Author, Nikita Breznikov, recalls his memories of The Son of Sam and offers his perspective on the Berkowitz killings.  On August 10, 1977, Berkowitz was taken into custody and later charged with eight shootings. When he first confessed to them all, he said that he had been carrying out the instructions of a demon who had taken the guise of his neighbor, "Sam's" black dog.  He was given six consecutive life terms in state prison with the chance of release after 25 years after being determined to be mentally fit to stand trial and plead guilty to second-degree murder.  Later, he acknowledged that the tale of the dog and the devil was a fabrication.