157: Son of Sam: Hunt for a Killer

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

"Go out and kill, commands father Sam. I am here on Earth to create havoc and terror."--letter to cops from The Son of Sam. 1977.

In the summer of 1977, a serial killer is targeting young couples. He stalks them late at night. He waits until they get into their car, he shoots, and then runs into the shadows. With six people dead and New York City paralyzed by fear, the cops have no leads. And then then the taunting letters to the cops and the newspapers start, "I love to hunt. Prowling the streets looking for fair game--tasty meat. I live for the hunt." What would it take to catch this killer? And how many more people would have to die first?

LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

Update Description

YOU GUYS WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST!! Each week on "Crimes of the Centuries" host Amber Hunt (of the Accused podcast) takes us on a deep investigative dive into a crime that was huge when it happened, but has been lost to time--and one you've likely never heard of. Episodes 1 & 2 are available right now! Episode tells the story of the 1913 murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan which resulted in one of the country's first high-profile murder trials. Episode 2 tells the story of the Jazz Age killers Leopold & Loeb, who murdered a boy just to prove they could get away with it. Find "Crimes of the Centuries" wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Um, girl, quick question, how many of your cousins did you see in this?
0:03.4	Was this, did it feel like a family reunion to you?
0:05.9	Once again, like watching home movies.
0:08.7	That's a lady-pates joke from Fear City.
0:11.8	No, it's crazy. You know, my parents, I'll get into it in the app,
0:15.0	but my parents lived through this.
0:16.4	I cannot believe they survived Queens in 1977 and lived to tell the tale,
0:20.6	but I'll tell you the tales.
0:21.8	But then as they were there, it was so crazy.
0:25.2	Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god.
0:26.6	Gillian Pensavale!
0:37.2	Patrick, I'm sped up.
0:39.3	Oh my god.
0:40.3	We did it. We did it.
0:41.5	You guys, before we get to the episode, just reminder,
0:44.2	if you want more GP and me, join us on the Patreon over 150 full bonus episodes
0:49.6	to download a mid-right now.
0:50.8	Everything from Tiger King to Lorraineau,
0:52.7	we're in the middle of the vow, girl.
0:54.2	We're almost done with the vow.
0:55.8	I mean, at the vow is never ending.
0:58.4	There's so much content about the vow.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from True Crime Obsessed, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of True Crime Obsessed and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.