Son of Sam. The Story of America's Most Dangerous Serial Killer

A 23-year-old young man turned shooting into his hobby and made all of New York tremble. A story about David Berkowitz – the most dangerous living American serial killer. The investigation is based on letters, interviews, and conversations Berkowitz had with psychiatrists. The author is Mickey Knox, a criminal psychologist, one of the most popular true crime authors in Russia. In 1976, David Berkowitz would go for a walk in the park every month to find a couple of teenagers secluded in a car and shoot them. For a long time, his crimes were simply ignored. That’s when David had to write several letters, the contents of which literally paralyzed New York. The messages were sent on behalf of a certain Son of Sam. The sender was only discovered a year and a half later. Who is David Berkowitz? What drove him to kill, and who is this mysterious Sam? Was Berkowitz insane, or do we need to admit that normal people can kill for fun? How did a serial killer become a preacher with an army of thousands of fans, and what made him cooperate with the FBI? A terrifying story of the birth of mass hysteria, still shocking the world. New York has always been the murder capital of the world. No one would be surprised by shootings on the streets here... But nobody had ever thought of shooting people for no reason. There was no logic in it. These people were killed just for fun. — JIMMY BREESLIN, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Those who did not live in New York during those days are unlikely to understand the degree of madness that society reached. Everyone talked only about these shootings. Girls hurried to change their hair color and hairstyle; activist groups roamed the streets, ready to tear apart anyone who seemed suspicious at any moment… — ABRAHAM BEAM, MAYOR OF NEW YORK I should not have been born, but since it happened, you will have to get to know me. I am the Son of Sam. And I will return! — DAVID BERKOWITZ, SERIAL KILLER