Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes

Explore one of the greatest manhunts in New York City history, from inside the NYPD’s desperate race to catch the infamous .44-caliber killer—and into the disturbing mind of David Berkowitz himself— to newly unearthed recordings offering a rare insight into David Berkowitz's twisted psyche, revealing what was going through his mind as he unleashed a reign of terror in the late 1970s.

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  01 Fear City

  54m

  New York, 1976: A series of seemingly random shootings ignites anxiety throughout the city, leaving law enforcement scrambling to connect the deaths.

  2025-07-30 6.3
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  02 On the Prowl

  58m

  As his murder count rises, so does Berkowitz's brazenness as he toys with the media. Later, the origin of his "Son of Sam" alias is revealed.

  2025-07-30 7.0
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  03 No One Is Safe

  1h

  With the public's fear growing more intense by the day, the police desperately search for the break they need.

  2025-07-30 7.0

Who is in it

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  David Berkowitz
  Self (archive footage)
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  Jack Jones
  Self - Journalist
• M
  Mary Murphy
  Self - Televison Reporter
• J
  Joseph Borrelli
  Self - New York P.D. (Ret.)
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  Lawrence Klausner
  Self - Author, Son of Sam
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  Manny Grossman
  Self - Son of Sam Researcher
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  Marlin Hopkins
  Self - New York P.D. (Ret.)
• R
  Richard Edmonds
  Self - Journalist
• J
  John Comparetto
  Self - New York P.D. (Ret.)
• D
  Dick Belsky
  Self - Journalist
• W
  William Gardella
  Self - New York P.D. (Ret.)
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  Gloria Zonghetti
  Self - Valentina Suriani's Friend