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THE MURDERED: Saint Lawrence
258 AD
A story about a victim
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Name: Saint Lawrence
Age: 32
Birthdate: August 10, AD 258
Born in: Spain
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Name: Roman Emperor Valerian
Hometown: Rome
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Lawrence was sentenced at San Lorenzo in Miranda, imprisoned at San Lorenzo in Fonte, martyred at San Lorenzo in Panisperna, and was buried in San Lorenzo fuori le Mura.
The Almanac of Filocalus for 354 states that he was buried in the Catacomb of Cyriaca on the Via Tiburtina
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Saint Lawrence or Laurence was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in 258.
Lawrence encountered the future Pope Sixtus II, who was of Greek origin and one of the most famous and highly esteemed teachers, in Caesaraugusta (today Zaragoza). Eventually, both left Spain for Rome. When Sixtus became the Pope in 257, he ordained Lawrence as a deacon, and though Lawrence was still young appointed him first among the seven deacons who served in the cathedral church.
Lawrence was sentenced at San Lorenzo in Miranda, imprisoned in and baptized fellow prisoners at San Lorenzo in Fonte, martyred at San Lorenzo in Panisperna, and was buried in San Lorenzo fuori le Mura. The Almanac of Filocalus for 354 states that he was buried in the Catacomb of Cyriaca on the Via Tiburtina by Hippolytus and Justin the Confessor, a presbyter. One of the early sources for his martyrdom was the description of Aurelius Prudentius Clemens in his Peristephanon, Hymn 2.
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THE KILLER: The Son of Sam
1977
A story about a killers crimes
(Caught on this day)
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Name: Richard David Falco/Berkowitz
Age: 24 at the time of arrest
Birthdate: June 1, 1953
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Weapon: .44 Special caliber Bulldog revolver
Charges:
Second degree murder
Attempted second degree murder
Sentence: 6 life sentences
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Victims:
Christmas eve, 1975
Unknown female (wounded)
Michelle Forman, 15 (wounded)
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July 29, 1976
Donna Lauria, 18 (killed)
Jody Valenti, 19 (wounded)
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October 23, 1976
Carl Denaro, 20 (wounded)
Rosemary Keenan, 18 (unwounded)
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November 27, 1976
Donna DeMasi, 16 (wounded)
Joanne Lomino, 18 (wounded)
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January 30, 1977
John Diel, 30 (Unwounded)
Christine Freund, 26 (killed)
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March 8, 1977
Virginia Voskerichain, 19 (killed)
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April 16, 1977
Valentina Suriani, 18 (killed)
Alexander Esau, 20 (killed)
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June 25, 1977
Salvatore Lupo, 20 (wounded)
Judy Placido, 17 (wounded)
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Between the summers of 1976 and 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York as he indiscriminately gunned down innocent young people in their cars. He went by the name “Son of Sam,” claiming that Satan had possessed his neighbor Sam’s dog and was sending him messages to kill. He later admitted that the story about the dog was a hoax.
Armed with a revolver, Berkowitz stalked Queens and the Bronx, searching for unsuspecting youths to shoot while hiding from a distance. He killed six people and wounded nine more, all while leaving cryptic messages with the police.
In 2002, during the D.C. sniper attacks, Berkowitz wrote a letter telling the sniper to "stop hurting innocent people." Berkowitz made his comments in a three-page letter to Rita Cosby, senior Chicago correspondent for Fox News Channel, after Cosby wrote to him seeking his comment on the sniper attacks.
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THE DUMMY:
A story about a dumb criminal
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After a night of drinking, two Arkansas men decided to test the durability of a bulletproof vest — by shooting each other.
Rogers residents Charles Eugene Ferris, 50, and Christopher Hicks, 36, ended up in the hospital, where they told investigators they were shot after they were hired for a secret mission that involved following someone through Hobbs State Park, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. But when Ferris’ wife showed up at the hospital, she had a different story to tell: The men had been drinking on Ferris’ back porch when he asked Hicks to shoot him. Although the vest stopped the bullet, it still left a painful mark on Ferris’ chest. That upset Ferris, so when Hicks put on the vest, Ferris “unloaded the clip into Christopher’s back,” according to an affidavit.
Both men were arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault. Before releasing them on a $5,000 bond, a judge issued a no-contact order between the men. They each face up to six years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine.
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