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"The Demons were howling for blood"
David's Early Life
David Berkowitz or better known as Son Of Sam, was born on June 1, 1953. He was the adopted son of Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz. The family lived in the Bronx. Although the couple loved and cherish their son, Berkowitz still grew up feeling rejected because he knew he was adopted.
His size and appearance did not help matters. He was larger than most of the kids his age and not particularly attractive. His parents were not social people and Berkowitz followed in that path, developing a reputation for being a loner.
David's mother Pearl Berkowitz was diagnosed with breast cancer and died in 1967. David became extremely depressed and devastated. His mother's death ultimately destroyed his own life. He became less social, failed in school and resented his dad's new wife. The newly wed couple moved away to Florida leaving Berkowitz who was only 18 at the time behind.
Berkowitz joined the army and left the service after three years. During his stay in the army he had his first and only sexual experience with a prostitute and as a result caught a venereal disease. Once Berkowitz returned from the army he found out his birth mother was still alive and that he also had a sister. There was a brief reunion with his mother and sister but soon after his paranoia drove him into isolation.