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Born Richard David Falco in Brooklyn, NY
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He was adopted by Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz. Since they were Jewish, his name became David Berkowitz.
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active until 1974
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He attacked two women with a knife.
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Jody Valenti and Donna Lauria were shot in Bronx, but only Valenti survived.
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Carl Denaro and Rosemary Keenan were shot in the head, Carl survived.
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Donna DeMasi and Joanne Lomino were shot, DeMasi survived, Lomino was paralyzed.
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Christine Freund and John Diel were shot, Diel survived.
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Determined the shooter used .44 caliber to kill
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Virginia Voskerichian was shot in Queens, NY; .44 caliber shell matched July 29, 1976 shooting
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Police determined it to be the same pistol from other shootings.
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Alexander Esau and Valentina Surani were shot and a hand written letter was found at the scene.
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Sal Lupo and Judy Placido were shot, but both lived.
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The letter was analyzed and they believed he had paranoid schizophrenia. He called himself the Son of Sam and claimed to not hate women.
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Jimmy Breslin received a handwritten letter from the shooter. The Daily News then posted the letter, excluding minor details.
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Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante were shot. Only Violante survived, but was blinded.
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Arrested in Yonkers, NY; claimed that a neighbors possessed dog told him to kill people.
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Sentenced to 365 years in prison.
