David Berkowitz
Background Info
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DOB- 1 June 1953
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- Alive(Currently Incarcerated at the Attica Correctional Facility)
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Family - Mother 'Betty Broder', Father 'Joseph Kleinman', Sister 'Roslyn Falco', Adoptive Parents 'Nathan & Pearl Berkowitz'
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Method/Weapons Used - Shooting / .44 Calibre Bulldog, knife
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Victim Vicinity - New York
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Murder Time Span - July 1976 - August 1977
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Victim Type - Young Women in Parked Car
He was described as a body deserter; neurotic and probably suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and believed himself to be a victim of demonic possession.
Time Period Summery
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Microsoft was founded
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The Viking 1 space probe successfully lands on Mars. It would be followed by a second unmanned Viking II on the Utopia Plains on September 3. The first color photos of the surface of Mars are taken on these flights.