In November of 1974, a 23-year-old man ran into a bar on Long Island and exclaimed to the patrons that his mother and father had been murdered, only for them to find that his entire family had been massacred in their picturesque colonial-style house. With motives ranging from a mob hit to demonic possession, this investigation took the small coastal village of Amityville for a terrifying ride. This is the story of the DeFeo Massacre, also known as the Amityville Murders.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Newsday: https://www.newspapers.com/image/710071492/?terms=ronald%20defeo%20jr&match=1

2. The Journal News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/162751335/?terms=amityville%20murder&match=1

3. Newsday: https://www.newspapers.com/image/162751335/?terms=amityville%20murder&match=1

4. Interview with Ronald DeFeo Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcoyXIxKiz4

5. The Black Grimoire Blog: https://the-black-grimoire-blog.tumblr.com/post/10618544227/the-amityville-murders-amityville-long-island

6. Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/108-Ocean-Ave-Amityville-NY-11701/32596605_zpid/

7. Amityville Murders: https://amityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/the-defoe-family.html

8. The Real Thing by Joe Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkQ8cm26SsQ

9. Seequent: https://www.seequent.com/amityville-weapon-resurfaces/

10. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-murders

11. Medium: https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-horror-of-amityville-a05929e962ab