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In this June 2017 frame from video, provided by CBS News, Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz is interviewed at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill, N.Y., for a CBS News special to be broadcast Friday, Aug. 11 on the CBS Television Network. In the interview Berkowitz spoke out about what led him to terrorize New York 40 years ago by killing six people and wounding seven others in seemingly random shootings from 1976 to 1977. He also described his life before he turned into a murderer, and spoke about life in prison four decades after he was arrested. (CBS News via AP)

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Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, who in 1977 was the supervising Brooklyn judge in the arraignment of the "Son of Sam" serial killer David Berkowitz, shows a court document recommending his release, during an interview in his office, Wednesday Aug. 9, 2017, in New York. Forty years ago city officials actually recommended Berkowitz be free on bail, but Brown disagreed and held him for killing six and wounding seven,primarily young women sitting in cars. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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** FILE ** David Berkowitz, a.k.a. the "Son of Sam" serial killer, has been skipping his parole hearings.