
Son of Sam (David Berkowitz, True Crime, Serial Killer)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Blood in Family, Darkness and Death, Absolute Depravity
On the back of the envelope there were four lines which read, blood in family, darkness and death, absolute depravity. The new letter itself read, hello from the gutters of n y c, which are lled with dog manure, vomit, stale wine, urine and blood. If i shall be fortunate enough to meet you, i will tell you all about sam, if you like, and i will introduce you to him. His name is sam the terrible. Forward them to the inspector for use by n c i c, that is the national crime information center. In their blood and from the gutter, sam's creation, forty four here are some names to help you along
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A terrifying series of killings in NYC in 1976 included letters to police from the killer calling himself "Son of Sam". Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, how David Berkowitz was arrested and confessed, and then ask did he really act alone?
