This week we begin part one of our dive into David Berkowitz (Son of Sam). Born out of wedlock, David was adopted by a Jewish family unable to have children of their own. At a young age, David felt isolated and struggled with depression. Eventually, David begins hearing voices compelling him to kill. David attacked two victims with a knife on Christmas Eve of 1975, but the voices didn’t stop. After acquiring a .44-caliber revolver illegally in the summer of 1976, David begins his reign of terror across New York.

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Thank you to this week's sources:

Serial Killers : The Psychosocial Development of Humanity’s Worst Offenders
By William M. Harmening

Son of Sam
By Lawrence D. Klausner

Wall Street Journal: The Long History of Difficult Divorces

Wikipedia: Co-op City, Bronx