Amityville Horror True Story (2021 update!) || True Crime Recaps Podcast

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[@keri1981]

Love you guys! Great video! And I've only watched 5 mins so far!

[@Silver-cl2bd]

Subbed!

[@sandranosocialism1780]

Regardless of who shot who, there has got to be some dirty or very inept cops involved. The only demons are the corrupt losers the family was involved with. Disgusting people

[@DeedeeSch1]

Did you all ever do the story of the nut Darlie Routier? The whole family is insane!

[@bobbyhall8862]

Okay he was taking drugs really bad drugs! He done it! The ghost story is just to make money! The lady is pretty ! (Your wife) but if she believes in ghost stories! She's a little dumb!😍😍😍🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@retrochickt7947]

I was always curious to know why the other family members didn't hear the shots? Why were they all found on their stomachs?

[@raulaguilar4952]

A lot of questions need to be answered but these two guys missed a lot.

[@billydamme4995]

That’s why they are trying to figure out and why this case makes no sense like why wouldn’t not one of the family members wake up

[@davidbrown4271]

@@raulaguilar4952what 2 guys ?

[@izabellaSands]

Beautiful De Feo kids , they didn't deserve this . May their souls rest in peace .

[@lisameyer6204]

and if they were ugly children? did they deserve it?

[@katcox6127]

I don’t think she meant it in that way ! She is just saying that are are beautiful kids and she is right. No one ever remembers the family that were killed that night . The Lutz family took the shine off their appalling deaths and made money from a tragic night . May all of the Defoe family rest in peace. Close the circus down and let them have some bloody dignity

[@alexander8688]

De Feo

[@SleepyJukebox-vv9dy]

The Amityville horror would have been a better movie if it would have been about the Defeo murderers. Instead of the Lutz's.

[@magicalhealerclairvoyant521]

I knew George and Kathy Lutz from the early 1980’s until their passing and they were dear friends . What they told us together and separately was always the same. Upon talking to the priest he validated their story as well as his experience. They all said, the book and all following had been embellished on and didn’t stick with the truth. They both kept their children away from any publicity or conversation not only to protect them but give them as “normal “ a life as possible. The things they went through scarred them until their passing. RIP always Kathy and George. 😔💔

[@sylvesterstewart868]

Their story is totally discredited most notably by Chris the oldest boy.

[@seaturtlegrl]

@@sylvesterstewart868 I’m confused I saw a documentary of the oldest boy corroborating George’s story… and he hated George so that was very telling to most. I would def be interested to hear what you’ve seen I really stay conflicted on this matter whether to believe it or not

[@sylvesterstewart868]

@@seaturtlegrl I remember this show and He stated most of what was in the movie was not true andGeorge was interested in the house because of the murders. Chris talked about the all of GL's books on satanism and mind control. And that he was into drugs. In my mind that if anything was going on it was of GL's making, whether real or some kind of mind games who knows? But the fact that Cutler and Anson admitted to making up the story for RD's defense and sell books. Andrews possibly to divert attention from the heavy mob connection to the family. (Sr. embezzling from the Buick dealership.) It makes sense to me that Dawn or others were involved due to the crime scene. It's also of note that no subsequent owner has reported any activity but it's hard to imagine a house where a whole family got murdered not be "haunted" in some sense.

[@johannadavis7594]

The priest stated he was never at the house nor was he ever asked to come to the house. The Lutz' s were confronted with that. They claimed miraculously none of their sons fingers were broke when the window fell on them, They said they took him to the hospital. When they were challenged about that they changed the story. There are many other challenges

[@magicalhealerclairvoyant521]

@@johannadavis7594 What was the name of the priest you’re talking of. The link? When they were alive, it was very obvious of the trouble with Kathy’s boys and George. That has nothing to do with a stepfather... the experience stands!

