, his address in yonkers. >> it comes out to david berkowitz, 35 pine street. again, thinking it's a witness to call him. >> so, they call the yonkers police department. the girl on the switchboard says, "who to?" "david berkowitz, 35 pine street." >> she said, "that guy's crazy. he shot my father's dog. i know that guy." "what's your father's name?" "sam carr." >> wheat carr, who's sam carr's daughter, lives next door to david berkowitz, owns the dog that berkowitz shot. >> so, you know, that was like, all of these things fell in, in one phone call. >> everybody's antenna goes up. >> they get up there, they swing by his house, and they see his car. they look in the car, and they see a letter to the suffolk police department. and they see a duffel bag that had a gun in it and a big rifle. and here comes berkowitz with a little brown paper bag, with his .44 gun in it. he goes to the car, and they jump him. >> and he says, "you got me." he says, "i'm the son of sam." >> at about 1:00 this morning, 24-year-old david berkowitz, who detectives believe is the son o.

so, berkowitz lived on the top floor.d a clear view right into the backyard here where the dog lived, owned by a guy named sam carr. hence the name "son of sam." >> i wasn't comfortable there. i felt very isolated. i didn't really have much of a social life. i started to get into a lot of satanic stuff. up to some very dark forces. >> it's not like he had a friend or anything. there was nobody. he had a hole in the wall in his apartment where it said that mrs. something or other and her kids lived in the wall. you know, he was certifiably nuts. >> there was a battle going on inside me. >> dubois: in your head? >> wherever, you know. just a battle going on. >> dubois: right. >> yeah. >> dubois: i guess. so, here's the thing. here's a christian man whose had loving parents, a man who knows right from wrong, who's very thoughtful. killed two people to start this yet, at some point there, you whole thing. >> she was 18-year-old donna lauria, who was sitting in a parked car with a friend late at night when her parents heard th

david berkowitz terrorized new york city in 1976 and 1977. he shot and killed six people and wounded seven others. berkowitz was convicted and sentenced to more than 300 years in prison. maurice dubois spoke with berkvitz for a special -- berkowitz for a special that will air tomorrow night on cbs. >> how much i try to explain it, they wouldn't understand what it was to, the walk of darkness. >> in the summer of 1977, new york lost its mind. we had a blackout people were arrested. >> the city is preoccupied with a killer who in one note signed himself the son of sam. most of the victims have been young women with shoulder length dark brown hair who were gunned down. >> struck again over the weekend, shooting a young couple in a brooklyn lovers lane and today the girl died. the killer's sixth victim. he's wounded seven others. >> i should have been dead. >> what do you remember from the shooting itself? >> the bullet totally destroyed the left eye and most of my right eye. >> the only substantial clues so far have been two letters including on

david berkowitz, has been a captivating subject. >> everything that i know about this case is indicates that these murders are sexually motivated. >> a professor of forensic psychology at john j college every criminal justice, and remembers the year of terror when berkowitz stalked his victims as son of sam. he killed six people, and wounded seven, before police caught him in 1977 in the biggest manhunt in new york history. >> i was just totally lost, totally in despair, had no reason to live. >> he lied to police about why he did it. >> there was this whole nonsense that would develop that he was responding to dillusions and hallucinations, dog next-door, was communicating with him. >> the fbi eventually determined the dog story was lie, and that berkowitz killed for sexual stimulation. he says that's consistent with the former postal workers history of starting nearly 1500 fires. >> it is stimulating. look at how much control, domination, power an individual can feel by setting a bunch of fires. >> there is also power in constantly reframe g his story , claiming to be a born-again chr

