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The Capture of David Berkowitz
“Son of Sam”
David Berkowitz was captured the evening of the Moskowitz and Violante shooting. A neighbor, who lived near the crime scene, by the name of Cecilia Davis, saw a man remove a parking ticket from their yellow Ford Galaxie, which had been parked too close to a fire hydrant. Authorities determined that Berkowitz had been issued the parking ticket.
Police then investigated his car parked on the street outside his apartment and found a rifle on the backseat. As they kept searching the vehicle they came across the .44 caliber Bulldog Pistol, along with maps of the crime scenes. Berkowitz was arrested outside his apartment on August 10, 1977. His first words upon arrest were reported to be “What took you so long?”
After the Arrest
Berkowitz now describes himself as a born-again Christian and says that his obsession with the occult and pornography played a major role in these murders. He sent a letter to New York governor George Pataki asking that his parole hearing be canceled, stating, "I can give you no good reason why I should even be considered." In June 2004, he was denied in his second parole hearing after he stated that he did not want one. The board saw that Berkowitz had a good record in the prison programs, but decided that the brutality of his crimes called for him to stay imprisoned. In July of 2006, the board once again denied parole on similar grounds to the hearing in 2004. Berkowitz was not in attendance at the hearing. Berkowitz is very involved in prison ministry and regularly counsels troubled inmates.
“Son of Sam”
David Berkowitz was captured the evening of the Moskowitz and Violante shooting. A neighbor, who lived near the crime scene, by the name of Cecilia Davis, saw a man remove a parking ticket from their yellow Ford Galaxie, which had been parked too close to a fire hydrant. Authorities determined that Berkowitz had been issued the parking ticket.
Police then investigated his car parked on the street outside his apartment and found a rifle on the backseat. As they kept searching the vehicle they came across the .44 caliber Bulldog Pistol, along with maps of the crime scenes. Berkowitz was arrested outside his apartment on August 10, 1977. His first words upon arrest were reported to be “What took you so long?”
After the Arrest
Berkowitz now describes himself as a born-again Christian and says that his obsession with the occult and pornography played a major role in these murders. He sent a letter to New York governor George Pataki asking that his parole hearing be canceled, stating, "I can give you no good reason why I should even be considered." In June 2004, he was denied in his second parole hearing after he stated that he did not want one. The board saw that Berkowitz had a good record in the prison programs, but decided that the brutality of his crimes called for him to stay imprisoned. In July of 2006, the board once again denied parole on similar grounds to the hearing in 2004. Berkowitz was not in attendance at the hearing. Berkowitz is very involved in prison ministry and regularly counsels troubled inmates.