How Did David Berkowitz Cause Mental Illness

David Berkowitz also known as “The Son of Sam,” was New York’s infamous serial killer in the 1970’s. Berkowitz is known for being a troubled child, which caused mental disorders and lead to various serial murders, giving him the nickname “ The 44 Caliber Killer” (“The Finer Times”) . David Berkowitz was adopted by Nathan and Peal Berkowitz in 1965. David was close with his mom, and did not have the best relationship with his dad, who was not home often. David was an outcast, and was hard to control. He was larger than most kids his age and sometimes was a bully. At the age of 7, David was hit by a car and obtained an injury to the head. Although he survived the incident, it was never determined if this had a long term effect on him. He would

They were both shot from the outside of the car. Stacy died while Robert lived and was blinded in one eye. This murder had the largest amount of witnesses. One eyewitness saw a man with light brown hair which seemed to be a wig. Another eyewitness claimed to see a man with a wig on also. The woman also wrote down the last four digits of the license plate but she was not sure if they were exact. Some witnesses said they saw someone drive away in a Volkswagen and others said they saw a man walking away casually from the scene of the crime. Many people began to bother the police about the Volkswagen which made them question and interview people who owned these cars in New York and New Jersey. After all this, a simple parking ticket helped get one step closer to the “Son of Sam.” Just before the July 31 shooting, a woman walking her dog noticed a cop put a ticket on a long four door yellow vehicle a Ford Galaxie. When the cop left a man appeared very angry and ripped the ticket off of the car. She saw the man and how he took off going in the opposite direction of where the shooting occurred. Although he went the opposite direction the police still decided that since he was there so close in time to the shooting time he could be a potential key eyewitness. The man who was issued the ticket was identified as David Berkowitz. David Berkowitz would not answer his phone so the police took greater steps to get in touch. In a phone-call between NYPD detective James Justus and Operator 82, Operator 82 revealed that Berkowitz had been recently drawn into suspicion because of previous crimes connected to him such as arson. The evidence was was beginning to pile up rapidly against Berkowitz. The evidence was there. David Berkowitz was a man who was seen near the crime, used a .44 caliber against his neighbors dog, and had written letters in an area