On this day: August 10
POSTED: 09:56 AM PDT Aug 07, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 09, 2012
Magellan sets sail, "Candid Camera" moves to TV, the "Son of Sam" is arrested and Michael Phelps earns his first gold in Beijing, all on this day.
New York City Police Department
1977: In Yonkers, N.Y., 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested for the "Son of Sam" series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year. Shortly after his arrest, Berkowitz confesses to killing six people and wounding several others in the course of eight shootings. He later claims that he was commanded to kill by a demon that possessed his neighbor's dog. He is eventually sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each murder, to be served consecutively, making his maximum term 365 years.