[@whispermcgaughy7251]

There's never been any mystery for me with this story,once I actually understood the facts had nothing to with the movie..Butch was a junkie and he killed his entire family on his own,he harbored resentment for everyone except his mother,which is why he used the handgun instead of the rifle..He killed everyone because it was the only way to ensure he inherited everything..That residue found on the nightgown could've been due to contamination or improper storage..I think I read somewhere that there was a storm that night or high winds, something atmospheric was occuring which drowned out the sound of the shots, that's why the neighbors heard nothing but the dog and those in the house heard nothing as he moved floor to floor.. I don't believe that place was haunted,that family traumatized their children just to gain fame and fortune..That pic is a fake..This happened during the time when satanic panic was a thing and people simply wanted to believe that only demons can drive someone to do something so horrific but the reality is that greed and revenge,coupled with drug induced psychosis can drive anyone to do anything..

[@Dunika]

Agree on everything but the fact that he acted alone. It is possible that he and his sister planned this to get the money (she wanted to run away to Florida, was also a drug addict and hated her family) and then he killed his sister, probably because he wanted to inherit everything and/or feared her turning on him.

[@VenusDeMilitant]

Well stated.

[@catherinefarr2094]

Watched ed and Lorraine Warren investigation on tgat house

[@Dunika]

@@catherinefarr2094 the warrens are full of shit, and in it only for the money. The house was sold after all the "paranormal activity" happening and the new owners have never said that there is something wrong with the house. It has all been disproven.

[@jessicapazo7718]

Yeah I'd have to agree whisper mcgaughy

[@eunicestone838]

I didn't know you two were a married couple. So cool and you compliment each other so well.

[@sammydingdong4540]

Same here I thought they are Sister and Brother as they look so similar.😝

[@lyssah819]

I, too, thought they were Brother and sister.

[@vampirequeen953]

I've heard about this case before and it scared me so bad and still does to this day!! There would be no way I would ever live there!! Anyhow, I really like your recaps!! Thank you for all your hard work you all do!!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Thank you, we totally agree with you!

[@vampirequeen953]

@@TrueCrimeRecaps You all are very welcome 😊😊

[@truth4004]

The house is right on the water. Its a very expensive home.

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

@@truth4004 Yeah, I'm guessing it'd go for more than 80k today!

[@WhatisAPaladin]

i think you need a name change miss vampire queen :)

[@geminidream4347]

I still don't understand how you could shoot someone with a shotgun or even a rifle and not wake the others in the house?

[@user-ft3yc3ph4v]

Yeah that makes no sense all those shots had to be heard it's impossible not to hear a gunshot.

[@tatonkapeach]

I’m so overwhelmed! I had to watch it three times.

[@jennj2049]

I know, I thought I knew this story. Nope!

[@c.j.9072]

Yeah that was alit to take in.

[@tinaingram9472]

Same here

[@jacquelynskye295]

Huh? You may have ADHD. Just saying...

[@Contessa6363]

Because of the sheer brutality of the murders that house has residual energy whether the story is true or not.

[@dantesinferno1258]

Another brilliant recap guys! I’m just wondering why the ‘extensive toxicology’ done during the autopsy’s didn’t show any results of drugs in the bodies - especially with Dawn being an addict herself. Also, if Ronnie was a heroin addict and in withdrawal then it’s not surprising he changed his statement from the beginning, he probably didn’t have a clue about what he was saying! So much more to this!!! It’s 5 minutes away from 3:15 am here in the U.K. I really shouldn’t watch these at night 😱

[@chrismcree9366]

The toxicology test were not as good then as it is now. There are several things that don't show up on toxicology. You have to know what you're testing for and test for specific metabolites or specific chemicals.

