David Berkowitz, the infamous serial killer known as Son of Sam, opted out of his latest parole hearing for more “meaningful” work inside the walls of the Shawangunk Correctional Facility. The 72-year-old inmate, who has spent 48 years behind bars for a killing spree that terrorized New York City in the 1970s, stated that he has no interest in seeking freedom. Instead, he insists that his current mission involves preaching to a congregation of fellow inmates.
Of course, this wasn’t always the case, as he had petitioned for a release before. According to the NY Post, the man who once held the Big Apple in a grip of fear now claims he is already free. “My home is in heaven, not in the Bronx,” Berkowitz wrote from the maximum-security prison in Ulster County. He claims that he is “already free” and that “the only place I’m looking forward to going, is to heaven to be with the Lord.”
