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title: "The Son of Sam: The Boogeyman of 1970’s New York"
description: "The terrifying true story of David Berkowitz, the .44 Caliber Killer who terrorized New York City for a year, leaving six dead and eleven injured in his satanic killing spree."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/son-of-sam-boogeyman-1970s-new-york.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/son-of-sam-boogeyman-1970s-new-york
datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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The terrifying true story of David Berkowitz, the .44 Caliber Killer who terrorized New York City for a year, leaving six dead and eleven injured in his satanic killing spree.
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