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48 Hours

"Son of Sam" Serial Killer Speaks

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.97K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Nearly five decades ago, the "Son of Sam" terrorized New York City. In a 2017 prison interview, convicted serial killer David Berkowitz tells CBS News what led him to kill. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois reports. This episode last aired on 8/11/2017. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. I am Greg Rickhart.

0:02.1

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0:34.2

Now streaming.

0:35.8

Everyone who comes into this clinic is a mystery.

0:38.6

We don't know what we're looking for.

0:40.8

Their bodies are the scene of the crime.

0:42.7

Their symptoms in history are clues.

0:45.4

You saved her life.

0:46.8

We're doctors and with detectives.

0:49.4

I kind of love it if I'm being honest.

0:51.5

Solve the puzzle. Save the patient.

0:54.9

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0:56.0

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1:17.2

Thank you. We ready? That's a question the Yorkers have been asking themselves a lot lately.

1:22.6

Are we ready for another blackout?

1:27.2

For a bus hijacking or a bombing, for another murder

1:30.3

by the 44 caliber killer?

1:33.3

I know that I'm not usually known for any public exhibitions of temper, but I want you to know

1:41.3

I'm damned angry.

1:42.3

The city is preoccupied with the killer who in one note signed himself the son of Sam. He is compelled to kill. I think people are really shook up. People wouldn't come out at night. They're really scared. The whole city was kind of like in lockdown. No one stayed out past 10 o'clock. People were terrified. And a girl was covered in blood. Oh my god, oh my god.

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