Description

Join us as we discuss "Son of Sam," who killed 6 people and claimed to have done so at the order of a demon-possessed dog. Warning for sensitive content. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/202310/the-rise-of-the-son-of-sam

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/son-of-sam-arrested

https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Berkowitz

https://restore-mentalhealth.com/son-of-sam-mental-health/#:~:text=After%20Berkowitz%20was%20interviewed%20by,marked%20by%20the%20following%20behaviors.&text=It's%20important%20to%20note%20that,antisocial%20behavior%20that%20Berkowitz%20did.

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/son-of-sam-the-eerie-enigma-of-killers-who-%25E2%2580%259Chear-voices%25E2%2580%259D

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/22/nyregion/dr-david-abrahamsen-98-wrote-about-son-of-sam.html#:~:text=Berkowitz%20was%20mentally%20fit%20for,of%20judgment%2C''%20Dr.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/06/30/son-of-sams-motive-believed-to-be-tied-to-dad-or-close-friends-death/

http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/berkowitz,%20david.pdf