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Netflix Premieres Conversations With a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes Featuring Unheard 1980 Interviews

Rare audio recordings from Berkowitz’s 1980 Attica interviews delve into the motives behind the Son of Sam killings decades later.

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Overview

  • The three-part series launched on July 29, 2025, as the latest installment in Joe Berlinger’s Conversations With a Killer franchise.
  • It draws on newly unearthed audio interviews recorded by reporter Jack Jones at Attica Correctional Facility in 1980.
  • The tapes reveal Berkowitz’s demon-possessed dog defense and offer fresh insight into his psychological state and claimed motivations.
  • Berlinger combines archival footage with interviews of reporters, police and survivors to chart the killer’s impact on 1970s New York fear.
  • The documentary revisits the 1975-77 shooting spree and highlights its enduring influence on true-crime storytelling and public fascination.