'Son of Sam' serial killer was arrested on this day in 1977 – what the infamous murderer and his 'mommy issues' share in common with Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann.
This note was found by police in the 1970 Ford Galaxy owned by David Berkowitz when they arrested him, late Aug. 10 of 1977, as he sat in the car in front of his Yonkers, New York, home. It is written in the style of the .44 caliber killer. Berkowitz later pleaded guilty to the"Son of Sam" killings.
shocked the community but did not incite a widespread panic. The Gilgo victims were a very specific set of targets, Kelly said. They were all prostitutes, all around 5 feet tall and all around 100 pounds, according to investigators. They were targeted over several years. Berkowitz's slayings happened in quick succession and seemingly at random.
Rex A. Heuermann, center, the architect accused of murdering at least three women near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach, appears before Judge Timothy P. Mazzei in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Riverhead, New York. Brainard-Barnes was last seen on July 9, 2007; Barthelemy on July 10, 2009; Waterman on Jun 6, 2010; and Costello on Sept. 2, 2010.
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