• Episode 13: The Real Amityville Horror (aka The DeFeo Family Murders)

  • May 9 2024
  • Length: 35 mins
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Episode 13: The Real Amityville Horror (aka The DeFeo Family Murders)

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  • The Amityville Horror is one of the most famous stories in American pop culture, but do you know the story of the murders that started it all? Before all the paranormal theories and conspiracies, one Amityville family experienced a real-life horror story: a deadly stranger in their house.

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    Juan Ignacio Blanco. “Ronald DeFeo | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” Murderpedia.org, 2010, murderpedia.org/male.D/d/defeo-ronald.htm.

    Kruszelnicki, Karl S. “Amityville Truth a Shocking Horror.” Www.abc.net.au, 8 Mar. 2011, www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/03/08/3157382.htm. Accessed 7 May 2024.

    “Ronald DeFeo - Murders, Movie & Family.” Biography, 16 Sept. 2019, www.biography.com/crime/ronald-defeo.

    Dziemianowicz, Joe. “The Disturbing New York Family Massacre That Inspired a Horror Movie Hit.” Oxygen Official Site, 24 Nov. 2021, www.oxygen.com/family-massacre/crime-news/amityville-horror-true-story-behind-ron-defeos-family-massacre.

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