Parole denied again for 'Son of Sam,' notorious 70s serial killer, at age 70

(TND) — Notorious serial killer David Berkowitz had his parole denied for a 12th time since being incarnated on May 8, 1978.

Berkowitz, 70, received the rejection after a Board of Parole prison interview on May 14, according to information listed on a state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision website.

A series of deadly shootings in the 70s put New Yorkers on edge, as Berkowitz targeted young women and couples sitting in cars.

At first, the media called him the ".44 Caliber Killer." But a name that would live on with him came about when he wrote taunting notes to police and a journalist, calling himself "Son of Sam", which also said he received demonic messages to kill. After the first killings took place, and a pattern showed, police formed a 200-person task force to find the killer.

Just over a year after his first victim, Donna Lauria, was shot and killed in the Bronx, Berkowitz was arrested on Aug. 10, 1977.

His killing spree came to an end after a witness reported a strange man on the street near the final shooting. Two police officers had been writing parking tickets on her street that night, and a search of tickets issued eventually turned up Berkowitz’s car.

Berkowitz was given six 25-years-to-life sentences for the crime and is being held at Shawangunk Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison about 60 miles north of New York City.

In a 2017 interview with CBS News, Berkowitz said he "started to get into a lot of satanic stuff" during the time he carried out the killings. He has since expressed remorse, and during his time in prison, he allegedly converted to Christianity.

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