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00:00I, Jimmy Carter, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President
00:06of the United States, the office of President of the United States, and will to the best
00:12of my life, Jimmy Carter is sworn in as President of the United States, promising
00:17a turning point after the Watergate trials and the resignation of Richard Nixon.
00:22So help me God.
00:26But the Cold War is still raging, and Russian President Briesnev reviews
00:31his forces on the Russian square.
00:34In Britain, this summer, crowds celebrate the region's Silver Jubilee.
00:46Her Majesty walks on foot, almost mobbed by her devoted subjects.
00:52But in New York, in July, another type of crowd, composed of journalists, stormed
00:58a police car outside the 84th Precinct headquarters.
01:17The reason?
01:18The capture of a man suspected of being one of the strangest murderers ever
01:22terrorized the city.
01:28The story takes place not on the island of Manhattan, the most famous but also the smallest of the
01:32five administrative districts of the city, but beyond the East River, in the other four,
01:37Brooklyn, Queens, Yonkers and the Bronx, where most of the population lives.
01:45It was in this tidy and clean suburb that a man, first called the murderer of the
01:51.44 caliber, then the son of Sam, started a year of terror.
01:59While the South Bronx has become infamous for being the cradle of crime, more
02:03to the north there are calmer areas where law-abiding citizens, many of them of Arab origin
02:08Italian, they sit on the terraces chatting on summer nights.
02:13On the morning of July 29, 1976, two teenagers, Donna Loria and Jody Valente, were talking
02:20in the car and they were saying goodbye. As Donna opened the door to get out, she found herself
02:27in front of a man who pulled out a gun. One bullet hit her in the neck, another hit
02:32Jody's thigh. When Donna reached the hospital, she was dead. Jody described the attacker as a man
02:38about 30 years old, with curly black hair. 12 weeks later there was another shooting in the
02:45usually quiet surroundings of Queens in Flushing. A couple was sitting in a car
02:50stopped when a man opened fire on them. A bullet struck and seriously injured the passenger,
02:55a man with long hair who looked like a woman from behind. Just a month later, still in Queens,
03:00Two more teenagers were injured in a shooting. In both cases, the victims were
03:06certain that their assailant had long blond hair, so the police did not connect the episode
03:11with the killing of Donna Loria. The subsequent shooting in Queens on January 30, 1977, killed the 26-year-old
03:18Christine Freund. She had gone to see the movie Rocky with her boyfriend and they were sitting in the
03:23his car around midnight, when shots were fired through the window
03:27of the passenger. Later her boyfriend confirmed what the public already suspected.
03:33and that is that the shootings had a connection and that a killer with a very specific purpose
03:37was wandering around. I think this guy needs to be caught ASAP, because
03:43He will hurt or kill other people, because I don't think he's sick. Everyone says
03:50like that, but I don't believe it. He's a man who, in my opinion, only wants to kill and hurt people.
03:57couples, because maybe he's a strange guy who can't see people being together, because
04:03Maybe he was dumped by a woman or he can't accept the fact. Anyway, I don't think so.
04:09that he is a man in the true sense of the word. The police had established that all the shootings
04:21they had been carried out with the same pistol, a .44 caliber Bulldog, heavy and imprecise,
04:27but with a deadly short-range power. Not wanting to spread panic, the police
04:36She had until then avoided making official statements, but was forced to break her silence
04:40with a press conference on March 10, 1977, in which Police Commissioner Mike Codd put
04:46the city is on alert.
04:51We think that after reading the newspapers and watching television, any young person with common sense
04:57avoid parking in isolated, dark places, especially late at night.
05:08How many men are involved in this case?
05:11There are 60 investigators working full-time on this case.
05:15And how does it work in practice?
05:19We essentially get most of our information from phone calls, people in the area calling us.
05:25We receive many letters in the mail from all over the United States and even outside
05:29of the United States.
05:31We follow every little lead that is given to us.
05:37Let's hope we find the right one one of these days and manage to arrest me.
05:45What prompted the police to dig even deeper was another fatal shooting,
05:50the third of the .44 caliber killer.
05:53Virginia Boscherichian was walking home on Exeter Street in Queens on March 8, 1977.
06:00She stepped aside to let a young man pass, but he pulled out a pistol and shot her dead.
