The Son of Sam

In this episode we look at the life and times of the Son of Sam. David Berkowitz, born Richard David Falco, engaged in a killing spree between July 29, 1976 and July 31 1977 taking the lives of many innocent couples in New York City. In his furious writings to the cops Berkowitz would describe himself as the Son of Sam, a name that would forever become synonymous with that time in the city's history. During a period where America and specifically New York City, where the killings took place, was undergoing a crisis of confidence. New York was home to rampant crime, a fiscal crisis and urban decay. 1976 where Berkowitz crimes became was described by many as the worst year in American history and 1977 in New York saw a massive black out which would see looting and fires. Berkowitz a very lonely young man who struggled to fit and felt rejected by the women in his life would become the horror of horrors in a city which was rejected by the rest of the nation and where many were anonymous.