How They Were Caught: Son of Sam

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The serial killer that brought the city of New York to a standstill.
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 1 100

@Hopslala 4 роки тому

"Don't worry, Harvey survived." I'm glad they know what we want to hear

@sohinidutta97 4 роки тому

Hopslala ikr! I was gonna comment this!

@tarsrko 4 роки тому

Same I was so relieved

@TheJulietxo 4 роки тому

My eyebrows went up when they said shot his black lab Harley. Glad they knew we wanted to know

@ymfyokai2864 4 роки тому

RIP Harvey. He was the goodest of boys.

@Hopslala 4 роки тому

@cece ce hahaha internet detective skills

@goldstarofvenus1861 4 роки тому

The most important part of the story is that the dog survive and that he was a good boy.

@puyearprod.929 4 роки тому

Turns out the dog really was a bad boy.

@Ashley-tn8hk 4 роки тому

Justin Puyear how dare you spit blasphemy

@hazeypoison 4 роки тому

*whispering under my breath* Sveeeeeen

@elizabethwong3266 4 роки тому

@Rich Affinito chocolate chip?

@onlypimpseattacoswiththeir3017 4 роки тому

Plot twist, the dog WAS the killer 😊

@courtzedz6636 4 роки тому

“Harvey was a good boi for the rest of his life” Love that lols

@lukerogers9002 3 роки тому

You got a lotta likes my guy, thought I’d tell ya

@chloeholland7976 4 роки тому

"Harvey was a good boi for the rest of his life" 🙂

@michaelmucky690 4 роки тому

Now I can rest easy😊

@bridgidthepirateelf4135 4 роки тому

The only thing that matters.

@billcipher2184 4 роки тому

That’s all I needed to know.

@no4785 4 роки тому

Harvey clutched up

@sedemakasreku2863 3 роки тому

The goodest boi

@aine3523 4 роки тому

Me realising this isn’t a buzzfeed unsolved video: >:000 Me realising this video is actually hella interesting: :)))

@slanguagefreak2388 4 роки тому

Exactly my thoughts

@bobhernandaz 4 роки тому

Carolina cap

@luxetveritas019 4 роки тому

most pure commeny

@skidusch 4 роки тому

It is an unsolved video tho

@amelialopez9941 4 роки тому

Same... backed out as soon as I realized

@MiriRaii 4 роки тому

I absolutely LOVE the variety on this channel, but I gotta say I’m missing the spooky bois

@im_living_dead 4 роки тому

Shane posted something on his instastory yesterday, so the ghoul bois are hard at work!

@emmy6359 4 роки тому

Raven 39 same 😔

@MiriRaii 4 роки тому

Sleepy Panda I know I can’t wait! :D

@slanguagefreak2388 4 роки тому

They will be back soon. We have to let them make the next season so we can watch it.

@zubairnorazmi 4 роки тому

@@im_living_dead what is his ig?

@gallacorn6728 4 роки тому

**10 Years Later** "Today We'll Be Talking About More Than Thousands Of People Suddenly Dissappearing In Area 51 Back In 2019. Shane, This One's Doozy"

@maxharper7517 4 роки тому

Lol

@c_p1858 4 роки тому

Bold of you to assume Shane wasn’t among those who disappeared while storming area 51

@cameranium 4 роки тому

Curious_ Pizza Well obviously Shane is the one who caused them to disappear in Area 51

@emily-ry4em 4 роки тому

All Hail the Watcher, the real person who was behind the Area 51 Raid

@Ashley-tn8hk 4 роки тому

“Just the wind”

@SarahMacDani 4 роки тому

Berkowitz is now the leader of a large prison church and regularly councils other inmates. He regularly denies and cancels his own parole hearings feeling he is where he should be. A very interesting turn of events in the story.

@balazs7235 Рік тому

I guess at that point, why not make this whole story even crazier. That sounds very creepy, but at the same time cool from his pespective. His reply to the police when asked who he is saying “I am Sam.” Now that is cold blooded.

@alyssablackmire9227 4 роки тому

"Harvey was a good boy for the rest of his life." This is the quality journalism I'm looking for

@cottagecoresnails 4 роки тому

“Harvey was a good boy for the rest of his life” Wholesome :)

@lubhawnamoitra634 4 роки тому

I was actually relieved when the narrator at 5:00 said " Don't worry, Harvey survived" . This explained my love for dogs over human.

