Talk:David Berkowitz
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Maury Terry and "The Ultimate Evil" edit
I've removed several paragraphs in the Moskowitz/Violante section that cited Terry as their only source. They contain only speculation and alleged details that, for the most part, don't lead anywhere and are uncorroborated in the principal works we have i.e. Abrahamsen and Klausner, and the newspaper records. Terry was a sensationalist and his book should be treated as a lightweight reference. It has some usefulness in describing the Satanic cult claims, but it shouldn't be presented to readers as a serious general reference book. It's been used for certain facts which are indeed verifiable elsewhere and for now I'll let them stand. I will work on replacing them in the future. SteveStrummer (talk) 02:01, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Why no mention of the Process Church of the Final Judgment? edit
David Berkowitz identifies the Satanic cult he was involved with and he claims were involved with the murders as the Process Church of the Final Judgment in both of the videos linked below. Why is that not part of the article, especially the "Satanic cult claims" section?
"Son of Sam Speaks: The Untold Story" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPF3fuICqhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMF-06Fj8yg Phantom in ca (talk) 02:18, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
For the most part it’s largely unconfirmed SyGuy99 (talk) 22:08, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
Why the section heading called "Case Reopened"? edit
This section lacks any reference to a legal action taken by anyone to "reopen" the case, i.e. review the 1978 conviction. Isn't this more of a "Media Re-examination"? patsw (talk) 17:31, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
"Sam" edit
"Son of Samael" perhaps? 2403:6200:8852:FDD8:8469:7642:FBDC:497A (talk) 00:51, 20 February 2024 (UTC)