David Berkowitz: The Son of Sam

[@geraintwd]

Funny how he trained as a marksman and became a good shot, yet a surprising number of the people he shot survived .

[@stevencooke6451]

I suppose "good" news for the survivors.

[@benmcnutt223]

@1701gijoe yeah but that is likely over a significant distance, he failed to kill people point blank

[@billbuffalino6741]

steven cooke, yeah I’d rather die than survive something that traumatic.

[@randombuzz8491]

@@benmcnutt223 lol true

[@jannabiklt]

I think. He is done with his life after so many rejections and negative happenings in his life. He thought of doing a bad thing, with his skills is the way to do it... but he got second thought so some of the victims survive. He only targets women, cause women hurt him so bad... even his step mom dies. Might be kinda hard for him. After capturing him, he refuse to defend himself as "insane", he know that he is sane. He knows good and bad, it's just life isn't working with him. And killing is the way of his revenge. He doesn't want to go out of prison anymore, he is contented on how things is working with him right now, and I do think he doesn't want that happiness go out anymore. Even other serial killer, doesn't want to go out anymore. Well, others think they are not for the society outside of the prison. Maybe he too, might do bad things if something just doesn't work with him and his life. That's what I think the way he thinks and my profile to him. And that's how he missed those shots.

[@bobbyp6137]

So in the end, the "Daughter of Sam" was the key to finding the "Son of Sam". You can't make this stuff up...

[@Sheridan2LT]

Well actually it would be the "Mother of the Son of Sam" LEL

[@rigo.acosta]

@@Sheridan2LT i don't get it

[@Sheridan2LT]

@@rigo.acosta She was his mother. It's not even a joke, just a fact. Lmao

[@stevenstokes7382]

@@Sheridan2LT nope definitely his daughter, watch again

[@hugomolinaOG]

@@Sheridan2LT I think you're very confused

[@gravitysrandom5612]

Is it just me or is the 70s the golden age of emerging serial bombers and mass murderers?

[@pm4813]

Just like the 2010’s are the “golden age” of mass shootings .

[@nicole71047]

p m definitely

[@GlobalOffense]

p m 2010s? How many years was 2010? Oh, just one year. How do you have more than one 2010?

[@pm4813]

In0chi think a lil before you try and ridicule someone online please.

[@timothyclark1754]

@@pm4813 forensics make it near impossible to be a serial killer anymore. Mass shootings are getting harder to carry out now as well. They are starting to be prevented or if they start they end fairly quickly now. Mass shootings will pass and the next new thing will move in.

[@acis820]

“He cut the two women...” 😦😦😦 “...out of his life completely” oh ok

[@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG]

😭 😭 😭 😭

[@gahya1047]

Oh my! I thought exactly de same thing 😂

[@no1nova226]

*Wemon

[@sarahl.5748]

LMAO I got scared too

[@ChaseMcCain81]

Yeah

[@ishouldfindagoodname2416]

Simon: There was a German Shepherd that wouldn’t stop barking Me: NO! Simon: He took commands from it. Me: Oh...ok. Simon: One day, he decided that the constant barking was too much! Me: NO! Simon: So he moved away. Me: Oh...ok. Simon: Then he killed a dog Me: NO!

[@CodeeXD]

Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions

[@marymar5276]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FrankLoon]

These heartless storytellers really gotta stop playing with you like that, Micky. Your heart palpitations, man!

[@williamhiggins1059]

I’m sorry the dog you didn’t know died! 😂

[@christinagray6591]

@@williamhiggins1059 yeah and the people he actually killed get no mention 🙃

[@Rattrap007]

My neighbor's dog told me to watch this video and hit the like button.. He's a good little dog.

[@Biographics]

Rattrap007 Tell him he’s a good boy

[@jamesfracasse8178]

Wow

[@ehrldawg]

LOL I think !

[@michaelgallagher3640]

Pure genius.

[@aghost7597]

Shoot him if he starts telling you to kill.

[@jhonbus]

"Women rushed to get their hair cut, and then died." Wait, what? Oh....

[@Rusted1859]

Dyed

[@andrewcarson5850]

@@Rusted1859 thanks for sucking the humour out of the comment. Don't laugh a lot, do you?

[@UnchainedAmerica]

dyed.

