Maury Terry

Maurice P. Terry Sr. (June 29, 1946 – December 10, 2015)^[1] was an American journalist associated with researching the Son of Sam killings.

Maury Terry
Born	Maurice P. Terry (1946-06-29)June 29, 1946
Died	December 10, 2015(2015-12-10) (aged 69)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Iona College
Occupation	Journalist

Early career

A graduate at Iona College, he worked as an in-house editor at IBM after his reports on the MLK assassination.^[2]

The Ultimate Evil

He is known for writing the 1987 book The Ultimate Evil, which posited that the Son of Sam murders involved a satanic cult of serial killers rather than only David Berkowitz.^[3][4]

Legacy

He, his preserved archives, audio tapes, and his book were used as the basis for the Netflix documentary series The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness.^[5][6][7]

See also

• Satanic panic
• Charles Manson
• Conspiracy theory

References

1. "OBITUARY Maurice P. Terry Jr. Passed away on December 10, 2015". Dignity memorial. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
2. "Everything Sons of Sam Leaves Out About Maury Terry". ScreenRant. May 9, 2021.
3. Scary books: 'The Ultimate Evil' by Maury Terry - oklahoman.com
4. Sons of Sam: What The Netflix Documentary Leaves Out About David Berkowitz|ScreenRant
5. Dunn, Billie Schwab (May 5, 2021). "Netflix's The Sons of Sam documentary: What happened to Maury Terry?".
6. What Sons of Sam Gets Wrong About Satanism|ScreenRant
7. "Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Sons Of Sam' On Netflix, About One Man's Obsession With Getting The Truth About The Son Of Sam Case". decider.com. May 5, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

External links

• The People vs. David Berkowitz, repository of investigatory files and documents compiled by Maury Terry relating to the David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) criminal case.