Son of Sam: David Berkowitz · 1 Oct 2026 · 11 min

A Parking Ticket, a Guilty Plea, and the Stories Berkowitz Told

The .44 caliber killer smiled at his arresting officers and asked why it took so long — then spent decades rewriting the story of why he killed. This episode untangles the demonic possession claim, the Satanic cult theory, and the born-again transformation that replaced them both.

Son of Sam: David Berkowitz
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A Parking Ticket, a Guilty Plea, and the Stories Berkowitz Told

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New York City, summer of 1977. A killer who claimed a dog told him to do it.

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