06:08The bullets came from the same gun as the other shootings.
06:19Just five weeks later, on April 17, the same weapon was used to kill a
06:24couple of lovers, Valentina Suriani and Alexander Esau, while they were sitting in the car in the
06:29northern area of ​​the Bronx, near the spot where Donna Loria was murdered.
06:36But this time the killer had left another clue.
06:39When the police arrived, they found a letter in the middle of the street addressed to the captain
06:43Joe Borelli.
06:47Although poorly written, the letter concluded very clearly.
06:51I'll be back, I'll be back.
06:53Bang, bang, bang.
06:55Ah, your murderer forever, Mr. Moscherichian.
07:00Previously, the writer had said, I feel like an outsider, I'm on a different wavelength
07:05different, I'm programmed to kill.
07:07I like to hunt my prey in the streets, I'm the son of Sam.
07:14And it was this name that struck the collective imagination, as New York was increasingly
07:20obsessed with murderers.
07:22Sam's son sent a second letter, this time to journalist Jimmy Presley.
07:26It started like this.
07:28Hello, from the sewers of New York, filled with dog shit, vomit, stinky wine, urine
07:34and blood.
07:36The letter threatened ominously, Sam is a thirsty boy, he won't let me stop
07:41to kill until his thirst is quenched.
07:45Tragically, less than a month later, on June 26th, Sam shed more blood, when
07:50Judy Placido and Salvatore Lupo were hit by blind shots, while they were sitting
07:55in Salvatore's car after an evening spent at the disco in Quiz.
08:01Incredibly, both survived and witnesses reported seeing a man
08:06robust one who was running away.
08:08Now, the police had several descriptions of the killer, but they were confused because some
08:13spoke of a man with long, blond hair, while others described him with
08:17dark, curly hair.
08:19The only common point, constant in all the shootings, was the weapon, the same gun.
08:24.44 caliber bulldog.
08:31The police began to think that either there were two connected killers or the man with the dark hair
08:37Neri wore a blonde wig.
08:39This diversity formed the basis of their identities.
08:49The net was about to close, but not before the son of Sam claimed another
08:54couple of victims.
08:56Stacy Moscovitz and Bobby Violante were on their first date.
09:00They had gone to see a movie, New York, New York, and then to dinner.
09:03Then they stopped at 1.45 in the morning in Bobby's car to exchange some
09:08meltdowns under a streetlight on Shore Parkway near Coney Island Luna Park.
09:18The son of Sam watched them kiss and fired at them.
09:22Stacy was shot in the head and died the next day.
09:25Bobby was hit in the face and went to bed.
09:34A local resident described the general sense of disbelief.
09:44I don't know if I would have felt safe parked here like those two poor young people,
09:50but I think I would have laughed if you told me the 44th Street Killer was coming here.
09:56Stacey Moscovitz and her sister had jokingly calculated that the probability of meeting
10:01the .44 caliber killer was one against several million.
10:05Now his family could only mourn his loss, but also Sam's son
10:09he claimed what turned out to be his last victim.
10:16This was because there had been many witnesses present at the murder and one of them turned out to be
10:21possess the decisive clue.
10:23For three days Mrs. Cecilia Davis had remained silent for fear of retaliation
10:28from the son of Sam.
10:30He then came forward to say that around two o'clock on the night of the murder he had seen
10:34a yellow Ford Galaxy parked in a no-parking zone in front of a fire hydrant.
10:38A young man had removed the ticket for illegal parking and walked away.
10:44When the police checked the fine they discovered that it had been issued to a certain David.
10:49Berkowitz lived in Yonkers. Two investigators went to his address and found the Ford.
10:55Yellow Galaxy parked outside his apartment. Looking through the windows they saw the football
11:01of a rifle sticking out of a travel bag. They opened the car and found a letter
11:06addressed to the police commissioner written in the unmistakable handwriting of the son of Sam.
11:10He was threatening a shootout on Long Island. I think we got him, Detective Ed said.
11:16Zigo while they were monitoring the apartment and the car.
11:26Six hours later, a plump, black-haired young man came out and got into his car. The police
11:32He stood before him and ordered him to remain still. The young man smiled brightly.
11:43When asked his name he simply replied, "I'm Sam." He made no objection.
