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This paper will discusses David Berkowitz who murderous terror gripped New York City from 1976 to 1977. David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, was finally arrested, tried and convicted for the series of gun-attacks that left six people dead; seven wounded and put an entire city in fear. The paper shows that when caught, while there was a potential for his being determined to be insane. This paper will show how David Berkowitz suffered from serve hallucination and was somewhat psychological disturbed. David worshiped demon and felt that objects were demons and was telling him to kill.
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