[@ThiccChickCrisha]

If he was dopesick, I'm sure that would seriously sway him

[@cazevans927]

Im in England and its 02.46 am,🥱🥱👋🤭💋

[@princesssplts9152]

He was a dope fiend n smoking pcp

[@princesssplts9152]

His story changed to many timed

[@SpiritDragon888]

I love when you do true crime together! I had a really good friend who lived close to that Amityville house and he was so spooked that he had to move out of that neighborhood, he said the vibes in the neighborhood were so spooky let alone that specific house! You couldn’t pay me to visit that house!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

I can only imagine! No doubt the vibes could creep me out too!!

[@ellemmenn2930]

That’s crazy ... did he say if anything else ever happened around the neighborhood??

[@Lisacrazed]

Believe me it isn’t scary. People live there. We use to go there as teenagers.

[@ferrarijeff1]

FIRST OF ALL THAT SHIT IS PURE FICTION EXCEPT THE FACT THAT RON KILLED HIS FAMILY ON DRUGS OR MENTAL ILLNESS OK AS FOR HAUNTED HOUSES DOESN'T EXIST OK PURE FICTION MADE UP FROM HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE LET'S GET REAL FOLKS LIVE IN REALITY OK.

[@SleepyJukebox-vv9dy]

The people who live there now said that they never had any problems

[@murdermysterieswithmegan141]

I knew that the Amityville Horror was based on a true story but had never looked into it before. Sometimes truth is just as crazy or crazier than fiction!

[@MrTennisman42282]

they are not telling the real story

[@dlane7539]

Its a odd rabbit hole to go down. Most people don't know its based off a true story (the real killings). But its definitely something to read up on especially the old news articles & clips from that time.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Read Ric Osuna's ''The Amityvlle Murders'', it's real-life Film Noir. And not Jay Anson's inventions.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

That the haunting happened after the killings is entirely plausible as well as probable. Tragedies by such malevolence always draw to the place where they happened evil spirits or as the new agers say negative energy & bad vibes. But Ron DeFeo Jr. was entirely responsible for the killings & not ''the devil made him do it''. One possibility is that the Sr. DeFeo in business on the shadowy side of semi-legality with the mob, had dabbled in occult practices to protect his status. Moreover he was described as ''abusive'', had been less of an inspiration & more of an object of contempt & hatred for Ron Jr. Bubble, bubble, brew, boil & trouble.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@dlane7539 Absolutely. Instead of swallowing whole hook, line, & sinker of Jay Anson's con-coctions & inventions.

[@benJAMsession]

This podcast CHANGED my entire years long perception of what happened! Incredibly well-done podcast. Thank you for covering it. You guys rock.

[@wildcat.7834]

What about the fact that a shotgun was used and none of the neighbours heard anything,how is that even possible??

[@sharonrigs7999]

Not a shotgun. A .35 Remington carbine. WAY louder and sharper report than a shotgun

[@norbertalbertz7259]

A neighbour admitted years later he heard shots that night, he didn't tell the police that night because he knew the defeo family had mafia connections so he didn't want to get involved

[@caveman3021]

They can hear the dog barking but not a deer rifle? Somethings rotten in Denmark here. Half the town should have heard a gun with that kind of percussion

[@wildcat.7834]

@@caveman3021 Exactly my point.Very strange.🤔

[@norbertalbertz7259]

Only explanation I could give is many of the neighbours did hear the shots but decided to say nothing as they knew how far in with the mafia that family was, and tbh I don't think many from the neighbourhood actually liked the defeo's, I'm not saying they hated the younger kids but from some interviews I've seen and read they didn't like Ronnie Sr and butch, I even heard Dawn could be a bit of a handful.

[@faithyourfear6401]

It seems to me that the Lutzes saw a business opp from the get-go. They probably followed the trial and knew the whole history, bought the house for a song and wrote a fiction based on true. In reality, the murder happened, but I don't think the haunting did. They made out big time!

