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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

'THE SON OF SAM' AND ME-Carl Denaro

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

Dan Zupansky

News, News Commentary, True Crime, History

4.02.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In 1976, a killer who called himself ‘The Son of Sam’ shot and killed a half dozen people and wounded as many more in New York City. During his crime spree, the madman left bizarre letters mocking the police and promising more deaths.

After months of terrorizing the city while garnering front-page headlines and international attention, a man named David Berkowitz was arrested. He confessed to the shootings, claiming to be obeying a demon that resided in a dog that belonged to his neighbor “Sam.”

Among the alleged victims was Carl Denaro. On the night he was shot, Denaro was hanging out with some friends at a bar when he met up with a woman named Rosemary Keenan. The couple left the bar and went to Keenan’s car for some privacy. However, a few minutes later, the windows of the car exploded as Denaro was shot in the head by an unseen assailant. Miraculously, Denaro survived the attack.When Berkowitz was arrested, he was charged with trying to kill Denaro. However, there was a twist. Although he confessed to the other shootings, after his conviction Berkowitz denied attacking Denaro.Now, after years of research, Denaro is convinced that Berkowitz was telling the truth, and that someone else tried to kill him. "THE SON OF SAM" AND ME: The Truth About Why I wasn't Shot by David Berkowitz-Carl Denaro
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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in True Crime History,

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and the authors that have written about them.

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Gacy, Bundy, Domer, The Night Stalker, BTK, every week, another fascinating author talking

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about the most shocking and infamous killers in True Crime History.

0:27.7

True Murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zufanski.

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Good evening.

0:43.8

In 1976 a killer who called himself the son of Sam shot and killed a half dozen people

0:50.2

and wounded as many more in New York City.

0:53.4

Following his crime spree, the madman left bizarre letters mocking the police and promising

0:57.9

more deaths.

0:59.9

After months of terrorizing the city while garnering front page headlines and international

1:04.8

attention, a man named David Berkowitz was arrested.

1:09.1

He confessed to the shootings, claiming to be obeying a demon that resided in a dog that

1:13.5

belonged to his neighbor, Sam.

1:16.1

Among the alleged victims was Carl Denaro.

1:19.7

On the night he was shot, Denaro was hanging out with some friends at a bar when he met

1:24.1

up with a woman named Rosemary Keenan.

1:27.2

The couple left the bar and went to Keenan's car for some privacy.

1:30.9

However a few minutes later, the windows of the car exploded as Denaro was shot in the

1:35.5

head by an unseen assailant.

1:38.3

Miraculously, Denaro survived the attack when Berkowitz was arrested.

1:42.7

He was charged with trying to kill Denaro.

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