[@romanrepublic1356]

@@Rusted1859 @Mylim O'Shinn double whoosh

[@yongli8276]

roman Republic But what if dye* is also a joke, therefore it is not a whoosh?!?!?

[@ashtonmartin9023]

The fact that like 4 people shot in the head survived and somebody who was stabbed 6 times survived is just insane to me

[@maximustiberius3036]

Human bodies are extremely tough, yet fragile

[@deadlockraven1849]

Yeah I wonder how these people are getting stabbed 5-8 times and still being capable of escaping.

[@yeetus8870]

@@deadlockraven1849 they did a lot of coke back then

[@EkremA86]

@@deadlockraven1849 Adrenaline is one hell of a drug

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:40 - Chapter 1 - The early years 4:55 - Chapter 2 - First attack 7:40 - Chapter 3 - A litany of murder 10:00 - Chapter 4 - Hunt for the son of sam 12:50 - Chapter 5 - Arrest 14:25 - Chapter 6 - Prison

[@ADEpoch]

Should we be worried that you've studied it that much?

[@jerryomalley8867]

Thanks for your breakdown here 🙂 👍

[@matthewlook3597]

​@ADEpoch yeah he broke down the video like Simon should have. Clearly a troubled mind. Lol what a dumb take

[@mystuff8602]

So the Son Of Sam was ultimately brought in by the daughter of Sam? funny how things work out sometimes

[@warren2863]

His sister ratted on him

[@suet.r.4815]

Keeping it in the family!

[@Tyleya]

When you didn’t know you needed to know about The Son of Sam.

[@jonnyenough1531]

Lmao

[@michaelstroman6759]

Your ugly face makes me sick

[@HorkPorkler]

Michael Stroman that’s incredibly mean :)

[@michaelstroman6759]

@@HorkPorkler sorry for your sake☻☻

[@Tyleya]

Michael Stroman awwwww let me get you a bucket.

[@TheDuck632]

A few months back I watched a few documentaries on son of sam and all of them stopped after 1980 you guys are the only people I've seen talk about his later life up today so good in y'all thank you great video.

[@KarynHill]

I remember hearing about the Son of Sam killings and all of the articles about it in the newspapers I delivered. I lived about 50 miles from NYC but at the time, it seemed like a world away. It did make me worried for my grandmother, though, who lived much closer and frequently went into the city. I realized she wasn't the sort of victim he was after but as a kid, you think a killer like him could change their minds at any time. I was so glad when he was caught!

[@adamsasso1]

I was eight in 1977, living in Flushing, Queens. I remember we kids were all terrified while Berkowitz was running wild. What a relief we all felt when he was finally caught.

[@starfydusty]

My grandfather was part of the NYPD during the time period of Berkowitz' killings. Never asked grandpa about what that was like for him, but my father remembers being terrified that grandpa wouldn't make it home from work because Sam got him. Made my heart break a little.

[@DecayingReverie]

It always feels chilling to see a killers childhood picture. It’s crazy to see how we all start young and innocent

[@droomzy]

yeah but his innocence was predisposed to ugly aspects of life quite early. like his biological father cheating in conceiving him & then urging his biological mother to put him up for adoption. then his only close parental figure dying while he's a child & his adoptive father & stepmother keeping their distance like he's not a child in their care.... he was bitter from a young age but that belligerence only progressed as he aged

[@mingyuhuang8944]

​@@droomzyall demons are made, everyone is born an angel.

[@jaimegonzalez6722]

Hello, I would like to mention that the "Charter Arms AR-7 " you mentioned earlier is not a shotgun, it's a .22 caliber semi automatic rifle.

[@PNWSurvivor]

good lookin, Jaime!

[@Wkumar07]

I noticed that as well.

[@Biographics]

Apologies-thank you for spotting that :-)

[@Jack-nn6gn]

right when he said that i was like hol up..........

[@secktur8279]

I guess if you used ratshot you could kinda call it a shotgun :^)

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*_"Berserkowitz"_* I *know* the whole scenario of this event was awful, but I think that name is actually funny....

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

RocKiteman _ 2001 it’s so funny... i actually just came uhh uhh

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@allsystemsgo8678 >>> I think I made my point of view clear enough....

[@preettygoood7774]

it does sound badass as hell

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@theowlfromduolingo7982 >>> How _"spunky"_ of you....

[@backpfeifengesicht8415]

"Witz" means joke in German...

