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We explore the chilling events of the 1977 New York City blackout, when a lightning strike plunged the city into darkness and unleashed unprecedented crime and chaos during an already difficult economic period.
• America faced severe economic hardship in 1977 with 6.6% inflation and record-high 37.8% interest rates
• A July lightning storm knocked out power across all five boroughs, disabling communications and emergency services
• Widespread looting affected 31 neighborhoods with 35 blocks of Broadway destroyed and 134 stores ransacked
• The subway system became a "prison of terror" as passengers were stranded in complete darkness
• 550 police officers were injured and 4,500 looters arrested during what Time Magazine dubbed "The Night of Terror"
• New York was simultaneously terrorized by the Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz, who was captured in August 1977
• Joel David Rifkin killed 17 women between 1989-1993 before being caught with a victim's body in his truck
• The New York Zodiac Killer, Humberto Seda, copied the infamous San Francisco Zodiac and was sentenced to life in 1998
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