28 Spine-Chilling Photos of the Son of Sam Murders

Twenty-eight fascinating photos of David Berkowitz’s reign of terror.

This photo gallery originally appeared in True Crime Magazine’s Behind the Tape Photobook, along with nearly a thousand more crime scene photos.

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Unidentified officers of the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn read news of the capture of David Berkowitz. (AP Photo/Dan Goodrich)

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People stand outside of the Elephas nightclub in the early morning hours of June 26, 1977, where a young couple parked near the club were shot by Berkowitz. (AP Photo)

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Police rope off the area around a car as they search for evidence in a secluded lovers’ lane. Robert Violante was shot in the eye, which was permanently blinded, and his date, Stacy Moskowitz, was killed. (AP Photo, File)

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Residents of Bensonhurst and police officers stand near the scene of Son of Sam’s murder. (AP Photo)

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New York City police are seen at work on the “Son of Sam” case at Police Headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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John Keenan, chief of detectives, speaks at a press conference at New York City Police headquarters after two new sketches of the .44 Caliber Killer were unveiled. (AP Photo/Ray Howard)

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Magazine clips and the “last letter” found in Berkowitz’s car are displayed on August 11, 1977. (AP Photo)

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These handwritten messages were found on the wall in the apartment of David Berkowitz. (AP Photo)

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A female police officer stands by a car in a toll booth, where police were stopping cars containing white males during the search of the Son of Sam, who wounded another young couple earlier the same morning. (AP Photo)

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Detectives investigate the area around a parked car where a young couple was wounded in the Bayside neighborhood. The woman, Judy Placido and her companion Salvatore Lupo survived the attack as they sat in the parked car. (AP Photo, File)

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Residents of Bensonhurst and police officers stand near the scene of Son of Sam’s murder. (AP Photo)

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Residents of Bensonhurst and police officers stand near the scene of Son of Sam’s murder. (AP Photo)

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Police go through Berkowitz’s Yonkers apartment on August 11, 1977, a day after his capture. (AP Photo)

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Detectives examine Berkowitz’s car in Brooklyn, on August 11, 1977. (AP Photo)

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Police found this note, along with a gun, in Berkowitz’s car. (AP Photo)

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An exterior shot of the 35 Pine Street building in Yonkers where Berkowitz lived. (AP Photo)

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People read about Berkowitz’s arrest. (AP Photo)

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New York City police detectives observe a composite sketch of “Son of Sam” shared with 73 precinct houses. (NY Times)

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A police sketch of the “Son of Sam” killer is seen on a desk at Police Headquarters in New York, July 29, 1977. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Police investigate Cadillac where man and woman were shot by David Berkowitz at 211th St. in Bayside, Queens. (Thomas Monaster/New York Daily News)]

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Tense cops as they stop cars on Willis Ave. Bridge between Manhattan and Bronx. (ALAN AARONSON)

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Pat Violante presses hands to face as he recognizes son. (DAN GODFREY)

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Elder Violante faints into cops arms. (DAN GODFREY)

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The Son of Sam victim Virginia Voskerichian lies alongside hedges at her home 69-11 Exeter Street. (AL AARONSON)

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Police officer leans over in front seat of Robert Violante’s car. Violante and his date, Stacy Moskowitz, both 20, became 12th and 13h victims of Son of Sam. (Photo by Dan Godfrey/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

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Robert Violante is removed from an ambulance by hospital attendants. (AP Photo)

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Stacy Moskowitz is rushed into Kings County Hosptial operating room with eyes swollen and two .44 caliber head wounds after being shot by Berkowitz. (Getty Images)

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Stacy Moskowitz is rushed into Kings County Hosptial operating room with eyes swollen and two .44 caliber head wounds after being shot by Berkowitz. (Getty Images)