[@ZASurvivalist]

I do find it honorable that he cancels his parole hearing recognizing his actions even though he’d most likely get denied.

[@ki3rans993]

There is no honour in a monster that takes lives for no reason. That’s like me being considered honourable for buy a guy a wheelchair after deliberately breaking his legs

[@madamedivaloach645]

And/or KILLED.

[@rw8185]

Honourable? He would become the neighbourhood's most hated man whereever he moved, he would probably have his property vandalized and be a murder target. Ofcourse he prefers to stay where he is.

[@shadow6543]

He didn’t act alone

[@mariekatherine5238]

I remember this although I wasn’t as freaked out as many of my friends. I had short, curly dark brown hair, and was on the plump side. Now, I have curly grey hair and am still on the plump side.

[@seanmcmaster987]

Given his recent arrest, could you do an episode on Julian Assange?

[@lydiafeliciano2900]

I was living in the Bronx during this scary time!

[@a-10wartaboo77]

At least you weren't living across the street from the guy in Yonkers!

[@terryr97]

Oh how I do remember this period of time. My mom wouldn't let myself and my sisters out of the house.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@a-10wartaboo77 damn

[@Renwoxing13]

Do you have any recollections of whisperings of satanism?

[@lydiafeliciano2900]

There was an increase of reports on cults during that time period.

[@samsoncrosswood7259]

Not excusing at all... that said, I’ll give him credit for refusing parole hearings. He’s walking the walk, accepting responsibility, as he should.

[@Rfcfan1996]

Leland Turner I get your point. Some other psycho’s keep pleading that they are innocent. Bundy said he was innocent up until a few months before his execution. JWG said he was innocent up until he was executed. Berkowitz is a sick psycho but at least he has admitted it and come to terms with it and willingly denying his opportunity at freedom.

[@swiley223]

And thank God for that! No pun intended. Apparently he has more regard for human life than the parole board.

[@ultramet]

Didn’t he become a born again Christian in jail? Psychopath for sure. I lived in NYC during this time. It was absolutely terrifying. Women were cutting their hair shirt.

[@IndianaJoe0321]

He did, @@ultramet . Berkowitz is a Messianic Jew who has a ministry in the prison. He's allowed to assist new inmates by coaching them through the prison process, and further working with them to keep from returning to the slammer.

[@lilbatz]

He's not stupid. Someone would shank him on the outside, and he's got three hots and a cot.

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

"SEINFELD'S VAN! SEINFELD'S VAN!" "What'd he say?" "I THINK HE SAID SON OF SAM!"

[@johnjohnmcclane1818]

I KNEW IT WASN'T BERKOWITZ!

[@youngarchaeotech189]

“Women rushed to get their hair cut, and then dyed.” You had me for a moment there not gonna lie.

[@arkady714]

It was the truth. I was a teen from Suffolk County in those days and part of the media frenzy consisted of journalists interviewing women in the area. A lot of them did, in fact, confess to getting their hair cut short and dying it blonde. It really did happen.

[@malakmou7680]

Is it me or did the 60s and 70s just full of serial killers???

[@JM06261996]

Malak Mou don’t forget forensics were much different. I think with the introduction of DNA techniques it was just much harder to be a serial killer so that probably turned off a lot of potential murderers.

[@Radii_DC]

It fell out of fashion, it's all about school shootings these days.

[@houthoofd13]

@@Radii_DC School shootings are not a new thing, they have been going on for a long time...media uses them for clicks and viewers...way overblown

[@stevencooke6451]

@@JM06261996 It did seem as if everything he did in his life suggested he was going to do horrible things as an adult.

[@stevencooke6451]

@@houthoofd13 Not what the data suggests. And overall a dramatic rise in single incident shootings and fewer sequential killings--unless serial killers have become so adept that they haven't even been identified as such.

[@scorpion3128]

My mom was a teen during the Son the Sam's terror and she and her friends saw him once as he drove by looking at them. Once he was gone they ran back to her house and told her father who was an ex FBI agent. He then called his contacts and the local precinct canvased the entire neighborhood but, couldn't find him.

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

Yeah, sure. 🙄

[@shadow6543]

I’ll take things that never happened for $200

[@austin31bennett]

Do one on the Toy Box Killer and his just-as-guilty accomplices who are somehow now out of prison.