@JelloTeeth 4 роки тому

Humans

@vedanttaneja4428 4 роки тому

If you love dogs over humans the don’t expect anyone to give you respect or expect them to show up at your funeral

@shinigamikouryu 4 роки тому

At least dogs doesn’t goes on murder spree

@thanatosmors2512 4 роки тому

shinigamikouryu well they do just not human murder sprees

@iijj5828 3 роки тому

That’s sad

@em.withthepen 4 роки тому

"and Harvey was a good boy for the rest of his life" *you're goddamn right he was*

@vicepresidentmikepence889 Рік тому

I would be VERY CAREFUL, if I were you, to use God's name as a curse word

@em.withthepen Рік тому

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 god isn't real

@wendyreads1964 4 роки тому

Video: “don’t worry, Harvey survived” Me: “oh thank god”

@fancydeer 4 роки тому

Murderer: Caught. Harvey: Good boy.

@neuroticgurl0295 4 роки тому

I love how they suddenly made it about the dog right there at the end 😂

@cecilia4947 4 роки тому

Harvey deserves the recognition ♡

@Eiramzify 4 роки тому

Well, The Son of Sam tried to slander Harvey's name. The least they could do is make it about him 😂

@WhiffleWaffles 4 роки тому

Makes people feel happier about something so grim, is my guess. People love dogs. And all animals basically.

@kayla123ism Рік тому

He slandered Harvey’s name, poster had to clarify he was lying and Harvey was a good boy and not the devil.😂

@kanervahall7468 4 роки тому

Where are the ghoul bois? Legit worried that Annabelle ate them. 😱

@sohinidutta97 4 роки тому

Yep they're working! I was so excited to see the story! 😍

@erinbennett2873 4 роки тому

Thank God!

@MoXy33 4 роки тому

@Zuirconuam 6 I hope it is an actual mystery, not keen on the ones where they look for ghosts and demons. Just the true crime and weird unsolved cases. Not likely as I'm sure the boys would rather travel the world than sit in the office.

@moriahschoech9894 4 роки тому

@@MoXy33 they have different seasons. Some are murder mysteries and things like that and some are ghost hunts. Considering their last video, I'm going to say that we're in the spooky ghost season.

@carikoco611 4 роки тому

@@MoXy33 Considering the last season they had was True Crime, then I'd assume that the next season will be the Supernatural aspect. Even if you're not into ghosts and demons and whatnot, then the history of the places they visit and even some of the folklore (such as with the La Llorona episode) can be interesting.

@chimmyv301 4 роки тому

"dont worry, harvey survived" :D me realizing that it was 1977 D:

@corneliali7747 3 роки тому

he lived to a ripe old age!

@allisonhewitt5374 4 роки тому

So wait, this guy shot his neighbors dog and then said that the dog was the one telling him to kill people? *Sanity 100*

@johanvajse8410 4 роки тому

he shot the dog because it was telling him to kill people he was not sane at all

@XDANmanXxx 4 роки тому

“He was determined sane”

@ellieseager589 4 роки тому

I think sane in law terms is different to sane in mental health terms ? not sure though

@dieuanhnguyentran9520 4 роки тому

I think maybe it's a way for him to get away eventhough the doctor said he was sane? I mean, when you desperate to get away from something anything can be an excuse. Or maybe he's making fun of the judge and the police? Idk :((

@skrittle555 4 роки тому

@@dieuanhnguyentran9520 he retracted it later on and said that he was just trying to plead insanity at the trial.

@peggypeggy4137 2 роки тому

There were 2 dog heroes that helped with capturing the :Son of Sam" One was Harvey. Him getting shot was what put Sam on the radar. (Poor dog, I'm so glad that he survived !!) The other dog hero was Snowball. If that lady hadn't been taking her out for a walk, she would never have seen Sam which lead to the parking ticket clue. Good dogs!!

@EnglishPete 4 роки тому

Son of Sam: "The dog told me to do it" Psyochologist: "This man is completely sane!" Great Video Btw!

