David Berkowitz The Son of Sam's name is dominated by the number 7. At their best, people ruled by this number are seekers of truth and wisdom. They are spiritual and philosophical, and often find their true calling via an unconventional path. Hardly qualities you'd associate with someone who paralyzed
New York City with fear in the late 1970s, but consider this: while in prison, Berkowitz became a born-again Christian. Today, he's involved in prison ministry and offers spiritual counsel to inmates. At their worst, people ruled by the number 7 are arrogant, self-centered and eccentric. Letters that Berkowitz sent to the police and to a local newspaper during his shooting spree reflect all three of those characteristics.