"Son of Sam" becomes "son of HOPE": Born in 1953, raised in a loving Jewish family in the Bronx, and becoming involved in "the occult" in his 20s, his random point-blank shootings cast a 13 month reign of terror over New York City in 1976-77. Six were killed and 7 others seriously injured. He was sentenced to 365 years in prison...essentially no hope of parole. After about 10 years in prison, he laughed loudly in the face of a fellow prisoner who boldly came to him with the testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But, his rejection of this good news was short-lived. David Berkowitz became a Jesus believer, and a Christian Church in San Diego hosts his personal web site and testimony because they remain continually convinced that his conversion in 1987 was authentic.
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