@skrittle555 4 роки тому

he retracted it later on. he said he was trying to plead insanity at the trial. his only psychiatric "symptom" was that he had murdered, and that's not in the DSM-5. sorry dark humor lol

@TheSP33DFREAK 4 роки тому

There is a difference between being clinically insane and criminally insane.

@jdoylewallis2948 4 роки тому

Also, he said it was part of his manipulating the media. He read the papers coverage about him and figured the whole demon-possession thing was a better tale and got off on how the press ate it up. Then, when he was caught it provided a good backstory to keep himself out of the electric chair.

@DonDnoUK 4 роки тому

This series should've been called "How they were Solved"

@samanthacoelho6665 4 роки тому

Shout out to the people who are ruining their sleep schedule for this

@CarmenxSullivan 4 роки тому

Sleep hygiene who? 😂

@jaydee4861 3 роки тому

Lol it’s been fucked for a while

@JohnSmith-ph7dk 3 роки тому

"dont worry, Harvey survived" EVERYONE LIKED THAT

@Immortalwriter023 4 роки тому

Need to sleep for overnight shift... yet am watching many of these... Halp 😂

@mollyswain478 4 роки тому

Jess Asher when does it start

@neuroticgurl0295 4 роки тому

Well have you got shoulder length dark hair? Hopefully you’ll be ok 🙃🙃

@calci2679 4 роки тому

Same

@Immortalwriter023 4 роки тому

Oooh so many likes lol

@peachbvnny469 4 роки тому

Everyone, looking for shane and ryan to come back: Demöns?

@ripsnip5336 4 роки тому

any ghoul boys out there?

@maggie-zr5ni 4 роки тому

DEMÖNS

@namenotfound3613 4 роки тому

Anabelle killed them

@huntermashburn7217 4 роки тому

What? Are they gone? Wtf? Bring them back!

@berniceboshoff1503 4 роки тому

"Don't worry, Harvey survived" Honestly a crucial detail. Thanks.

@emilyc.4000 4 роки тому

I love how they found it pertinent to mention that the witness's dog was named Snowball

@whitewing2 4 роки тому

Ryan is not the one narrating because if he did, it will remain ... Unsolved

@VitruvianVictor 4 роки тому

-man goes on killing spree leaving notes -psychologist:we must check if he’s insane *my neighbors dog made me do it* -pleaded sane and guilty

@sammcd4 4 роки тому

There is no other explanation. Shane and Ryan were killed by Annabelle.

@Invisibleloudmouth 3 роки тому

Believable

@karlagonzalez1985 4 роки тому

I love this video purely on the grounds that the narrator stopped to assure us Harvey the dog survived. 10/10 would watch again

@clarissaflores6175 4 роки тому

My grand parents worked with him at the post office in the Bronx. My grandma told me he was creepy but my grandfather would always say hi and converse with him because “he just needs friends”. He used to park his car in front of their house which was down the block from the post office they all worked at together. My dad was 15 and said when they caught him and my grandma was like I knew there was something wrong with him, and my grandpa felt so bad for not listening to her.

@abbycastillo1356 4 роки тому

Thr narration is incredible, the video is very interesting and the edition is perfect, i really enjoy this kind of videos. (Mostly because of the narration, im a pretty big fan of that)

@lexlangdon6492 4 роки тому

The fact that 8/10 victims he shot survived with fatal injuries is so bone chilling. Listen to the podcast of him.

@codymcdaniel1151 4 роки тому

Imagine being terrified to kiss your S/O at night because a mad person was killing couples

@scottrainey2375 4 роки тому

I love how the narrator almost breaks character to reassure us that the dog survived lol

@aayushchandra275 4 роки тому

Son of Sam will be appear in Mindhunter Season 2 . Who else is waiting ??

@theyanarose8379 4 роки тому

Aayush Chandra ME!!!!!! IM SO FREAKIN EXCITED

@ThePlayaSheepUnionlemonparty 4 роки тому

The likeness they got in that trailer is really damn good

@citrusltm 4 роки тому

CAN’T WAIT OMG

@jayak3341 4 роки тому

the actor looks so much like him its scary !!!!!!!

