New York became the first state to enact such a law in 1977 after serial killer David Berkowitz, better known as the “Son of Sam,” received a number of high-priced offers for the rights to his story.

The approaching young man’s face was friendly and smiling on the April day in 1976, as Wendy Savino sat in her car in New York City. “Quite nice looking, walking towards me, smiling,” Savino ...

On Wednesday, in a hospital hearing, which was held there for security, he said he was not David Berkowitz. He is, of course, the suspect known to the papers as 'Son of Sam, the .44 caliber killer'.

In "Inside Evil: Son Of Sam," NBC News investigates the infamous serial murder case that terrorized New York City in 1977: did killer David Berkowitz have help in his crime spree, and could other ...