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David Berkowitz
David Berkowitz grew up in a middle class family with his adoptive parents, Nat and Pearl Berkowitz. His real mother, Betty Falco, put David up for adoption to prevent her boyfriend from leaving her. ... When Pearl died, David was devastated and went into a state of depression. ... David talked with him over the phone and wrote letters, but he soon lost contact with Nat due to his depression. David went into the Army for three years. ... After he got out of the Army, David found his biological mother and her daughter, but he soon drifted away from them, similar to the way he drifted away from his father, Nat.
David would begin to develop a fantasy life, filled with possessive demons. David lived in an apartment in New Rochelle on Barnes Avenue. ... In David’s fantasy life, Jack was known as Captain, or General, Jack Cosmo, the commander of the dog-demon army. David, then , moved to Yonkers at 35 Pine Street. ... Sam Carr, in David’s fantasy, worked for Captain Jack Cosmo. ... Wheaties ran a hotel for the demons that tortured David.
Sam Carr’s dog, David believed, was his master, and the evil forces sent their messages to kill through him. David became so irritated by the Carr’s dog and the Cassara’s dog, that he eventually shot them both. David sent a note to Sam Carr, warning him about the dog. After David shot the Cassara’s dog, he, unexpectedly, left the building that they shared without taking his two hundred-dollar deposit. David began to call himself the “Son of Sam” meaning he was the son or follower of Sam. ... David was also known as the “. ... They called him by this name because David used a .
Approximate Word count = 1415
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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