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ON THIS DAY IN UNITED STATES HISTORY
July 29, 1976
"Son of Sam" Claims his First Victim
On this day in 1976, David Richard Berkowitz who came to be known as "Son of Sam" began his crime spree that
terrorized New York City until his arrest in August of 1977.
Berkowitz is now serving 365 years in prison for those crimes.
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