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

They had a terrible life after they lived there what are you talking about even the grown kids said its true. You are spiritually blind to what truly does exist

[@anonymousadult]

💯

[@rnrpeg1]

Yep. Except.... they knew Ronnie/Butch all along. 😬

[@louisacandelario149]

Butch claimed to have known them. He used drugs with them

[@careyjones98]

@@SunshineCountryChickens what would you say to the fact that Ronald said he knew the lutz's before any of this happened and that they would party together?!

[@Oceans11.11]

Sooooo... I’ve been on an Amityville marathon all of March ONLY to just yesterday find out Ron DeFeo Jr died on March 12, 2021! Jay Anson, the writer of the book died March 12, 1980. 😲

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Cra-Zy!

[@amrose4214]

Creepy. Esp after Anson just wrote his 2nd book 666 about a haunted house.

[@monsooniphone]

Yep I found out last week, it’s all this COVID shit taken over everything.

[@kelsey6556]

When a family has this many issues and dysfunction, it feels impossible to find the truth. 😔

[@ginnypenepent8575]

Hey lots of families have issues and disjunction. Mine does, and I still can’t write a decent haunted house book.

[@anikajoy5739]

I love Chris and Amy ❤

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Love you Anika! Thanks for always stopping by!!💕

[@MamaPinks]

Meeeee tooooo! ☺😎

[@saraa1741]

We all do!! They're awesome.

[@DaveSCameron]

She a snack and he a dude!

[@CrimeAllTheTime]

@@DaveSCameron what is that supposed to mean? We can tell it's a male and female.

[@dadofmine9957]

This whole thing should be called "The Amityville Lawyer" 👊😁

[@vonniedemers5683]

I think the sister was part of it. I think she did kill the kids and then he killed her bc she wasn't supposed to kill them. I don't think we'll ever know for sure what happened bc it wasn't fully investigated. Too many shady people in the family and the police. So I think it was the older kids Dawn and Ronnie. Dawn was a viable suspect. It was well known she wanted out. She wanted her parents gone.

[@Muddy_The_Water]

One of the DeFeo neighbors did hear the shots she admitted it years later she didn't want to be involved. When my sister and I stayed with the DeFeo family the summers of 1973-74 there was something wrong with the house. Mrs. DeFeo had to buy a new washer and dryer. There was black stuff in the water lines. It skank to hell and back. In fact my sister became so sick our dad came and got her. The next day I got sick and he had come get me. I told my dad that Mr. Ron hit Miss. Louisa and she was wearing sunglasses in the house. My dad took me back inside we waited for Mr. Ron to come home. My dad told Mr. Ron you ever hit her again you won't hit anyone ever again. That's why I've always thought the Mafia had something to do with the murders. I don't use or drop my dad's name but when he said something you listened. Dawn was always sweet to me and my sister, she put makeup on us took pictures.

[@rjs2085]

That's so cool! Dawn seemed like an absolute sweetheart!

[@danameyer3324]

I love y'all's content, and how cute y'all are together. Keep on keeping on we all love it. My whole family watches you guys. My husband, my 7 kids, and I are hooked. Ty guys for bringing us these stories ☺️

[@loralouise3865]

Another great video from my favorite couple on KZbin! The Bath massacre was never spoken of in my family, because of the shame that they experienced by being related to Kehoe through his wife. She is a distant relative of mine and I’ve noticed that it’s been covered more and more as time goes on. Thanks so much for covering this truly disturbing event in our history. My Mom discovered a book about the Bath massacre and it was very well done. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of the book as I read it several years ago! Your fan from Michigan, Lora!

[@KCsFunHouse]

Imagine that, 100 years ago children were being slaughtered at school too. I guess some things never change in the US.

[@soledadharen7426]

The Amityville house was allegedly sold quite a bit below market value after substantial renovations when last sold. One may wonder why.