[@psychsoma]

Have you ever seen Cindy Hendy talk about the crimes she was a part of? She talks about it almost casually, and plays it off as "I was doing what I was told."

[@MartinsGarage97]

BertieBirdie and refers to the women as “his packages “. Doctor - how did you feel about it? Didn’t it bother you? Her - they were his packages, he can do what he wants

[@MartinsGarage97]

All I can find is that she was up for her first parole last year. Nothing about being released.

[@bipedleek241]

Boa Gaming update: she’s sadly being released :(

[@davidsmart2252]

Didn’t he later admit that he never actually heard voices or believed himself controlled by satan but that he made it up for a possible insanity defense? I might be remembering it wrong but I could of sworn I read that somewhere.

[@razzprince2877]

He never pleaded Insanity but he did make it up. If he pleaded insanity he'd just be another nut job but this Demon possession made him unique and got him a legacy..... Kind of genius really

[@momkatmax]

I heard the same thing.

[@richardclifford003]

Yes. SA John Douglas, FBI, when he was laying the ground work for the BSU (Behavioral Science Unit) interviewed numerous serial killers. When Douglas interviewed Berkowitz, he admitted it was all a ruse.

[@jeremystewert4303]

I’ve heard dogs barking that made wanted to kill them/owner but not random people.

[@MiaAltangerel]

"chubby introvert"

[@sgrace6813]

Same,except I am not a psychotic serial killer.

[@Svengali764]

I have all the signs but extreme laziness and that's why I am not a serial killer yet.

[@sgrace6813]

@@Svengali764 Good luck my dude

[@billbuffalino6741]

tell me that lie one more time, if anything I’d go after the scum politicians who are ruining the environment and condemning countless people to poverty. I’d never harm an innocent soul though. I detest these mass shooters for going after innocent bystanders

[@rickc2102]

thictrovert

[@Gavinkeenan1]

A episode on bill hicks would be cool! love this channel!

[@bobbybobberson3374]

Agreed

[@jackiemanuel]

Hallelujah amen

[@ocdnecro]

given that you have talked about so many sadists why don't you talk about the original one, the Marquis de Sade?

[@michaelt.5672]

@spudnic88 The word "sadism" was derived from the Marquis de Sade's name. That's what "original" is referring to here. And I have yet to hear any roman cruelty come close to the messed up stuff de Sade put into writing.

[@jellomiki]

But he never killed or hurt anyone, right ? He was just a really freaky porn writer

[@michaelt.5672]

@@jellomiki Oh he did. Not on the scale he wrote about, but he very much was a sadist in real life, and had the social status to get away with it (for the most part).

[@jellomiki]

@@michaelt.5672 Okay, seems I need to brush up on my knowledge about him

[@ferociousgumby]

@@michaelt.5672 He wrote on the prison walls with a sharp stick and a little pile of poo.

[@natelandherr5202]

You should do an episode on Lemmy Kilmister

[@zappawoman5183]

Yes! I'm a bit fed up of biographics of killers, it can encourage others to do it for the notoriety.

[@natelandherr5202]

@@zappawoman5183 Pffff hahahaha no, I just think Lemmy is one of the most interesting and talented musicians ever!!! Motorhead rules!!!

[@rodrigobento4570]

@@zappawoman5183 "I was going about my day normally but then I saw this KZbin video and decided to become a serial killer"

[@neilvlacic_crorail-heritage]

Great idea 🤘😀

[@natelandherr5202]

inside outside upside downside Are you kidding me? He had an unbelieveably unique sound, never really put out a bad album, and helped inspire countless bands and styles of music.

[@maxbarnard7165]

I like how the AR-7 “shotgun” you pictured is really a .22

[@anthonyhayes1267]

Seeing the "tacticool" version they put up a photo of just made me laugh

[@ejcejc4113]

LOL

[@katieb.1184]

I feel like this is one of very few people I truly believe changed. His denial of parole is very respectable. (I know there are reasons besides being remorseful for staying in as well)

[@bookishlyhaileybrooke]

The fact that David Berkowitz is a children’s book author now from prison boggles my mind more then anything

[@jasmineangie4652]

Really??

[@garydomaz1849]

There appears to be a common theme around all horrific serial killers: a traumatic head injury as a very young child. And it’s always super young, like less than 10 years of age.

[@juleswinnfield9097]

Hey guys, Vsauce here- oh wait. Any chance of getting a bio on Edward Teach, A.K.A Blackbeard?