11:52resisting arrest and was taken to the local police station while the news that the
11:57Sam's son had been captured and a wildfire was spreading. During the interrogation, David
12:05Berkowitz cheerfully confessed to all the Son of Sam killings and said he was
12:10the author of the letters. He was so accommodating and helpful that the preliminary interrogation
12:15It lasted only half an hour. After 12 months the police had captured the culprit and the investigators
12:21who had arrested him immediately released statements to the press.
12:24Detectives Charles Higgins and John Womrow were stationed on the roof to monitor the
12:29back of the house. At that moment we noticed a man coming out of the apartment. He
12:34we saw him go towards the car, get in and start the engine. At that point we
12:40arrested.
12:44Berkowitz's apartment was searched and an arsenal of
12:55weapons. Then the press was let in. At that point the neighbors were able to give voice to the
13:02their feeling of deep surprise at having lived so close to their son
13:07up. What I find scary is that he was actually very nice to us. Instead everyone says
13:15which is, so to speak, evil. But you understand, he was kind to us, we never had any problems.
13:21with him. I'm speechless to hear it was him because I never would have thought it.
13:27Right in my neighborhood, it's incredible. There was a sense of relief throughout New York.
13:34at the idea that the terrible threat had been removed. I'm so glad they did.
13:40I took it because I have a son too. And you think about it every night when he goes out, you think about what he
13:46It could happen. The panic is over. Everyone was afraid and everyone suspected something.
13:52someone. We were afraid to sit on the porch. No one wanted to go out for fear of coming back.
13:58home in the evening. It's over, they've taken her. Mayor Abe Beam hastened to thank
14:04the police.
14:10I want to thank all the excellent professionals of our police who solved this
14:16A baffling case that seemed truly unsolvable. On behalf of all New Yorkers
14:23I express my gratitude to the officers, volunteers and all those who participated
14:30to the investigations.
14:36During the first interrogation, David Berkovitz told an incredible story. He claimed
14:41of being driven to kill by demonic voices that accompanied him as he went hunting
14:46of the victims and told him what to do. He stated that demonic voices had told him to
14:52speaking on behalf of his neighbor Sam Carr and orders to kill were passed on to him
14:56from Carr's dog. Berkovitz's apartment overlooked Carr's house and following investigations
15:03the story got even stranger. Berkovitz had never met Carr, but he had
15:08He wrote letters complaining about the whining of his dog, a black Labrador.
15:14The press rushed to the home of the innocent man the son of Sam claimed was his own
15:19hellish father, but got little satisfaction.
15:29Yes, the police station will give you all the information and will issue a statement. You can
15:34call the chief commissioner's office.
15:38Can we speak to Mr. Carr?
15:40No, Mr. Carr has been ordered not to speak to the press and we have no comment.
15:44to do.
15:45The rumors were fueled by the revelation that the Carr house had been burned down.
15:50from a bomb and that someone had shot the black Labrador. Berkovitz admitted that he was
15:55the person in charge, declared that the fact that the dog had survived proved that
15:59it was the devil in the form of an animal.
16:04Born on June 1, 1953, David Berkovitz was the unwanted fruit of a relationship
16:10between his mother and a married businessman. He had been adopted as a baby by Nathan
16:15and Pearl Berkovitz. Pearl's death from cancer when he was 13 was a shock to him.
16:21The sense of betrayal was heightened when Nathan remarried in 1971.
16:35Berkovitz did not get along with his new mother and stepsister and soon left
16:40his father's house. He enlisted in the army and was sent to Korea, where he experienced various
16:44drugs. After leaving the army, he returned to New York in 1974 and ended up working in the service
16:51postal. In the hours following his arrest, Berkovitz was charged with the murders of his son
16:56Sam, continued to smile happily, as at the time of his arrest. Two lawyers announced
17:04that some of his relatives had asked to prepare his defense and the judge ordered
17:08that he be entrusted to King's County Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. At the hospital
17:16He spoke of how he had been driven to kill by demonic voices. Psychiatrists
17:20highlighted his sense of sexual frustration. The agent was surprised by the imposing
17:28security system that surrounded him.
17:33Yes, the hospital garden is closed to everyone, including the press. There are police officers.
17:38on the roofs and the movements take place in an armored vehicle with an escort of motorcyclists.