@peterfusco8611 3 роки тому

Manson was in it as well

@bobyouruncle8433 4 роки тому

When will the ghoul boi be hunting more “ghost”

@phoebe8719 4 роки тому

Bet annabelle killed them

@supuanova 4 роки тому

Phoebe Johnston probs

@spookyems 4 роки тому

They’re currently filiming rn

@needmeachillplaylistforstu3495 4 роки тому

be patient ffs

@gamtngirl3655 3 роки тому

This was so well done, as are all of these How They Were Caught episodes. Serious, frightening, yet with humor. Love them. I was new to Manhattan at the time of the Son of Sam murders and remember them well.

@holidayhat158 4 роки тому

“Harvey, was a good boy.” Now this, this is content

@Hector-xy8bp 4 роки тому

You gotta be a monster to shoot a black Labrador retriever 😔

@irishfaery9861 4 роки тому

Detective James Justice! He needs to team up with C. C. Tinsley!

@starringvincentprice 4 роки тому

Fun fact! Before Berkowitz would head out to shoot people, he would listen to Rich Girl by Hall and Oates to “Pump himself up”. After hearing this, Hall and Oates released a song about the Son of Sam called Diddy Doo Wop, which has the lyric “Charlie liked the Beatles (a reference to Charles Manson’s obsession with the Beatles), Sammy liked Rich Girl (The Son of Sam listening to Rich Girl) and many other lyrics having to do with the infamous killer

@heyysimone 4 роки тому

I like that this channel still gives us videos between unsolved seasons

@clarissarojas7959 4 роки тому

I’m so glad Harvey survived

@cloveradelaide 3 роки тому

"officer it's not my fault, I swear. The dog made me do it"

@iamproject100 4 роки тому

Do more of these please! This was really interesting to watch.

@c.butterfly8890 4 роки тому

The Son of Sam kind of comes off as someone who tried to copy the zodiac killer

@ricklozano50 4 роки тому

shooting people in cars was the zodiac lucky or smart

@kathybkn 4 роки тому

Me instantly worried about the dog, "don't worry, he survived", such a relief lmao

@RollerCodsterWFEW 4 роки тому

I really enjoy your narration! Great videos!

@zoie5467 4 роки тому

"don't worry, harvey survived." YOU READ MY MIND

@williamschneider1953 3 роки тому

“I am deeply hurt by you calling me a woman hater, I am not. I mean I’m still a serial killer but I’m no misogynist like come on”

@miumiumanzo 4 роки тому

Imagine introducing yourself as “Detective Justice”

@dreamincolor14 4 роки тому

Thank you for the part about the dog. I went *gasp* *instant sigh of relief*

@ocg6 4 роки тому

More of these types of videos please! These and the conspiracy videos are my favourite non-buzzfeed unsolved episodes on the channel!

@jesusnajera4390 4 роки тому

the son of sam lowkey looks like wide neck ngl

@jacksonmorfis5492 4 роки тому

My mother told me a story how she would in this time go to the beaches in Long Island (where she is from) in the late 1970’s, and one time her and her friend noticed a guy wearing nice clothes carrying a shoebox going into the dunes and commented to each other how strange that was. Turns out she probably saw son of Sam hunting for his victims.

@lizethcamacho1695 4 роки тому

How am I just finding out about this series!! I love them!

@user-mh6bx9ly6l 4 роки тому

*son of sam kills loads of people* me: *son of sam shoots dog* me: >:,0 noooo

@th3envyp238 4 роки тому

God I hate you people

@forgottenwishes7775 4 роки тому

@grace hillmantel The white light will surely deny your existence.

@ch-th2sp 4 роки тому

Same

@user-mh6bx9ly6l 4 роки тому

Th3 Envy p it’s not that i don’t care about human deaths it’s just that it’s so normalized in our society and dog deaths arent (at least in america) everyday things

@HayderXO 4 роки тому

it's not cool to act like this.

@R4TGIRL 4 роки тому

“Harvey, was a good boy for the rest of his life” :)

@tuxedomask4771 4 роки тому

where's his neck at tho? 💀

@uhoh7706 4 роки тому

jay park Hahahahahaha I was about to say, why his neck like the same size as his head

@chloeholland7976 4 роки тому

Gotta say I'm really liking these whistle stop tours of famous cases x

@yumayae8514 4 роки тому

I'm so sad that these videos don't get a lot of views. You're doing great and I appreciate you, people at BuzzFeed Unsolved.

