Son of Sam: David Berkowitz · 6 Oct 2026 · 12 min

The Demon Dog Confession: Berkowitz Speaks and a City Exhales

David Berkowitz walked out of his Yonkers apartment on August 10, 1977, saw the detectives, smiled, and asked why it took them so long — and what came next was even stranger. This chapter unpacks the arrest, the demonic dog confession, and the psychiatric battle that would define the Son of Sam case.

Son of Sam: David Berkowitz
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The Demon Dog Confession: Berkowitz Speaks and a City Exhales

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He walked out of his apartment building in Yonkers just before ten o'clock at night, saw the detectives waiting for him, and smiled. Not a startled smile.

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