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Aug 2021
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Were the Son of Sam Killings a Conspirac...

JIMMY AKIN
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Forty-four years ago this month, David Berkowitz was arrested and confessed to the Son of Sam shootings. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether he acted alone and what role satanism may have played in the murders.

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