@Rokakiyoshi 4 роки тому

Ah, Son of Sam. I grew up knowing about him since my mother and her parents knew his father. They lived not too far from each other. It’s a small world tbh

@samyray2k851 4 роки тому

I’m so glad they elaborated on what happened to the dog

@clarissarojas7959 4 роки тому

I love these episodes! They’re very interesting

@ositoosito4566 4 роки тому

I don’t mind Shane and Ryan being gone... but. That is why I subbed 🤗

@janicadelacruz6546 4 роки тому

This was awesome but I'd love it even more if Ryan and Shane would do a vid on this one. It'll be AWESOME! 😍

@yosukehanamura8182 4 роки тому

" Don't worry, Harvey survived. " The only piece of information I cared about, next to " Harvey was a good boi for the rest of his life."

@rosterdam7198 4 роки тому

Thank you for the narrator and not just using captions!

@Liz-rf4qu 4 роки тому

I did not know about the dog. This is new information to me concerning this case. Thank you

@besho0o1998 4 роки тому

3:45 “Cecilia Davis was walking her dog snowball” aww 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️

@Sagarsudarshan1609 4 роки тому

Please make another season of buzfeed unsolved. From India ❤️❤️❤️

@axotopl 4 роки тому

This is pretty interesting! Keep it up

@syndronal4368 3 роки тому

thanks for the update on harvey

@anushkalols 3 роки тому

Dude really decided to blame a doggo for his shootings. Lmao i can't 💀

@tauruskala1412 4 роки тому

Cool video! ☺ the next one should be How They Were Caught: John Wayne Gacy

@iamproject100 4 роки тому

That "I'm Sam" part was kind of chilling for some reason

@lovendor 4 роки тому

thank you for adding subs!!!!

@astupiddumbdumb4423 4 роки тому

The regular voice when they used from when he said “I’m sam”.....I cackled

@SpirusOfH 4 роки тому

You never really explain what the detail that Davis gave to the police was (4:13). You say she saw that some police officers had been giving out parking tickets, but that doesn't explain why the police would think one of those parking tickets would belong to the murderer.

@SpirusOfH 4 роки тому

@@evydarling thanks mate!

@allisonjackson1629 4 роки тому

Please continue to make How They Got Caught. Because I think they are very interesting and educated people how even the worst of humanity can be brought to justice.

@skyxplr311 3 роки тому

My grandmother had told me when she and my grandpa when to New York/Jersey, she was so scared, because it was around the time that SOS was around, and she dyed her hair blonde. Not only that, my dad was with them (I think) and he was only two. It's crazy to think that one person could do this. Bless everyone who lost their lives. ♥️

@vodka5899 4 роки тому

“Harvey continued to be a good boy for the rest of his life” *happy noises*

@mikaelanaumann6823 4 роки тому

In the end all that matters is that Harvey lived and was, indeed a good boy.

@eldongrimes2306 3 роки тому

That part about the dog was awesome 🤣🤣🤣

@eileenbvanmerk2700 3 роки тому

I finally figured out why he looks so darn familiar. He looks like that chef from Hell’s Kitchen who made white chocolate scallop steak tartare!!!

@realRonaldReagan 4 роки тому

Wait I thought this was buzzfeed UNSOLVED...

@danielle4405 3 роки тому

HE BLAMED THE DOG WOW😂

@Gaffneyy 4 роки тому

More of this please!

@kabyashreepathak4798 3 роки тому

Thanks for telling harvey survived ❤️

@siddym1096 4 роки тому

How can a dog tell you to murder some people? Harvey's just a good boi.

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 роки тому

Fun fact: Son of Sam is the son of Sam. *The more you know*

@tayloranderson7547 4 роки тому

Fun fact son

@micaelaroyo4837 4 роки тому

I love that at the end they said Harvey was a good boy for the rest of his life ❤❤❤

@lises4603 4 роки тому

Thanks for letting me know about this man. I´ve watched some of his interviews from 4 years ago and I truly believe that he is a better man today. Not saying he is a good guy, because in the end he is a serial killer, but he bettered his life and gave it to God.