The Most Terrifying Summer In New York History
New York City in the 1970s was a nightmare. Crime was exploding, the streets felt lawless, and terrified residents wondered if the police had lost control. Then things got worse. As fear spread across the city, one of the deadliest serial killers in American history began hunting victims from the shadows, turning New York into a real-life horror story. On this episode of Weird History we take a look at what it was like to be in New York while the Son of Sam terrorized the city.
Do you know any New Yorkers who survived the summer of Sam? Let us know in the comments.
(Much like real history, this video was produced entirely by human beings.)
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@psmith2714
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Stacy Moskowitz's mother later ended up in the hospital with cancer. She never got over her murder
@psmith2714
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
I was there then. Stopped going out at night. Had gatherings and partwith friends in safe places.
@darrylenglander2992
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
is it true hip hop was partly born from the blackout.
@Diamondelle84
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
3:06 Christmas Eve? 😨
@JosephPomerleau-c4d
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Those head injuries and bullying, always bad bad medicine, so many serial killers had head injuries, were bullied, not to mention other key traits for others, like se*ual abuse, parental abuse or caregiver abuse, animal cruelty and more.
Almost always some of these key things, unless they are straight up psychos
@bentramer682
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
The Summer of Sam
Also Summer of Star Wars
@julienrockingham-ip4co
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Everyday in NYC is terrifying, especially the rent
@jeeperscreepersballs1107
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Dude goes to prison and becomes a Christian..😂😂😂😂😂…
@mattkent4397
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
I thought this was gonna be about the big blackout. How I was wrong!
@RevLeigh55
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
I lived in Oklahoma during this time. I remember getting up every morning and turning on the Today Show to see if there had been any more murders overnight. It was a big deal all over the country not just in New York.
@OhWellHereIAm
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Did you already do a video about the Unabomber? If not, we'd like to see it.
@Davepool-hs7vr
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
I was a toddler in New York during the 70s
@DocSportello1970
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Now, now, Jimmy Carter is President in Summer '77 not Ford.
@manbehindthemask2010
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
I was 7 years old when this was taking place.
@ShayTheAbsolver
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Where's the next Timeline video?
@thebikehippie6562
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Zero effort put into this video. I give it 0/10
@tremorsfan
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
I still remember the scene in the Spike Lee movie where the dog starts talking.
@lexigrimhaive
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Why did the title change?
@MaxFlapJack
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
RIP STACY MOSKOWITZ
@Marc816
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Summer 1977….I lived in the northern NYC suburbs then, but that was TOO CLOSE to NYC!!!!!!
@OcarinaEsmer
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Now that Alkaine Trio song makes so much more sense. Never knew what the summer of Sam was
@marena3511
June 2, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Not sure if Stacy Moskowitz really was a blonde. In the pic of her featured here in your video, she appears to have dark roots showing under bleach blonde hair.