>> yes, i just turned 64. >> what would you tell 23-year-old david berkowitz today? because it is too late. destruction is coming. as far as i am concerned, that was not me. that was not me. the name, i hate that name. i despise that name. the moniker. son of sam. that was a demon. >> kimberly: in light of the new sit down, should media organizations give airtime to serial killers? greg you are shaking furiously. >> greg: we just raise the question about playing the tape so that we could play the tape, let's be honest about that. we just did what we are questioning not to do. whether it is isis, teenage suicide, mass shootings. we know that actions are influenced by the spotlight. creating exposure. there is an amazing study, and you read this with the book "influence." after a well-publicized suicide in a community, a dramatic increase in single person auto crashes and plane crashes. suicide when publicized is contagious. people think about these things. when you expose a certain kind of thing that creates notoriety or attention, especially to young people like mass

david berkowitz terrorized new york city in 1976 and 1977.used a 44 caliber handgun to commit random shootings across the city. in all berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven others. police eventually arrested him exactly 40 years ago today. he was convicted and sentenced to more than 300 years in prison. maurice dubois spoke with him. here's a preview of tomorrow night's broadcast. >> people never understand where i came from. no matter how much i try to explain it, they wouldn't understand what it was to walk in darkness. >> in the summer of 1977, new york lost its mind. we had a blackout where 3,000 people were rescued. it was a very different time and people were afraid too walk around. >> the city is preoccupied with the killer who signed a note son of sam. most were young women who were gunned down as they sat in parked cars or walked the sidewalks of the bronx and queens. >> i ran down. by the time i got down she was dead in the street. my daughter was 18 years old and that's what he took out of my heart, 18 years. >> struck agai

david berkowitz terrorized new york city in 1986 and 19787. he used a handgun.ice arrested him exactly 40 years ago today. he was more man 360 years in prison. here's a prae view of tomorrow night's broadcast. >> people will never understand where i came from no matter how much i try to explain. they don't understand what it was to walk in darkness. >> in the summer of 1977 new york lost its mind. we had a black outin which 3,000 people were arrested. it was a very, veryif dferent time and people were afraid to walk around. >> he signed his note son of sachlt most of the women were females with shoulder length hair sitting in parked cars or walking the sidewalks. >> i walked down. by the time i walked down the street, she was dead. >> today the girl he's wounded seven others. >> oh, my god, oh, my gorksd we've been shot, we've been shot. >> i should have remembered. >> what do you remember? >> the bullet destroyed most of my left eye and part o my right eye. where it struck me in the head i never get anything. it just hit me directly in my head and traveled righ

. >> well, four decades after the son of sam murders griped new yorkers, they say david berkowitz speaking out, hear from the convicted killer and psychologist berkeyheiser wits continues to manipulate behind bars. >> also, seeing dramatic heart -stopping close call between a train and a car. we'll show you more of the video just ahead. >> firefighters have been battling wild fires in portugal for weeks now, find out why those flames are intensifying now, when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> also coming up, meet four men who will have incredible view of the moon during the upcoming solar eclipse. we'll explain whether " eyewitness news" continues. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> close call between a speeding train and a car in poland. surveillance video captures the heart-stopping moments the driver broke through a safety barrier there, and crossed the railway seconds before a train came barreling down the tracks incredibly, the train only clipped the back part of the car everyone inside escaped without injury. >> and take a look at this shocking video, watch as an un

that is when the nypd arrested david berkowitz, he was a postal workable police say was responsible forcking the city and killing six young wome women. he sent letters to local papers before he was caught writing "i am a monster, i am the son of sam." he claims he got orders to kill from his neighbor's dog named sam. he later pleaded guilty to the crimes and is now serving a life sentence. >> jon: hurricane franklin turning into a tropical storm after it makes landfall in mexico. by that storm could still be dangerous despite being downgraded. plus, look at our forecast here at home. out for one thing, you. call in the next ten minutes to save on... and if that's not enough, we'll look after your every dollar. put down the phone. and if that's not enough, we'll look after your every cent. grab your wallet. access denied. and if that's still not enough to help you save... ooo i need these! we'll just bring out the snowplow. you don't need those! we'll do anything, seriously anything, to help our customers. thanks. ally. do it right. ykeep you sidelined.ng that's why you drink ensure. wit

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