a criminal's mind

a collection of known serial killers, what they did, who their victims were, and their stories.

warning: may contain nudity and gorey images

Around 1 a.m. on July 29, 1967, a gunman stepped from the shadows on Buhre Ave. in the Bronx to pump five bullets into a parked car in which Donna Lauria, 18, was sitting–chatting with her best friend, Jody Valenti, 19, about boys. Lauria was hit in...

Around 1 a.m. on July 29, 1967, a gunman stepped from the shadows on Buhre Ave. in the Bronx to pump five bullets into a parked car in which Donna Lauria, 18, was sitting–chatting with her best friend, Jody Valenti, 19, about boys. Lauria was hit in the head, neck and arm, and died. Valenti was wounded in the thigh, but managed to scare away the gunman by leaning on her car horn. Police theories included a Mafia hit on the wrong target and the gruesome handiwork of a vengeful ex-boyfriend.

“After the shooting, I thought I might weep for some of the people killed. But I couldn’t. It was all puzzling, you know.”

—   David Berkowitz
Map of shootings

Map of shootings

Victims

David Berkowitz shot 13 people, killing six and wounding 7 in a one year spree from July of 1976 to July of 1977.

Those that didn’t make it:

Donna Lauria, 18, July 29, 1976

Christina Freund, 26, January 30, 1977

Virginia Voskerichian, 19, March 8, 1977

Alexander Esau, 20, April 17, 1977

Valentina Suriani, 18, April 17, 1977

Stacy Moskowitz, 20, July 31, 1977

“At this point I imagine I didn’t care much anymore, for I finally had convinced myself that it w good to do it…and that the public wanted me to do it.”

—   David Berkowitz
Harvey, the “demon dog”
The neighbor’s dog. Berkowitz once shot this poor creature. Thankfully, he survived.

Harvey, the “demon dog”

The neighbor’s dog. Berkowitz once shot this poor creature. Thankfully, he survived.

The .44 Caliber gun used to kill the victims of The Son of Sam

The .44 Caliber gun used to kill the victims of The Son of Sam

“I must slay a woman for revenge purposes. To get back at them for all the suffering they caused me.”

—   David Berkowitz
The famous parking ticket that caught The Son of Sam

The famous parking ticket that caught The Son of Sam

Berkowitz's famous Ford Galaxy in which he got his parking ticket

Berkowitz's famous Ford Galaxy in which he got his parking ticket