[@justincarnes1656]

What?

[@LordTheft]

Yes please

[@MMAGamblingTips]

Justin Carnes V-Sauce KZbin channel. Don’t you know it? The Bio’s host and V-Sauce host look very similar.

[@jerrysmooth24]

he was 6'6

[@Demir0509]

Hes done one on him now

[@scottking5555]

This channel is absolutely fascinating... why aren't most history lessons this fascinating? I mean, I just went through the back catalog... ive at least heard of most of these people and I just watched your video on Van Gogh... I always wondered why Van Gogh was so amazing, but looking at his paintings, realizing how they look like memories more than anything else, and how prolific, and tragic his life was.... I get it... and this episode... on the son of sam... just wow... what a break down... your delivery makes history interesting again... thank you

[@richardwinter6259]

How is it that a man guilty of at least 6 murders even comes up for parole? What an awful system of justice we have.

[@schizophrantic]

Sentenced to six consecutive life sentences. Eligible for parole in 2002. Justice system is a joke.

[@cantstopwontstop310]

i know this sounds stupid but i feel like its the justice system's interpretation of reformation. Do i sympathize with berkowitz? no! However how do you know if someone does or doesn't regret/learn from their crimes? yes he did kill people cold bloodedly. but one question this brings up is can people really learn from their mistakes no matter how bad they are

[@schizophrantic]

@@cantstopwontstop310 It has nothing to do with reformation in this case. It's about making a deal with the devil. In exchange for a guilty plea and a confession this killer got a deal which makes him eligible for parole after 25 years.

[@Barberdan]

@@schizophrantic I feel like it might be nothing of even that sort. It's a bit like Shawshank Redemption in that you get comfortable enough in that life, and have no outside life or help, so you don't want outside life.

[@thatgirlinautumn5995]

I mean over here in Germany the “life“ sentence is 25 years, though the convicted may be kept confined longer than that should they still prove dangerous to society. The rules in safety confinement are somewhat more liberal. Then again, German prisons are more about rehabilitation plus our stores don't sell guns to just anyone over the age of 16, which in Berkowitz' case would have saved a lot of lives/prevented all of it, basically

[@tyler7341]

@@schizophrantic dude he can never get out. He got 6 life sentences. Parole doesn't mean he gets out. It would just mean he starts his next life sentence. He's been denied parole from his first life sentence anyways.

[@craigowenlindvalljr8300]

He definitely was a monster. But I must say I admire the fact he insists on doing his prison time. He legitimately said " I deserve my punishment and should spend the rest of my life in prison"! That's a noble thing for a person to do. Regardless of his horrible crimes.

[@ActionJackson669]

I mean, he did try to jump out of the courtroom window, but you right. And his ass got cut in prison and got almost 60 stitches for being a dick. Still a garbage human, but at least he pled guilty and doesn't try too parole or anything

[@madamedivaloach645]

He knows he wouldn't survive out here...are you kidding me?

[@Badgerpazz]

It’s also because he got right with God.

[@aliensoup2420]

@@Badgerpazz How convenient.

[@matthewlook3597]

​@@Badgerpazzhe's a psychotic attention whore. He just wants to be relevant. If hell is real, he'll burn.

[@stephanieledogar6511]

Berserkowitz. Hilarious. Why didn't the media name him this? It took the prisoners to give him the most accurate name.

[@almostvlue9364]

Jonah hill should play this dude if there's ever a movie

[@tyrant-den884]

Or maybe Jason Antoon.

[@sxixsplitup1908]

The movie about him already exist:Summer of Sam by Spike Lee

[@matthewvaughan8192]

The guy who played him in Mindhunter smashed it. Absolute look-alike

[@GBrimstone]

Naw. This is enough lol Don't need more serial killer movies.