[@johnscanlon2598]

COVID market ? People flocking out of New York and their liberal ways in droves

[@soledadharen7426]

@@johnscanlon2598 As usual, Wingnuts who listen to Fox Noise are WRONG. What color is the sky in your world, Sweetie?? The population of New York City has INCREASED since last year. No one is "flocking out of New York and their liberal ways". Do you think people are "flocking TO" Red States like Alabama or Mississippi?? Guess again. You know who left NYC during Covid? Rich people who have 2 homes: country homes, beach homes ... and they are back in the city. New condos are being built everywhere in New York. The average rent in Manhattan is $4,000. Enjoy your time in Bumblef**k.

[@Barbara-b8y]

One of the buyers of the home was a Gentleman who died on 9/11 he was on the plane that hit one of the towers 😢

[@Aint_no_senators_son]

The closest Ronald DeFeo came to telling the truth is when he said, the only evil in the house that night was me. As for the haunting, who knows what really happened. Why would they leave after only 28 days? They had no clue the story would become what it did at that time. So what was their motive? Remember in the movie when he woke up at 3:15 every morning? That once happened to me for about a month straight. 3:15 every single morning. The only evil that was in my house was my (ex) wife.

[@michellerutherford9551]

This crime started me on a quest for paranormal crimes and such. I was about 11 wheni read about the Amityville Horror. I was fascinated then, as I am now.

[@Noey87]

Ooooh I love these recaps!!! I'm always looking forward to them!!! Thank you!!! 💯❤👍🤘

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Thanks! Enjoy!!

[@Samahra01]

I must preface this with the necessary disclosure: I'm not mentally ill/unstable, mad...I did NOT believe in God and then my husband and I moved into a new home where starting from the first week I progressively was taken over by something evil...in my case I was oppressed, physically harmed, raped, mentally tortured, and it was GOD that saved my life after trying EVERYTHING ELSE...you best believe I believe now!!! I will NEVER, EVER go a day without prayer. The devil is VERY REAL, lucky for us so is the almighty! God Bless!!!

[@Marky831]

Still don’t and will never believe in the mythical legends as God is only a myth and in the bible a very evil one at that so I want nothing to do with b.s religious nonsense.

[@cynthiaburns5071]

I did not know Ronnie died.Right now I am rereading High Hopes The Amityville Murders. Very interesting book. It was written by Gerald Sullivan and Harvey Aronson. The book was written in 1981. This book just deals with the facts. Ronnie changed his story so many times even before he was arrested. So I am interested about any new information on this.

[@barbsawyerlifestyles2850]

I know this sounds crazy, but a friend took me to the house (we were only outside and we pissed off the neighbors who started flashing porch lights). Someone came out of the house and yelled out "there's nothing to see here!" Imagine my face when the pictures I took of the house from the road came back with orbs in most pictures! I can't explain it - but I have a cool story. ✌ I really enjoyed your video.

[@jaelynrae6045]

Orbs in night photos/videos are insects and dust particles...that has been scientifically proven many times over.

[@Moonewitch]

See, I've always wanted to visit the house but I figured that so many people do it & the neighbors may be tired of it, so I don't want to add to their frustration. I'm that neighborhood stays busy.

[@rjs2085]

​@@Moonewitch who cares if the neighbors don't like visitors?

[@angelripper_420]

@@Moonewitch just go for a look anyway 🤷‍♂️

[@carriebell3566]

He died?! How come I never heard about that? Demons are definitely real though.

[@rachelraquel758]

It was during Covid, maybe that’s why? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@carriebell3566]

@@rachelraquel758 ah, yes, maybe so. The dude was nuts 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@rachelraquel758]

@@carriebell3566 yep!

[@smarti616]

I grew up on Long Island and when I was a teenager we found the house (they changed the original street name bc of all of the media coverage) my uncle worked in Amityville when the murders happened and told us exactly where it was. The house is actually really beautiful and you can see the boathouse from the street. Still felt this eerie feeling driving by though just knowing a whole family was murdered there gave me the creeps. I don’t know how the new owners could live there.

[@Deeky76]

They didn't rename the street dude they renumbered the house.

