Word: glassman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other recipient of hate mail was Craig Glassman, 29, a male nurse and part-time corporal in the Westchester County sheriffs emergency force. He lived directly under Berkowitz's apartment and got four letters. They accused Glassman of being a "demon" and a "wicked person," who (like "Sam") was forcing the writer to kill. Said one letter: "My master Craig, You will be punished. Craig, how dare you force me into the night to do your bidding. I promise you, Craig, the world shall spit on you and your mother ... Sure, I am the killer, but Craig, the killings...
...fire brought Yonkers police to interview Glassman, who told them about the hate letters. Yonkers detectives quickly linked those letters to the similar ones Carr had reported receiving-and they informed Glassman that Berkowitz was the probable letter writer. At that time Yonkers police knew what type of car Berkowitz was driving and its license number, and they began to suspect that Berkowitz might be Son of Sam. It was three days later that the New York police task force hunting the killer learned Yonkers authorities were pursuing Berkowitz as a potentially dangerous neighborhood crank...
Both Van Vort and Glassman are former CRIMSON editors...
...Glassman-who knew Van Vort when they were undergraduates together-stood by his story last night, although he admitted that he "didn't like the way it had been advertised either...
...wasn't going to use his education the way a lot of people do-as an immediate ticket to a vocation. I'm totally sympathetic with people who don't want to use their education to join the mainstream of society. I'm one of those guys myself," Glassman said...