'Conversations with a Killer: Son of Sam Tapes': Four Things We Learned

In the summers of 1976 and 1977, one of the most infamous serial killers was ruling the streets of New York with something that can infect anyone: fear. Now, the newest addition to Netflix’s hit docuseries franchise, Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes is taking an inside look at how a young postal worker named David Berkowitz captured the city’s interest — and ignited terror — during his infamous shooting spree.

Also known as the Son of Sam — named for the signature that ended his taunting letters to police — Berkowitz, then 24, targeted people with a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver, shooting young couples and women parked in their cars. The murders were eventually picked up by tabloids — particularly the Daily News and the New York Post — which increased fear ar