Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer

Aug 5, 2017

1h 26m

★ 6.8

Overview

A shocking serial murder case terrorized New York 40 years ago. Surviving victims, families of the deceased, and the detectives who worked on the case recount their stories.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

TV Movie

Production Companies

Cream Productions

Discovery Communications

Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

David Berkowitz

Narrator (voice)

David Christopher Wells

Self (archive footage)

Pasquale Violante

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Breslin

Self

Robert Violante

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8.1

M

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7.8

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7.5

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5.9

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7.5

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6.3

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7.2

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6.5

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6.8

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5.9

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7.1

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6.8

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7.5

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6.1

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5.5

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Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer

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