The Ultimate Evil : The Truth about the Cult Murders: Son of Sam and Beyond

Re-read for 2016. Still one of my favorites, this is an amazing piece of investigative journalism by author Maury Terry. This is one I have to keep replacing -- I never get it back whenever anyone borrows it. :)One of the most underrated books of our time, "The Ultimate Evil" is a "can't turn these GD pages fast enough" romp through the most convoluted murder mystery of our time. Was the Son of Sam merely a cover up for one of the most devious Satanic cults in the world? After reading Maury's long, really long, tale, I'd say "maybe?" (less) On August 10, 1977, the NYPD arrested David Berkowitz for the "Son of Sam" murders that had terrorized New York City for more than thirteen months. Berkowitz eagerly confessed to being a lone marauder&#151one who had carried out eight senseless shootings with a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver. The case was officially closed.

Journalist Maury Terry was suspicious of Berkowitz's confession. He has spent the years since that summer researching the case, meticulously gathering evidence to demonstrate that the killer did not act alone.

In The Ultimate Evil, Terry details the chilling events, proving that Berkowitz was an affiliate of—and triggerman for—a Satanic cult known as the Process Church of the Final Judgment. Terry's work not only uncovers the cult's involvement in the "Son of Sam" murders but also finds their signature on other ritual slayings across the country.

Since the first publication of The Ultimate Evil in 1987, new evidence about the Process Church has emerged. From his prison cell, David Berkowitz has now confirmed Maury Terry's conclusions, making this updated edition even more extraordinary. As Terry untangles the dense web of information to expose the frightening extent of the Process Church's reach, he also reveals its continuing underground existence today.

Maury Terry is an award-winning investigative reporter whose work has been prominently featured in both television and print media. In 1993 and again in 1997, he conducted the first television interviews with the confessed killer David Berkowitz. Currently, Terry operates his own TV production business, and he continues to investigate major criminal cases. Cover......Page 1 Title/Copyright......Page 2 CONTENTS......Page 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 5 INTRODUCTION......Page 7 SATAN AT STANFORD......Page 12 THE GUN OF AUGUST......Page 23 "KNOCK ON COFFINS"......Page 35 HER NAME WAS STACY......Page 55 COUNTDOWN: THE FINAL WEEK......Page 71 CATCH .44......Page 85 CONFESSION......Page 101 "SAM SLEEPS"......Page 120 THE PROCESS......Page 136 INTO THE MAZE......Page 155 BLOOD IN THE BADLANDS......Page 170 THE DOMINOES FALL......Page 180 "HELLO FROM THE GUTTERS"......Page 181 MINOT? WHY NOT?......Page 198 A MATTER OF MURDER......Page 217 INSIDE THE BIGGEST CASE......Page 228 THE MOST UNLIKELY ALLY......Page 250 "SAM" SPEAKS......Page 266 "HUNTED, STALKED AND SLAIN"......Page 281 WHAT'S HAPPENING, AMERICA?......Page 293 FROM THE BELLY OF THE BEAST......Page 308 A COAST-TO-COAST CONSPIRACY......Page 335 A CALL TO COPCO......Page 350 IN DEATH'S VALLEY......Page 374 MURDER REIGNED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA......Page 395 DEATH MASK......Page 410 EPILOGUE......Page 428 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 439