David Richard Berkowitz
David Richard Berkowitz
David Berkowitz also known as the “Son of Sam” and “The .44Caliber Killer” was born on June 1, 1953. Berkowitz was born Richard David Falco in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Betty Broder and Joseph Kleinman. Broder was married to Tony Falco and had a daughter with him but Falco left her. She later had an affair with Kleinman and got pregnant, he told her to get rid of the baby but she had it anyway and put the baby under Falco’s name. A few days after his birth, he was adopted by Nathan and Pearl Berkowtiz. At an early age Berkowitz had an above average intelligence, but lost interest and became an infatuation with petty larceny and pyromania. He earned a reputation as the neighborhood bully. David was especially shy around girls. His mother Pearl, the only person he was ever close to, died of breast cancer in 1967. David wasn’t close to his father very well and disliked the woman his father later married. Berkowitz joined the U.S army in 1971, and was active until 1974. He wanted to die a glorious death in Vietnam but instead got shipped to Korea. He qualified as a sharpshooter especially with the M16 rifle. He was discharged and returned back to New York. Afterward he tried to search for his birth mother what he had found will then propel him on to the streets in search for blood. He learned his conception and birth, and soon he and his birth mother lost contact with one another. Berkowitz then joined a cult of Satan worshipers.
Berkowitz had killed 6 people and wounded 7 others. His first attack was on Christmas Eve in 1975. He attacked the woman with a knife and only injured her, and decided that next time he would use a gun. On that Christmas Eve a serial killer was born. He visited an old army friend and he help him get a .44 caliber bulldog revolver. Berkowitz claimed that the demons inside of him were driving him to kill. In 1976 Berkowitz was driving his car and saw Donna Lauria. Donna was dropping off a friend and as she
David Berkowitz also known as the “Son of Sam” and “The .44Caliber Killer” was born on June 1, 1953. Berkowitz was born Richard David Falco in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Betty Broder and Joseph Kleinman. Broder was married to Tony Falco and had a daughter with him but Falco left her. She later had an affair with Kleinman and got pregnant, he told her to get rid of the baby but she had it anyway and put the baby under Falco’s name. A few days after his birth, he was adopted by Nathan and Pearl Berkowtiz. At an early age Berkowitz had an above average intelligence, but lost interest and became an infatuation with petty larceny and pyromania. He earned a reputation as the neighborhood bully. David was especially shy around girls. His mother Pearl, the only person he was ever close to, died of breast cancer in 1967. David wasn’t close to his father very well and disliked the woman his father later married. Berkowitz joined the U.S army in 1971, and was active until 1974. He wanted to die a glorious death in Vietnam but instead got shipped to Korea. He qualified as a sharpshooter especially with the M16 rifle. He was discharged and returned back to New York. Afterward he tried to search for his birth mother what he had found will then propel him on to the streets in search for blood. He learned his conception and birth, and soon he and his birth mother lost contact with one another. Berkowitz then joined a cult of Satan worshipers.
Berkowitz had killed 6 people and wounded 7 others. His first attack was on Christmas Eve in 1975. He attacked the woman with a knife and only injured her, and decided that next time he would use a gun. On that Christmas Eve a serial killer was born. He visited an old army friend and he help him get a .44 caliber bulldog revolver. Berkowitz claimed that the demons inside of him were driving him to kill. In 1976 Berkowitz was driving his car and saw Donna Lauria. Donna was dropping off a friend and as she
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