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Jul 2025
48m 3s

David Berkowitz: The Son of Sam

WONDERY | TREEFORT MEDIA
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In the season finale of Killer Psyche, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong dives into the infamous case of David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam.” Between 1976 and 1977, Berkowitz wreaked havoc on the boroughs of New York with a string of shootings that took the lives of six people and wounded several others. Even more shocking was his motive: ... Show More
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