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Crime & Trafficking · Serial killers
A series of shootings attributed to the Son of Sam left six people dead and several others wounded in New York City. Public and scholarly discussion has included conspiracy-oriented claims about whether the Son of Sam crimes involved more than one actor.
Open the caseNew York City2
- Documented · A series of shootings attributed to the Son of Sam left six people dead and several others wounded in New York City.
- Documented · The Son of Sam case became a major media and public-fear episode that held New York City’s attention during the mid-1970s crime wave.
Son of Sam2
- Documented · Son of Sam laws are statutes designed to stop criminals from profiting from books, shows, or other accounts of their crimes.
- Contested · Public and scholarly discussion has included conspiracy-oriented claims about whether the Son of Sam crimes involved more than one actor.
David Abrahamsen1
- Documented · Psychiatrist David Abrahamsen published a book-length account titled Confessions of Son of Sam concerning Berkowitz.
David Berkowitz1
- Official · David Berkowitz is widely identified as the perpetrator known as the Son of Sam.
Donna Lauria1
- Documented · Donna Lauria and Jody Valenti were shot in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx in an attack linked to the Son of Sam case.
People v. Berkowitz1
- Documented · Berkowitz was prosecuted in the criminal matter People v. Berkowitz.