New York police bring an end to a year of terror with the capture of the “Son of Sam” on this episode of This Day In History.

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the capture of David Berkowitz, a.k.a. “Son of Sam“.

In 1977, New York police arrest 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz in relation to a series of murders dating back to the summer of 1976. Berkowitz subsequently confessed to each of the eight murders and admitted he had been obeying the orders of a dog owned by his neighbor “Sam”.

Plus, several members of the “Manson Family” kill Leno & Rosemary Labianca in 1969, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for their roles in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, and Eddie Fisher is born on this day in 1928.

Take a trip back in time on this episode of This Day In History!