Two decades after David Berkowitz terrorized New Yorkers with his murder spree as the “Son of Sam,” residents are completely unsympathetic to his claims of repentence, as recounted to former classmate and interviewer Dan Lefkowitz of Yorktown. Lefkowitz interviewed Berkowitz for 2 30-minute cable shows on the Cablevision system. The first was broadcast last night, the second will be aired Feb. 2. Several posters expressed wishes that New York had the death penalty because if anyone deserved it, Berkowitz did. Others faulted the paper for publishing the story saying Berkowitz shouldn’t get any more publicity for his heinous crimes. Several people talked about what it was like to live with the fear during those two summers of terror.

Read reporter Brian Howard’s interview with Lefkowitz here, then add your comments.

Here’s what others had to say:

We are all God’s children. Do not be scornful toward your brother.

The only interview Berkowitz should be having is with the devil himself. In a just society Berkowitz would have gotten the electric chair more than 20 years ago. But this is New York where crime victims and their grieving families take a back seat to criminal rights.

Yeah, I remember this well. Young women were cutting their hair and changing their hair color. We were all afraid to go out at night. Our parents were frantic. This guy terrorized the whole area here. I remember going to Untermeyer Park in the daytime to see the occult signs on rocks and trees where he supposedly hung out.

I lived just a few blocks from where David Berkowitz killed his first victim, Donna Lauria. He then went on to terrorize people for over a year. To give him any kind of publicity is horrible. Think about those family members who lost their loved ones because of this maniac. I refused to see that movie Spike Lee made and I will not watch this TV show. How could anyone look for sympathy for this monster. Let your sympathies lie with the people he maimed and the families who lost their cherished family members.