Rikers Island
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Rikers Island is a 413-acre prison island in the East River in the Bronx, New York City, United States, that contains New York City's largest jail. It is named after Abraham Rycken, who took possessio
The island and jail complex, 2004
An aerial photo of Rikers Island, photographed from the north. LaGuardia Airport and its 4/22 runway stretch is visible, 250 feet (76.2 m) from the island. Shea Stadium can be seen across Flushing Bay.
Press conference and rally to close Rikers after a string of inmate deaths
Governors Island from One World Observatory 2017
David Berkowitz
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David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, the.44 Caliber Killer and the Phantom of the Bronx, is an American serial killer, serial arsonist, and former United States Army soldier who comm
Rikers Island
…Sid Vicious - a band member of The Sex Pistols underwent drug rehabilitation on Rikers Island. David Berkowitz – Serial killer known as the Son of Sam. Spent time at Rikers prior to being transferred to numerous facilities over the years. Mark David Chapman…
Berkowitz during his arrest on August 10, 1977
Stacy Moskowitz
Courtroom sketch of guards struggling to drag Berkowitz from the courtroom while he shouts obscenities