Today In Legal History August 10, 1977

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Today In Legal History August 10, 1977

By Stone Grissom

Story Published: Aug 10, 2007 at 9:11 PM CST

Story Updated: Aug 10, 2007 at 9:11 PM CST

On this day in 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested and charged with the "Son of Sam" serial killings that occurred in New York City. Berkowitz eventually withdrew an insanity defense and pleaded guilty to six murders. He was given six 25-years-to-life sentences for his crimes and has been held at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in upstate New York since 1987.

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