[@smarti616]

@@Deeky76 your right geez my bad it was like 20 years ago since I was in high school.

[@Deeky76]

@@smarti616 😂 No.. not at all, but that's pretty cool you stayed in long Island, I'm from Scotland here myself, This case has always fascinated me...

[@stevesayer4045]

Its only a house it a bad thing that happen but people die in homes everyday. The movie made most of the story up. Know one had any bother living in the house.

[@smarti616]

@@stevesayer4045 Yeah ppl die in homes everyday but someone dying of natural causes in your home is one thing having 6 ppl be murdered is quite different. Sure the movies embellished a lot but Robert DeFeo DID in FACT murder his entire family in that house. Maybe you’re cool with living in a home where a family was massacred but I personally could not knowing what happened. Just sayin 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Pherioxus]

I remember seeing another picture inside the Amityville house of the other investigator who donned a similar haircut of the ''ghostboy'' in the picture, and the other investigator also wore glasses. Which if that picture took place at the same day, same time of day and in the house, then that picture of the ghost boy is actually the second investigator and the ''white eyes'' could be a reflection from his glasses. If you look closely at the ghost child in the picture, you can actually see the rims of glasses. The ghost child is supposed to be John Matthew DeFeo, and when you look at all the other pictures of him when he was alive, there are none where he wears glasses, and the family has plenty of pictures of each other, the chances of not having at least one with John wearing glasses would be very very slim. In addition; I don't see any pictures of anyone in the family wearing glasses, maybe I'm missing something, but I'm leaning on the likelihood that the ghost child picture is an investigator who wore glasses.

[@midnightmadness5307]

Oh and Chris and Amy, you guys are amazing always! Thorough info in half the time as you state and so cool when you two discuss the topics together, your perspectives may differ but you truly respect one another's opinion and you being a couple.....so many could learn from you. Thanks again!!! Great Job!!!💗💗👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Oceans11.11]

I thought I’d heard everything there was to hear about the Amityville horror but dang you told me things I’d never heard! 👍🏻 I can tell you I lived in a haunted house that a man was shot to death in... records show suicide.. neighbors questioned murder. Not everyone experienced the paranormal in the house. My sister never did. I did all the time. I saw whatever was there and it wasn’t fun at all. Especially once I was an adult and moved back in years later and was home alone during the day, it was around me constantly. My father experienced it and my boyfriend when I was in my twenties. My dad bought the house, also for super cheap, when my sister and I were little kids. I have no idea if any new homeowners experienced anything.. my dad sold the house shortly after the worst of the experiences and I’ve never been back since but it’s only about 45 min from where I live. Anyway guys .. great video!!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Doxymeister]

It's absolutely true that not everybody is aware of supernatural beings (whatever you want to call them) Our house where I grew up was haunted, all three of us kids saw her pretty regularly, and in later years my Dad admitted that while he never saw her, he could "feel" her presence when she was around. My grandmother, Dad's mother, also saw her once while visiting at our house, and my uncle (Dad's brother) and two of his children saw her standing on our front porch one night while they were waiting for us to come home. During my childhood, my Mom taught English and Business at a local business college, and we offered boarding for young ladies who couldn't afford an apartment near the school. We had a wide variety of young women stay with us over the years, and a couple of them moved away suddenly, saying they couldn't sleep in the house or stay around due to the ghost bothering them. Most of them didn't see a thing.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@Doxymeister I am not one to dismiss the supernatural & I know that haunted houses are for real, although my once & only brush with the supernatural was fleeting, but terrifying. That said, although most hauntings are supposedly by people suffering violent deaths, the most terrifying occurrences are in houses where seances were held or where black/white magic were practiced. The spirits conjured up never left, & they are much more vicious than what we think as mere ghosts. For sure the malevolent ones more often than not want to make us believe they are just spirits of the dead. But they are demons. Edward Bulwer-Lytton's masterful 19th novelette ''The Haunted And The Haunters'' made it clear.

