Smithsonian Channel revisits ‘Son of Sam’ case
Notorious killer was captured 40 years ago
To anyone who was living in New York City in 1977, the words “Son of Sam” have a chilling connotation even to this day.
Serial killer David Berkowitz went on a slaying spree that started in 1976 and went on for more than a year. Berkowitz, who called himself “Son of Sam,” terrorized the city during the height of the Disco Era by killing six people and critically wounding seven others until he was captured in the summer of 1977. Many of his victims were young adults enjoying a night of dancing at discos.
His final murder took place when he fatally shot Brooklyn resident Stacey Moskowitz on Shore Parkway in Bath Beach. Moskowitz’s date, Robert Violante, was shot in the eye and seriously injured but he survived.