[@Overlord99762]

>Buys mostly .22 guns Lmao, no wonder he didn't kill everyone he shot

[@Courier-Six]

That's not even mentioning his terrifying AR-7 .22 Shotgun! I swear, it's like dude editing this vid tried finding the scariest pictures he could. Brought me almost to tears as Simon read these off as if they were some terrifying weapon of mass destruction instead of some of the cheapest and most commonly owned guns in America

[@sephikong8323]

He should have bought a Flintlock instead, that's the pinnacle of rapid fire and reliability

[@manfail7469]

I'm surprised he didn't use the picture of the Ithaca deerslayer with the scary scope on it or something lol

[@nilsbackup814]

Know I'm late at piling on to this one but I also find it funny that he says that in the first murder he, holding the fund with both hands, emptied the chamber. So he shot once since the chamber is empty of a bullet after the first shot since it doesn't automatically feed another round. I like this picture more tho: he doesn't say he emptied the chamber by shooting the gun, just that he did it with his two hands. Imagine him squatting down by the women's car and just unloading every round of his cylinder onto the ground just there and then. XD He was going melee I guess, what a gamer

[@Overlord99762]

@@nilsbackup814 more XP for the kill in melee

[@warrenpierce5542]

What does it say about law enforcement that Berkowitz was able to set 1500 fires and then shoot a dog without coming to the attention of police?

[@IndianaJoe0321]

Context, context, context. Back then they had much more important things to which to tend. Before commenting, you should've reviewed the 1970 - 1977 crime stats for NYC and each of the five boroughs.

[@Evenst3vn]

Crime was rampant in NYC at that time, the cops were spread thin. There was also an arson epidemic at the time, lots of landlords burning down buildings to get insurance money, so he was far from the only person burning stuff.

[@fordshojoe8080]

@Lord Colin really?

[@manfail7469]

1970s NYC was fucking chaos. It's a miracle it ever ended up becoming an actual tourist destination (thanks giuliani!)

[@sixthcitysaint]

Yes! I've been waiting for this one. Thanks!

[@Biographics]

Sixth City Saint Sure thing :-) thanks for watching

[@candleankle1805]

Meaning of the story: don’t sit in your car at 3am.

[@MrBlaktoe]

I think it's more like "Don't be out in public and unaware of your surroundings." I was taught at a young age that when I go out my front door I'm on yellow alert. You never know WTF can happen and chance favors a prepared mind.

[@Outwardpd]

@@MrBlaktoe That is a fucking awful way to live life, I'd rather die in a horrible unfortunate circumstance than be constantly looking over my shoulder forever.

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@Outwardpd Yeah, in the US, it's called being non-white.

[@richardclifford003]

There's an old LEO saying, "Nothing good happens after 2am."

[@candleankle1805]

Richard Clifford I’m an ER nurse, nothing good happens after midnight.

[@danyellesalinas5503]

I’m loving the stories about the Serial killers. I need many more of these please. Keep up the great work. Love your channel.

[@kinggrub6604]

7:16 "holding the gun with bith hands he emptied the CHAMBER" 😂😂😂😂

[@dustinlawson611]

"Women rushed to get their hair cut then died" that's what I heard at first lol

[@billslocum9819]

"Born To Dye" should be a name for a hair salon.

[@gipsydanger7379]

Could you please cover Otto Skorzney? It would be a fantastic episode.

[@Ferroes]

Steve Jones, he didn't teach "terrorism" to the middle east, terror in general existed among them for centuries under British occupation (Saragahari), poverty (pre-oil boom), corruption, indulgent leaders, and especially being the middle-ground for the soviet and American iraq war (where the CIA provided them with the same weapons that would be used post-war in radicalism (also the same strategy employed by the USSR by the Viet Cong)). The US is especially accountable for providing them with weapons and exploiting them for oil (pre-alaskan pipelines) especially after the poorly thought 2003 invasion of Iraq where they created a power gap allowing the Taliban to gain a firmer foothold now that there's only a temporary higher power allowing the exploitation of the poorer lower classes to be bullied into the group simply to survive and the stated doesn't even mention the spread of control or the lack thereof as the US held a more centralized approach allowing the taliban to rummage past and around the central cities and grow in numbers as they control more villages

[@_-.-_-_.._--.-_-_----_-.--_._-]

+iron saad *Sykes-Picot Agreement*

[@carollollol]

Ahhh yes, yet another great episode in the "some people really should just not have kids" series. 🤨

[@kaball6545]

When I was little and I would be at my neighbors house with my family I would always pick up a old weird looking key and ask about it and he would say it was a key to a "nuthouse" he worked at. Little did I know it was the key to David Berkowitz psych ward cell cause I asked mom a few years after the neighbor died about why he always kept that key and she told me. I believe it obviously cause he was NYPD and worked at a psych ward and was a RN all in and around the time of David berkowitz. Not that anyone cares lol but it's cool that I used to hold the key to his cell

[@ReyOfLight]

That is indeed quite something!

