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Son of Sam killer Berkowitz marked 40 years since arrest
Forty years after David Berkowitz, the so called Son of Sam, was arrested for the 1976 77 shootings six victims died and seven were wounded. Judge Richard A Brown recalls the dramatic courtroom moment and the city wide fear. Victims and witnesses describe the era of terror as police finally linked the shootings to Berkowitz and he pleaded guilty to life in prison.
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Mr. Monster
Sam
Richard A. Brown
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Sam” Saga
Donna Lauria
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Yonkers
Kings County Hospital
Carl Denaro
Denaro
U.S. Air Force
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