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David Berkowitz AKA “Son of Sam”

David Berkowitz AKA “Son of Sam”. Claudia Drinnan. What Makes a Serial Killer?. Typically from a broken home Sexual and physical abuse Antisocial Average/above average intelligence No remorse for what they have done Many serial killers torture animals at a young age. Adolescence.

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David Berkowitz AKA “Son of Sam”

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  1. David BerkowitzAKA “Son of Sam” Claudia Drinnan

  2. What Makes a Serial Killer? • Typically from a broken home • Sexual and physical abuse • Antisocial • Average/above average intelligence • No remorse for what they have done • Many serial killers torture animals at a young age

  3. Adolescence • Adopted by Nat and Pearl Berkowitz • Antisocial, hyperactive and known as a bully • Big for his age and uncomfortable with his peers • He was devastated when his mother died in 1967 (he was 13) • This lead to a downward spiral for David

  4. Actions • Prior to his murders, he set 1,488 fires in NYC which he kept track of in a diary • 1975, the “demons” told him to try to kill a woman • She ran away with six wounds from his hunting knife, and he went out for a burger and fries • This was just the beginning for the “Son of Sam” • He called himself “Son of Sam” in a letter to the police

  5. Actions Cont. • David Berkowitz targeted women due to his hatred towards them • Killed six women between 1976 and 1977 • Alexander Esau • Christine Freund • Donna Lauria • Stacy Moskowitz • ValentinaSuriani • Virginia Voskerichian • He wrote letters to the police which were released to the public after his capture

  6. why? • What the “Son of Sam” did is considered morally evil • Evil is the intention or effect of causing harm or destruction • He was classified as a paranoid schizophrenic by psychiatrists • “Demons” told him to kill • He killed to make them stop, but they would only go away for a short while

  7. Where is he now? • The “Son of Sam” was sentenced to 365 years of jail where he remains • Sullivan Correctional Facility is where he was incarcerated • He was caught due to careful police work • A .44 caliber weapon was used on his victims

  8. Victims • The victims were all females under the age of twenty • The “demons” told him who to kill • In addition to the women he killed, several other people were seriously injured

  9. Media • This case received a great deal of publicity • Television, newspapers, radio • The movie “Summer of Sam” depicts what went on during the case

  10. Bibliography • http://www.biography.com/people/david-berkowitz-9209372 • http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/berkowitz/9.html • http://www.homicidesquad.com/Son_Of_Sam.htm

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