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SUMMER OF FEAR, Part 5: Son of Sam at 73 — the Parole Hearing He Skipped, the Demon Dog He Admitted He Invented, and the Man He Blinded

The finale of the five-part series Summer of Fear. In May, David Berkowitz declined to attend his own parole hearing — his thirteenth since becoming eligible in 2002 — and emailed the New York Post to say he is already free, and that his home is in heaven, not in the Bronx. Robert Violante, who was twenty when Berkowitz shot him in the head and who has almost no sight left, was asked what he made of that, and he answered. Garret Fisher closes the week with the demon dog Berkowitz later admitted he invented, the Carr brothers who both died young, the reporter who spent his life chasing a cult through this case and what he got right about the cowardice of the men who closed it, and the fifteen young people whose names are the only reason any of this is worth saying out loud. Fifty years ago next Wednesday, Donna Lauria was killed in a parked car in the Bronx. Everybody remembers the killer. So on Wednesday, don't.Part 5 of 5. The complete series:

Parts 1–5. This series discusses gun violence and the deaths of young people. If you're struggling, you can reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. by calling or texting 988.

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40 Years to Life for Tupac Shakur's Killer, Tyreek Hill Liable on Two Counts of Battery, the Crown Opens Its Case Against Russell Brand

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas to 40 years to life for the Sept. 7, 1996, murder of Tupac Shakur, who was 25. Clark County District Judge Carli Kierny told Davis that sa...

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Colleen Slemmer was nineteen. She grew up in Orange Park, Florida, went shrimping before dawn with her stepfather, gave up her lunch break to feed classmates who needed help, and loved computers enoug...

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Selma Blair Charged With Felony Assault, Her Lawyer Says It Was a Medical Emergency, Tyreek Hill Testifies, Brand Jury Warned Off Podcasts

Actress Selma Blair, 54, pleaded not guilty Monday in Queens Criminal Court to two counts of second-degree assault under New York Penal Law 120.05(3), after an incident on Delta Flight 938 from Los An...

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Nidal Hasan Will Die on Livestream, December 3 at Fort Hood, Russell Brand's Trial Opens in London, Christa Pike Back on Death Row

Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle has set the execution of Nidal Hasan, 56, for Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, Texas — the same post where he killed 13 people and wounded 32 in November 2009, and close...

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Kohberger Says His Lawyers Made Him Confess, Now He Wants the Judge Gone, Russell Brand's Trial Opens, a Split Verdict in Tennessee

Bryan Kohberger, 31, who pleaded guilty in July 2025 to murdering University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin and is serving four consecutive life sent...

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Christa Pike Believed Brain Dead, Then Awake and Walking, Tennessee Won't Rule Out a Second Execution, Tyreek Hill's Wife Testifies in Miami

Christa Gail Pike's attorneys believed she was brain dead Monday night and expected her to be taken off life support Tuesday. Instead, attorney Randy Spivey said, she woke up and began talking — "to t...

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Cornell Case: Letitia James Named Special Prosecutor, No One Has Been Charged, Christa Pike Is Awake and Speaking, Paitin Fields Trial

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James special prosecutor on Oct. 1 in the Cornell University case, saying she had lost faith in Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew ...

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Trump Approves an Army Firing Squad for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, Caleb Flynn Gets Life for Ashley Flynn's Murder, Christa Pike Update

The Pentagon announced Monday night that President Trump approved Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recommendation to execute former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, 56, by Army firing squad for the 2009 Fort Ho...

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