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Son of Sam: 40 Years After His Capture

By Crime HQ

August 10, 2017

Son of Sam. The .44 Caliber Killer. David Berkowitz. Richard David Falco. These are the names of one of the most infamous American serial killers ever, who terrorized New York City from July 1976 until his capture in August 1977. Claiming to be obeying a demon, Berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven others during…

How We Compiled The New York Times Book of Crime

By Kevin Flynn

March 16, 2017

I’ve had a good amount of exposure to crime as a journalist, which influenced how I approached a task like editing The New York Times Book of Crime. But, of course, like all of us, my first responses to crime were crafted much earlier as a kid growing up in the Bronx. I grew up…