Son of Sam's reign of terror, known as the "summer of fear", saw him kill six and wound seven people with a .44 caliber revolver.He would leave disturbing, satanic notes at the crime scenes, taunting the police and promising to strike again.The killer, now known to be 24-year-old postal worker David Berkowitz, targeted mainly young women with long, dark hair.He evaded police capture for over a year, making headlines all over the world with his sick crimes.
Berkowitz was finally arrested on August 10, 1977.Days before, a woman walking her dog past the scene of Son of Sam's latest shooting saw police ticketing a car.Moments later, a young man walked past her with a "dark object" in his hand.
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