Son of Sam. The Writer Term Paper

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David was classified by the defense psychiatrists as a paranoid schizophrenic (The Letter (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/berkowitz/letter_1.html)."

When he was on his killing spree the NYC police department put together a special unit called the Omega Group for the express purpose of locating the killer and bringing him to justice.

It consisted of 300 officers and would encompass the questioning of over 3,000 suspects. It handled 215 calls a day, and include an attempt to check each of the 28,000.44 caliber Bulldog revolvers manufactured in the United States (Omega Group (http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/crime/SonOfSam.htm)."

Once he was caught and sentenced he spent the first 10 years in prison angry and fighting but in 1989 Berkowitz says he was touched by God and since that time has lived his life as a model prisoner for Jesus Christ.

At his recent parole hearing in 2002 he sent a letter to the Governor of the state letting him know that he did not wish to have parole granted.
He stated in the letter that he did not deserve to ever spend a single day free after the pain and suffering he had caused many families during what he says now was the work of the devil. He is content to do his penance by spending the rest of his days in a prison and stated that is exactly what he deserves and wishes to have. The parole board agreed and refused to parole him during his mandatory parole hearing.

The Son of Sam Law was enacted to prevent any future violent offenders from profiting after they commit such heinous crimes. The actions of Son of Sam and the subsequent legislation about that law have had a long lasting impact on society......

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