In the mid-1970s, a serial killer terrorized the New York boroughs of the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, leaving six dead and many more wounded. In a letter left at one of the crime scenes, the killer identified himself as the “Son of Sam.” The moniker stuck. As the shootings continued, public concern escalated and a widespread manhunt ensued. In August of 1977, police arrested one David Berkowitz, who quickly confessed and ultimately pled guilty to the crimes. He was sentenced to twenty-five-years-to-life for each murder, to be served sequentially. An oddity of New York law, however, made him technically eligible for parole every few years once he completed the first term.