- He now calls himself 'Son of Hope' after becoming a jailhouse televangelist.
- On April 17, 1977, he wrote the first of his numerous letters signed, "The Son of Sam," explaining the reason for that murder. He was later on referred to as "The Son of Sam."
- At the age of 7, he scored 118 on an IQ test. At the age of 21, he scored 110 on an IQ test. Both scores indicate above average intelligence.
- Eligible for parole in 2002, and due for release in 2007. He would be 54 years old.
- Became an ordained minister while in prison.
- He is sentenced to 300 years.
- He was a postman.
- He had the classic triad that criminologists associate with future violent behaviour: enuresis, pyromania or fire-setting and animal cruelty. He kept a diary of some 1,488 fires that he had set in New York during 1975.
- He explained that "Sam" was his neighbor Sam Carr, the father of now-deceased brothers John and Michael Carr, whom, in an interview shown on the 2 July 2004 Dateline NBC (1992), Berkowitz claims killed the victims while he merely acted as a lookout. At the time of his arrest, Berkowitz told police he believed that Sam was a "high demon" who transmitted his powers to him through Sam's black Labrador retriever. Berkowitz also now claims he participated in a satanic cult that was behind the killings.
- He was caught as a result of a parking ticket he received on July 31, 1977 - the date of his last crime. A witness noticed someone driving away from the scene of the crime. With a computer the police were able to trace it to an address - 25 Pine Street, Yonkers, New York (Berkowitz's Address).
- Following his arrest souvenir hunters practically tore down his apartment in Yonkers district (New York) desperate for mementoes. His landlord had to change the number from '25' to '42' to discourage them.
- On July 10, 1979 he was slashed from behind by unknown inmates in the segregation block at Attica prison. He suffered a near-fatal injury to his neck that required 56 stitches. His voice has been affected since then.
- Also known as "44-caliber killer," for murdering 7 people, and injuring 8 different people with a 44-caliber revolver.
- Born Richard David Falco, his adopted parents changed his name to David Richard Berkowitz.
- He kept diaries from 1974 to 1977 detailing the hundreds of fires he set around the city. The exact number is unknown with detectives speculating it may as many as 1400.
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