First victim of ‘Son of Sam’ killer who lost eye after getting shot five times recalls how she narrowly survived: ‘My chest exploded’
NY Post
The face of evil had a smile.
Wendy Savino recalled the fateful April 9, 1976, night a smiling David Berkowitz waltzed up to her car in a Bronx parking lot, and started laughing as he shot her five times.
Three months later, Berkowitz’s bloody reign of terror would grip New York City and America.
Savino lost her right eye in the shooting. She said she’s relieved to finally be recognized as one of Berkowitz’s victims.
NYPD officers confirmed this week that she was the first official victim of the “Son of Sam” serial killer.
“From the day I was shot, I had my sketches the NYPD made for me, and I carried that around in my handbag every day. I did not know his name, but I certainly knew what he looked like. I said ‘this is the man that shot me.’ And of course, once he was arrested, I knew my sketch was David Berkowitz.”
