Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which serial killer claimed that the dog of his neighbour told him to kill?"
On this day in 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested and charged with being the “Son of Sam,” the serial killer who terrorized New York City for more than a year, killing six young people and wounding seven others with a .44-caliber revolver. The killing spree terrorized New Yorkers and achieved worldwide notoriety. After his arrest, Berkowitz claimed that demons and a black Labrador retriever owned by a neighbor named Sam had ordered him to murder attractive young women. Berkowitz has been incarcerated since his arrest and is serving six consecutive life sentences.
