Episode 59 - ’Son Of Sam’ The 1976 Wendy Savino Case with Criminal Justice Chris

Welcome back to The Truth Disciples friends as we take another trip into the void on a quest seeking the truth in a world that is contaminated by design with falsehoods and disinformation. 

In this instalment we are joined by very special guest ‘Criminal Justice Chris’ who is a leading online researcher, journalist and blogger to discuss a cold case crime from 1976 that has recently been declared solved by the NYPD and credited to ‘Son Of Sam’ killer David Berkowitz. The NYPD pursued this line of enquiry after they were contacted by a podcaster of all things who believed he had found David Berkowitz’s real first shooting victim Wendy Savino who was shot 3 months prior to the first official Son Of Sam victims Jody Valenti & Donna Lauria which occurred on 29th July 1976 in the Pelham bay area of the Bronx New York. The NYPD on the back of this podcasters theory then proceeded to interview David Berkowitz in prison about his possible involvement in this crime which David denied unreservedly. David Berkowitz even offers to take a polygraph test during this interview to support his claim of innocence in this particular crime, however he was denied that request. The listener should note that David has owned responsibility for his previous crimes and been very upfront that he feels he should be incarcerated for life for the crimes he committed during the Son Of Sam shooting spree. To the unbiased eye, there is no logical motive for him to deny this crime if indeed he was the perpetrator involved. He has communicated well with researchers and authorities during the 48 years he has been incarcerated and taken ownership of his offences without reservation. Regardless of his innocence plea the Wendy Savino case was declared solved by the NYPD. Many dedicated researchers in this field of research are pushing for this ruling to be reversed and the case looked at again due to the many anomalies of the case and the fact the MO does not match the The Son Of Sam crimes at all. 

Wendy Savino was shot on the evening of 9th April 1976 at 11pm in the unlit parking lot of the infamous Nina’s Restaurant in the Bronx area of New York. It was a restaurant frequented by the Italian Mafia, namely ‘The Five Families’ who controlled the city during this period of New York’s history. Wendy’s husband Joseph A. Sovino had strong links to the New York criminal underworld and had an extensive criminal record. He was an ex-NYPD officer and was involved in numerous fraudulent activities for vast sums of money. He was also a businessman who had many dubious business partners and dealings and was a local politician who wrote a political column for the Bronx News. It is obvious he had many enemies that could have had a strong motive to carry out this crime. Did David Berkowitz really shoot Wendy Savino? Or is the real perpetrator closer to home? 

Listen to the discussion, do some additional research via Christina’s Blog and other credible sources of information on the topic and come to your own conclusions. If you would like to find out more about Christina’s work you can follow the link below. 

Enjoy the episode. 

 

Christina’s Blog

https://medium.com/@criminaljusticechris

 

Intro Music

‘Closer’ by Nine Inch Nails

Outro Music

‘Porsche Majeure’ by TVAM

 

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