“Son of Sam” detective John Falotico, 82
Posted: Wednesday, March 15th, 2006 6:32 am
John M. Falotico, the detective who arrested David R. Berkowitz, the notorious “Son of Sam” killer, died on Saturday at his home in North Brunswick, N.J. He was 82. …
Mr. Falotico’s date with destiny came around 10 p.m. on Aug. 10, 1977. … With summer heat still hanging in the evening air, Detective Falotico approached the driver’s side of a car parked in front of 35 Pine Street in Yonkers.
He thrust his pistol inches from the temple of a young man who had just gotten into the car, a cream-colored Ford Galaxie, while Detective Sgt. William Gardella pointed his gun from the passenger’s side.
Next to the man in the car was a paper bag later found to contain a .44-caliber revolver of the type used in the shootings. As described in “Son of Sam” (1981), by Lawrence D. Klausner, what Detective Falotico (pronounced fa-LAH-tik-o) could never forget was the big, inexplicable smile on the man’s face.
“Now that I’ve got you,” Detective Falotico said to the suspect, “who have I got?” … Read full obituary
