218: The Amityville Horror | USA

218: The Amityville Horror | USA

In 1974, the quiet suburban town of Amityville, New York, was rocked by a horrifying crime. Ronald DeFeo Jr. brutally murdered his entire family – his parents and four younger siblings – as they slept in their beds. Just over a year later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the same house, only to flee 28 days later, claiming the home was plagued by terrifying paranormal activity. Was the infamous Amityville Horror story a true haunting, or was it all an elaborate hoax? Join us as we delve into the chilling events surrounding the DeFeo murders, the Lutz family's ordeal, and the ongoing mystery that continues to captivate the world.

Featured Topics:

  • The tragic DeFeo family murders
  • Paranormal experiences claimed by the Lutz family
  • Media frenzy and the impact of the Amityville Horror story
  • The line between fact, fiction, and commercialized horror
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Resources

Documentaries

Amityville Horrors – Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Most Famous Case

Web

https://amityvillemurders.com/

Articles

The Amityville Murders

The real story behind the infamous Amityville Horror house

Haunted for Life

The Real Story Behind the 'Amityville Horror House'

The Amityville Murders: Ronald DeFeo's Motive for Killing His Family Still Unclear

New Evidence Raises Questions in Decades-Old Amityville Horror Murders

Who was Ronald DeFeo Jr? Meet the mass murderer who killed his family and inspired the Amityville Horror

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe

Narrated by Noel Vinson

Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler

Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.

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100: The Atlas Vampire Murder | Sweden

100: The Atlas Vampire Murder | Sweden

Stockholm, 1932. A young woman’s naked body was discovered in her apartment, lying face-down with fatal injuries to her head. Her clothes were neatly folded on a chair next to the bed and the rest of ...

14 Kesä 202034min

99: The Dutchman From Petín | Spain

99: The Dutchman From Petín | Spain

In the abandoned village of Santoalla in the Galician hills of Spain lived only two families. A local family who had witnessed the mass evacuation and a Dutch couple who had made their dream of runnin...

7 Kesä 202035min

98: The Gitchie Manitou Campfire Killings | USA

98: The Gitchie Manitou Campfire Killings | USA

On the night of 17 November 1973, five teenage friends went to the Gitchie Manitou Preserve to hang out by a campfire. They were playing the guitar and singing along, passing around a joint. In the da...

31 Touko 202033min

97: The Kidnapping and Murder of Leigh Matthews | South Africa

97: The Kidnapping and Murder of Leigh Matthews | South Africa

On the day before her 21st birthday party, Leigh Matthews was abducted from the parking lot at Bond University in Johannesburg. Her parents received a call from the kidnapper, demanding a large sum of...

24 Touko 202037min

96: The Devious Dr Schneeberger | Canada

96: The Devious Dr Schneeberger | Canada

When family physician Dr John Schneeberger was accused of drugging and raping a patient, people in the small town of Kipling, Saskatchewan refused to believe it. He volunteered a blood sample to be te...

17 Touko 202034min

95: The Murder of Kate Prout | England

95: The Murder of Kate Prout | England

Kate and Adrian Prout lived on Redhill Farm in the idyllic Gloucestershire countryside. He arranged pheasant shoots and ran a pipe-laying business. She catered for the shoots, arranged flowers in the ...

10 Touko 202036min

94: The Georgiy Gongadze Affair | Ukraine

94: The Georgiy Gongadze Affair | Ukraine

When an outspoken journalist and political commentator failed to return home after a day’s work, his wife knew he had been kidnapped in an attempt to silence him. Four months later his decapitated bod...

3 Touko 202038min

EXTRA: Quarantine Q&A

EXTRA: Quarantine Q&A

Dear Evidence Locker listeners, Unfortunately, there will be no regular episode this week, as we've had some technical difficulties in recording remotely.  We’ll be back next week with a new case! Mea...

26 Huhti 202027min

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