal Air Marshals
(Sky Marshals).
11. The arrest of
• Berkawitz was caught after he shot and killed
one of his victims, when he returned to his car
and noticed a parking ticket, and a lady who
was walking her dog saw him and recognized
his mugshot