How Did David Berkowitz Commit Crime

This psychopath terrorized the people of Wisconsin and Ohio for thirteen years. This man committed a series of murder, rape, and dismemberment amongst his seventeen 17 victims. This paper will go one to talk about his early life, first victims, killing spree, arrest and imprisonment, and also his death.

claims his innocence of the murder, he was prisoned for two terms of life imprisonment at the

Eventually, he ended his rampage in a third floor lecture hall where he shot and wounded several more people before ending his own life. Suicide notes found on him revealed that his motives were based on his hatred for feminists, stating that they have “ruined his life”. It also revealed a hit list containing 15 public figures, probably found through news media sources, but stated that he was unable to act upon it. Instead, all his victims turned out to be strangers that were unfortunate enough to be caught in the killing spree (Maser, 1987).

From 1976 to 1977 David Berkowitz terrorized the New York City area with a string of murders. With his Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven in eight different shootings throughout New York, because of his weapon the news called him "The .44 Caliber Killer" however he eventually dubbed himself with the name “Son of Sam” after sending taunting letters to both the NYC police and renowned journalist Jimmy Breslin One of the first letters that Berkowitz sent that referred to himself as the Son of Sam said, “But I am a monster. I am “the Son of Sam.” I am a little “brat”” throughout these letters David Berkowitz continued to refer to himself a the son of sam.

Many people describe Richard ‘Iceman’ Kuklinski as a serial killer. In my belief he is not a serial killer.There are some characteristics that you could consider him being a serial killer but many lead to that he just killed to just kill. He did kill some people that just pissed him off and others that reminded him of his father. Loudmouth people and people who just are rude and disrespectful to others. Richard did have a childhood that most parents would not imagine they would like their kids to have.How his father did this is confusing. He did have a little brother in which they did end up being in the same prison.

On the summer night of July 29, 1976 shots rang out in a New York City neighborhood. This marked the beginning of the .44 caliber or the Son of Sam murders. His reign of terror would grip this city and its surrounding areas for over a year. Sadly the Son of Sam whom was eventually identified as David Berkowitz a severely disturbed young man that fell under the several theories of crime causation. In his early life he felt awkward and scorned by his peers because of being adopted and his appearance. These feelings would later follow him into his adult life and as referred by Bardsely (n.d.)”, he would be creating fantasies that would crowd out reality and eventually David

Richard Kuklinski was a convicted murderer and contract killer who was born on April 11 in 1935. Kuklinski claims to have killed over 200 people over the course of his “career” during 1949 to 1986. At first, he would simply kill people who annoyed him, got on his nerves, or who he ‘needed’ to kill. When the mob caught wind of a man who killed as frivolously as Kuklinski, they began to hire him out as a contract killer. He lived in New Jersey and New York and committed most of his crimes in that area. In 1988, he was caught and sentenced to life in prison -- he later died in prison in March of 2006

Richard Kuklinski’s brother, Joseph Michael Kuklinski, was as much abused and mistreated as Richard. His upbringing, I believe, contributed to his criminal mindset and the actions he committed. When he was taken out of his home due to the abuse, he raped and then murdered a 12 year old girl and was convicted for it shortly after. I don’t believe that he would be a serial or contract killer like Richard because he still cared about human life. He was hurt after his brother was killed by his parents. He probably just wanted to rape the girl

It all started on May 16, 1861 in Gilmanton New Hampshire the life of one of the most renowned killers written in history was being born into the Muddgett family. His father Livi Horton Muddgett and Theodate Page Price

Daniel Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City Police Patrol Officer who was convicted in December 2015 of multiple counts of rape, sexual battery, forcible oral sodomy, and other charges. Daniel was ultimately convicted of 18 counts of the 36 charges brought against him and sentenced to 263 years in prison.

He was also under investigation by the Oklahoma City six weeks before his final crime due to reports of sex crimes. So what that means is that he was targeting and attacking these women while he was under investigation.

Considered America’s first serial killer, H.H. Holmes demised a plan like no other to torture and kill woman in the early 1890’s in Chicago, Illinois (H.H. Holmes, 2004). Masquerading as a charismatic prominent businessman, and caring doctor, H.H. Holmes was a true monster (H.H. Holmes, 2004). Known later as the “torture doctor” or the “monster of 63rd street”, he methodically planned, attacked, and controlled his victims till the very end (H.H. Holmes, 2004).

The most infamous, prolific, and charming serial killer Hickey describes would be “The BTK Strangler,” who is also known as Dennis Lynn Rader. Rader had gone undetected for over a seventeen year period, who was known to consistently taunt the media and police through sending them detailed letters describing in detail his heinous crimes, similar to the Zodiac killer. Eventually, Rader vanished from the eyes of the police, as his crimes went unanswered for over a thirteen year period until Rader began to resurface again. It was his own narcissistic behavior to which eventually led to his inevitable arrest in 2005.

David Berkowitz, who many know under the alias of the Son of Sam, or the .44 Caliber Killer, was a serial killer in the 1970s. Berkowitz was a resident of New York City. He was arrested on August 10th of 1977 and was followed up by a sentence of six life sentences in prison on June 12, 1978. This makes his supreme term around 365 years behind bars. To follow are the details of Berkowitz and his life.

On May 19, 1870 the child that would come to be one of the most disturbing serial killers in history was born. Hamilton Fish grew up in Washington D.C. in a working-class family. He seemed to have a normal life up until his father died when young Hamilton was five-years-old. In the aftermath of the death of the Fish family patriarch, the cost of raising Hamilton and his siblings became more than their mother could afford and the children were sent to orphanages. It was at the orphanage that young Hamilton discovered his proclivity for pain. Punishment within the walls of his new home was often doled out with whips and beatings. Eventually, Hamilton found he enjoyed not only being hurt but also seeing the other children abused, admitting that he loved to hear their screams. Nevertheless, Hamilton ran away every weekend in hopes of escaping the relentless abuse from his peers, who taunted him and made fun of his name by calling him Ham-and-Eggs. Fortunately, after three years his mother found employment with the government which paid enough for her to once again support her children. Upon his return home, young Hamilton begged his mother to change his name, citing the taunting he had received. She obliged by bestowing upon him the name of his deceased brother, Albert.