[@MichaelTurner856]

Cool

[@negativeindustrial]

His resemblance to Al Capone is uncanny.

[@linusfotograf]

Neg Ative He always reminded me of Richard Dreyfuss

[@MoxyOh]

I think he looks a Lot like Mark Cuban.

[@danDan-lc3fg]

Pablo

[@AnimeWolf5193]

If SoS truly has found faith, good for him. But yeah, he absolutely deserves that sentence.

[@CharmEng89]

Serial killer videos are so chilling yet fascinating! I wonder what contemporary psychology would have made of him now, or what he thinks about his past behaviour and crimes.

[@erichobbs4042]

He sounds like a half assed version of Zodiac, Esp with the letter writing stunt to Jimmy Breslin.

[@MrJesse4792]

My mother was the court reporter at the arrangement, she said he gave creepiest smile and sent a shriver done her spine.

[@Eastsid3]

I worked with a girl who was a huge into Christianity and spreading the word. She went and interviewed him. We all thought it was a bit out there because even though he's locked up and "changed" only a few decades prior he would've had no problem putting a bullet between her eyes.

[@ARIXANDRE]

This one might need an update with the findings of Maury Terry.

[@kennagtved1573]

I was thinking the same

[@wolffenhaus]

Great channel, important work, host is excellent.

[@Biographics]

Wolffenhaus Merry Thank you very much :-)

[@stevenh1195]

Interesting as usual. Well done.

[@spacestuffandstardust5888]

Honestly been waiting for a good channel to do son of Sam. Very good video thanks.

[@Biographics]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

The terrifying thing about Berkowitz is that he seems so pleased with himself.

[@goodbye8090]

Berkowitz was born on the day my dad died, and was arrested on my dads birthday, years apart of course. But the real creepy part is my mom was his neighbor living two buildings down from him. I've always known that my mom was his neighbor, she'd always said she was lucky to have not been a victim of his. But I didn't know Berkowitz birthday and arrest date were connected to my dad. This video really creeped me out.

[@romanrepublic1356]

Please do one on David Bowie.

[@vasilkokinovski9212]

Can you cover Ned Kelly, Simo Häyhä, Nicolae Ceausescu and Josip Broz Tito.

[@siristheslayer1923]

vasil kokinovski Dont forget Lauri Allen Torni

[@grayalien48]

I can't be the only one who fought it was funny every time he said "yonkers" It just cuts the tension every time...

[@RedScaledKnight1]

6:34 I'm sorry Simon, a Charter Arms AR-7 WHAT? My hearing aid must be dying, I thought you called that a shotgun.

[@MiThreeSunz]

The 70’s was a troubling time and rife with serial killers including Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, John Wayne Gacy, The Zodiac Killer, The Hillside Strangler, and more.

[@ferociousgumby]

It wasn't even safe to take a Tylenol.

[@arkady714]

@@ferociousgumby That was '82 but you still have a point.

[@samanthab1923]

@@arkady714 Yonkers had its own case of cyanide laced Tylenol at an A&P in Bronxville in 86.

[@arkady714]

@@samanthab1923 Sorry to hear that.

[@DrDolan2000]

Good to see he's accepted his position. Hopefully, it's not a front

[@jeremystewert4303]

He knows he can’t be free. He’s serving Gods purpose for him. He almost died in prison. You should watch one of his interviews! A Jew converted to Christianity. He knows the Bible like the back of his hand. He seems very sincere and remorseful but I got the feeling he dosent like to talk about the murders very much. In one of the interviews he was asked about the attack on his neck with the razor, “Ahh ya know, it happens!” I believe he works in the library or kitchen and then he teaches a lot of bible classes.

[@cello9877]

@@jeremystewert4303 I hope his testimony will reach out to people who are also suffering from family problem

[@IgorFioli]

Bizare to even think he´s a truly changed man.

[@nicholasdiaz3733]

This is the most interesting one so far

[@ashishjoshi8148]

These videos by Simon are brilliant! I love it!

