New York's Son of Sam: A Serial Killer Nobody could Identify

Summer of 1977. New York City was already falling apart. 🗽 The economy was collapsing. The Bronx was burning. A blackout triggered riots across the city. And somewhere in the darkness a man with a 44 caliber revolver was hunting young couples on quiet residential streets. Six people dead. Seven wounded. An entire city paralyzed with fear. Women cut their hair short. Couples stopped going out at night. Discos emptied. Gun sales exploded. 🔫 They called him the Son of Sam. The New York Police Department launched the biggest manhunt in the city's history. Over 200 detectives. Thousands of tips. A behavioral profile. A task force running around the clock. And they still almost got it completely wrong. 💀 They built a false profile. They ignored crucial witnesses. They were days away from arresting a totally innocent man. And the break that finally cracked the case had nothing to do with detective work, it was a parking ticket. Pure luck. One detective checking parking violations near a crime scene on a hunch. If Cacilia Davis had not kept calling. If that one detective had not bothered to look. David Berkowitz might never have been caught. This is the full story of the Son of Sam. The murders. The panic. The investigation that nearly fell apart. And the truth about what actually solved New York's biggest manhunt. 🌑 📍 New videos every week covering forgotten stories, dark history, and the truth they don't teach you. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell, you won't want to miss what's next. #SonOfSam #DavidBerkowitz #NewYorkHistory #NYCHistory #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #ForgottenHistory #NYC #1977NewYork #TrueCrimeDocumentary #ManhuntFailed #NewYorkCity #DarkHistory #NewYorkDocumentary #SummerOfSam