17:44The New York Division of Investigation is responsible for the escort.
17:48Why all this security? Because this man injured 13 people, killed 13.
17:54you are and there is always the possibility that you will try to escape or that someone in the city wants to
17:58take personal revenge. He must be protected; he has the right to it. His constitutional rights
18:08They must be preserved. He has the right to a trial, and that is what we must ensure for him.
18:15Meanwhile, the police department had displayed some of the weapons that were
18:20were found in his apartment and a collection of poems written in his son's handwriting
18:24of Sam.
18:30Pride of place was given to the .44 caliber pistol that had been found in his car.
18:36and identified as the gun used to commit the murders. It then emerged that
18:43In addition to the letter to Carr, Berkowitz had written other letters to Noime. Two had been
18:48sent to police officer Craig Glassman, who lived in the same building as him.
18:55On July 13th I received a second letter. The same?
19:00Yes. And it was the same person who wrote the first one, only that in the second letter we
19:06he was referring to my superior Craig Glassman and then in the next to Sergeant Glassman.
19:13This made me think that it must have been someone who had seen me in uniform.
19:24Can you read it to us?
19:26Yes, certainly.
19:27My master Craig, you will be punished. Craig, how dare you force me out in the night to do
19:34your will? I promise you, Craig, that the world will spit on you and your mother. I know,
19:42Master, I'm done for, but don't think I won't tell the authorities about you.
19:50It's true, I'm the killer, but Craig, the killings are on your orders. I'm at your command.
19:57I command. I repeat. It's true, I am the murderer, but the killings are at your command. I will see you.
20:05naked on the day of judgment. At your condemnation the world will rise up in rejoicing.
20:12The terrible evil Craig is dead, they will cry. The streets will fill with blood. Signed
20:21your brother.
20:23A letter in which Sam Carr's name was used had been sent to the family
20:27Cassara who tried with little success to involve the police.
20:34I called the Yonker police last week and spoke to a detective. I told him
20:40asked if he knew anything about the Carr case, about his dog being shot and that
20:45A bomb had been thrown at his house. And he replied that he didn't know about it.
20:50Nothing. And then I told him, they put a bomb in his house and shot his dog.
20:55and receives anonymous letters. I know he gave them to her. I understand, he replied, but come on.
21:00To the point. What do you want? I said, I wanted to warn you of what happened.
21:07Berkowitz didn't have many ways out. After killing Virginia Voskerikian he had been
21:12stopped at a checkpoint. His .44 caliber pistol was on the seat next to him, but just before
21:18when his turn came, the roadblock had been removed. It also turned out that one of the identikits
21:23He had a remarkable resemblance except for the hair color. Two weeks later
21:33After the arrest, Sam's son was taken to court for the start of formal proceedings.
21:38Two psychiatrists had come to the conclusion that the man suffered from an advanced form of
21:42paranoid schizophrenia. Against this expertise, the Kings County District Attorney
21:48produced the opinion of two psychiatrists according to which, although the accused showed signs
21:53of paranoia, these did not interfere with his ability to face trial.
21:57Berkowitz's attorney, Mark Heller, entered a not guilty plea and announced
22:03who intended to use mental infirmity as a weapon of defense. He also questioned the fact
22:09that Sam could ever have an evo process.
22:13The international press compares this case to that of Jack the Ripper. I believe that
22:18there are serious doubts about the possibility of an impartial trial.
22:22The debate now centered on whether Berkowitz would be able to deal with
22:28the trial. A judge objected that if Berkowitz continued to speak of demonic voices,
22:33this would have clearly indicated his infirmity. But Judge Joseph Corso took
22:38a different position and explained why he thought the trial should take place.
22:43I found him fit to stand trial. Whatever his condition was at the time...
22:48of the crimes concerns the request to intend to want. I cannot express judgment on the
22:52regarding. The arrival of the son of Sam in court was spectacular. Concerned about the
22:58public reaction, the police transported him in an armored vehicle. The Supreme Court
23:06of New York was surrounded by armed officers.
23:36But David Berkowitz's appearance in court was actually brief. He pleaded guilty,
23:43the request for incapacity to understand and want was accepted and therefore the possibility faded away
23:48of a real trial. The son of Sam was sentenced to a penalty amounting to 365
24:09years.
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