What is David Berkowitz?
'''David Richard Berkowitz''' (born '''Richard David Falco'''; June 1, 1953), known also as the '''Son of Sam''' and the '''.44 Caliber Killer''', is an [[Americans|American]] [[serial killer]]. He was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. Berkowitz pleaded guilty to eight separate shooting attacks that began in [[New York City]] during the summer of 1976. The crimes were done with a [[Charter Arms Bulldog|.44 caliber Bulldog revolver]].<ref name=Fishman2006>{{Cite journal|last=Fishman|first=Steve|year=2006|title=The Devil in David Berkowitz|journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|publisher=New York Media, LLC|url=http://nymag.com/news/crimelaw/20327|access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> He killed six people and wounded nine others by July 1977. On the night of August 10, 1977, Berkowitz was taken into custody by [[New York City Police Department|New York City police homicide detectives]] in front of his [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]] apartment building.<ref name=LarryKing>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0210/26/lklw.00.html|title=Larry King Interview with David Berkowitz|year=2002|publisher=CNN|work=CNN.com Transcripts|access-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref> Berkowitz has been incarcerated since his arrest and is serving six consecutive [[life sentence]]s.<ref name=CIN>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/david-berkowitz-son-of-sam/biography.html|title=Crime File: David Berkowitz (Son of Sam)|year=2011|publisher=[[A+E Networks|AETN]]|work=Crime & Investigation Network|access-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref> The [[Spike Lee]] drama ''[[Summer of Sam]]'' was released in 1999 with actor [[Michael Badalucco]] in the role of Son of Sam.<ref>{{cite web|title=At the Movies: 'Summer of Sam'|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23241087.html|author=Italie, Hillel|publisher=[[AP Online]]|access-date=September 26, 2012|date=November 26, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180431/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23241087.html|