The Amityville Horror The Amityville Horror House located at 112 Ocean Ave looks like an ordinary house, but on the inside lies the horrible events that took place early in the morning of November 13th, 1974, when Ronald DeFeo Jr shot and killed his entire family. DeFeo claims that voices in the house were telling him to kill his family. People in the town say that he was insane and had mental issues, which is their reasoning for why he killed his family. He was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder. Because of DeFeo's actions, he was sentenced to six consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison. Ronald DeFeo passed away in prison on March 12, 2021. The official cause of death has not been released to the public to this day. …show more content…
Many people were interested in seeing the house and trying to get inside to see if there were truly voices that DeFeo stated to hear which made him kill his family. Soon after November 13th, the whole neighborhood was littered with empty beer bottles, popcorn boxes, and people peeking into the house. The horror house became so popular, people of the town wanted to make it a tourist attraction by doing tours and making money off the house, but that idea was quickly turned down by public officials out of respect for the lives lost and others living in the neighborhood as well. Soon after the murders, the Lutz family moved into the horror house. But their stay only lasted 28 short days. Throughout those 28 days, Danny Lutz and his family claimed to have experienced paranormal activity. The Lutz family experienced hearing the same voices that haunted Ronald DeFeo's head, flickering lights, shadows, moving objects, and ireful energies. After the Lutz family's short stay, their family fell apart because Danny’s father, George Lutz, was the reason the family moved in. George Lutz was curious about the paranormal activity and he actively tried to summon spirits in the house. He began to make people pay him for them to hear his stories. Many people believed it was all a hoax for money, since the Lutz family was in
112 Ocean Avenue, Long Island, New York, a house of horror for two families, or, maybe, just one. People around the world have heard the phenomena of the so called “haunted house” in Amityville, New York; yet, some say that may not exactly be the case. There have been numerous reports of the “haunted house” claiming to be a hoax, a very big reputation destroyer for the residents and the town of Amityville, New York. The entire tale begins with a family of seven, and then shortly after, a family of