“Arresting the ‘Son of Sam’ was the highlight of my
career. I rest easily knowing I helped stop young girls from being
murdered,” said William Gardella ‘65Ed, alum, Adjunct Assistant
Professor, former detective of the New York City Police Department
and the person who arrested the “Son of Sam” serial killer, David
Berkowitz, in 1977. Gardella told his compelling story to a group
of 100 St. John’s students and faculty in a lecture entitled “How
to Catch a Serial Killer – A Bill Gardella Story” in the Donovan
Hall Community Room at the Queens campus of St. John’s University
on Thursday, March 6.
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