The Netflix documentary series Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes features newly-released recordings of David Berkowitz talking about his troubled past and why he killed. He admits on tape to fabricating some of the most sensational aspects of his criminal persona to build his legend. But how much of what Berkowitz says is true… and how much of it is him still trying to shape his own narrative?

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Joe Berlinger and executive producer Rachael Profiloski.

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. 

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