[@plinkitee]

Been binge watching this channel, mostly the killers/crazies. 😮

[@nicolasmiller]

There are an eerily amount similarities between the east coast son of Sam and the West coast zodiac

[@smokeyjoe291]

quick let’s reopen the case

[@TheRealLucifer_Morningstar]

Of course he found the Bible. It's the logical path through insanity. "This God that I worship, this demon I blame, conspire as one, exactly the same. IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME........" - Randall Blythe

[@JohnDoe-vn1we]

You atheists are just as fanatical if not worse.

[@TheRealLucifer_Morningstar]

@@JohnDoe-vn1we Yeah, that whole "not-believing-in-magic" stuff is lunatic fringe......... 😂😂😂

[@archstanton6102]

@@JohnDoe-vn1we Hi Troll, so you are saying atheists are worse than serial killers? Typical fantatical hatred towards people who think differently to you.

[@austingode]

A man does 32 years in jail for pot smuggling..... son of Sam routinely gets a chance for a parole hearing ????!!! That is crazy ......

[@saritacruz3020]

I knew the story of his upbringing and crimes, but I didn't know about his refusing parole etc. Thanks!

[@phantombeard6262]

Bio on Louis Riel or Sir John A Macdonald? (Two sides of the trial of Louis Riel, similar to what you did with Napoleon III and Bismark). Awesome job as always Biographics!

[@rhijulbec1]

👍👍👍Yes, I'd love that too.

[@anon2427]

“Commando Mark III Rifle” shows picture of Thompson sub machine gun LMAO

[@layejoker]

How does one get away with shooting your neighbor’s dog

[@sgrace6813]

Or 1,500 fires

[@nikospaleologos3907]

My father owned a coffee shop in the Bronx at the time and he told me, years later , that Berkowitz was in there on a few occasions.

[@HasvenWorld]

I like to imagine him sitting in is cell, balding with a long, glorious monk beard, meditating as the guard comes in every two years. "Hey, uh, Berkowitz? You know ya got parole right? Get some fresh air..." Berkowitz: "....nahhhh." Guard: ".... alright then..."

[@skwervin1]

Look into Ivan Milat - The Back packer killer in Australia. He's a seriously screwed up guy.

[@holoholopainen1627]

He was sick ! The Whole Australia was looking for Him - but all They found was kangaroos !

[@Iamtheliquor]

Great and interesting vid! Here’s a few suggestions. Peter Sutcliffe Horatio Nelson Capt James Cook Bill Shankley Yuri Gagarin Mikhail Gorbachev Ronald Reagan Margaret Thatcher

[@njblackbird3148]

Captain James Cook, yes!

[@samrak3169]

You know what I give up on that Leon Trotsky video ever coming out :(

[@Biographics]

sam Rak It’s coming incredibly soon, it’s in the final stage of production :-)

[@mpross92]

My grandfather would exchange letters with him after his conversion. He did such terrible things but the grace of God is way more powerful.

[@tylerbaldwin3269]

I learned about David Berkowitz in my Forensics Class. One of the oddest cases I studied

[@dotexe4981]

Do you think he acted alone?

[@sherrygroves9214]

Berkowitz did not act alone

[@jenniferthompson7277]

Informative bio. Easiest way to repeat history is to forget it. The mental make up of homicidal maniacs IS indeed interesting.. This guy could be our neighbor, nephew, or randoms in our daily life. Thanks Simon. This happened the year I was born. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I've lived through some horrors, namely Richard Ramirez. Evil but still interesting.

[@lisasbangs2920]

Commenting before the video ends... *SAVAGE*

[@noahboat580]

6:26 i oughta add-in the fact that it wasnt a .44 magnum, but a .44 special from a Charter Arms Bulldog revolver

[@janieplumpton8831]

Minor correction. Charter Arms AR-7 is a .22L rifle, not a shotgun. Been enjoying these documentaries over the last couple days. Thank you.

[@k.r.murphy4301]

I lived through the Summer of Sam, alone and 17 in Brooklyn, NY, and it was terrifying. But it wasn’t fate that caught up with him. It was the NYPD.

[@shmackedmuffins7948]

I don’t know guys, my neighbor’s dog commands me to give him belly rubs and i do it all the time.

[@casa-35]

Interesting to know some of the Five Families were also after him as it was all done on Mafia turf.

[@robertsalmon6893]

I find all your video's very entertaining Simon, you're an excellent story teller.

[@okosuntom2808]

Simon I love your biographies of serial killers..would be pleased if you could do one on the zodiac killer and charles whitman