[@chrismcree9366]

My aunt lived in a haunted house when I was about 8. Us kids hated it there. My 2 aunts felt it too, we were a close family always at one house or the other. My aunt and uncle didn't live there long. Then we moved into a haunted house but it was just a couple of rooms. Mama never believed us on either place.

[@Anniekelseyty]

Yay so happy about this one! Thank you!! I've always been so curious about it and you guys bring me the best easy to understand and detailed coverage.

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Thank you! lots of levels to this one..!

[@AnimalLover-is2fc]

3:15 am, the Witching Hour.

[@charliefoxx81]

3: 33 but close enough!

[@imtheitchyouneedtoscratch]

Indeed between 3 and 4 am . It's to mock the holy trinity. 😳🤦‍♂️

[@sandrakilday3551]

Ever since watching the movie when it first came out.when i see the time 3.15am on my clock i still to this very day get shivers ,i guess i wont ever get over it ,just subscribed guys ,great content sending love from Scotland

[@samcarson5847]

I'm a little older than RD so I've been around awhile. Since the beginning I had no problem believing that he killed his family. A few weeks ago I starting looking into this case again. Something hit a nerve and I began in earnest to dig deeper. A few hours ago I noticed something strange. I now question if RD killed his family. I reside in a rural location. We have acreage that is surrounded by private land greater than ours. We have guns and my nephew does some target shooting. We also have dogs. Not once have they ever been bothered by gun shots ... but, don't be a stranger and attempt to transverse the land. They will let us know at anytime of day or night. The neighbors stated they didn't hear any thing that sounded like gun play, but the family dog was barking. At that I had to wonder, where was the dog! If it had been in the house it most likely would have been a problem and been taken out. As it turns out, Shaggy was outside. If RD was coming or going I doubt the dog cared. If a stranger was moving about he is going to make noise. My guess is that an unknown person was involved. Maybe someone should have paid more attention to the dog who unlike RD can't lie. Note: RD was a drug addict? Having done the 60's I've known a few. Most on the junk he was into can't walk and talk. So you think he systematically killed 6 people and pulled it off without making a real mess? Forget it!! As the sibling of a detective it would have taken two persons. One would have taken out the major opposition that being the father. The mother is easy. The other would have moved to the farthest one that being Dawn. They then would have gone down stairs and taken out Alison while the other went into the boys room. If done military style it would have taken about 7 minutes. No one is going to bother with the dog as that shot would have to be done outside. So, who could do that and why? Do your homework.

[@joshuafox9789]

Sam. So do u think Dawn is involved

[@susiecorus7842]

@@joshuafox9789 That depends on what involvement is. Do I think she might have entertained the elimination of her father so she could have her freedom? Yes, but a lot of teens I think have pondered that. Do I think she was part of what happened? No. In fact, I don't think Ronny Jr. was even in the house at the time. His statement at the bar is very telling. If I have this correctly, he said "I (think) my (parents) have been (shot). From the looks of things figuring out they were shot is not rocket science. Notice there is no mention of 4 others in the house. To view his dead parents, he had to pass by 2 bedrooms where others slept. If he was at the bar around dinner time, where did he think his siblings were? He appeared to be very unconcerned about their welfare which makes me wonder if he thought they were even in the house. A family of 7 at dinnertime and there is no activity? No ... he never went in, he went straight to the bar.

[@jonlate4581]

The 'ghost boy' is definitely another investigator. I think he's since been identified in other pictures from that night. The reason his eyes appear to be glowing is just the reflection of his glasses. Creepy picture, though.

[@apocalypsenow317]

The pic is Paul Bartz, an assistant to The Warrens. A couple of frauds.

[@railehtdoe2907]

Just in time for Conjuring 3 and I hope this means more people will see your videos in the coming months! Been promoting the hell out of this channel. You guys are just awesome. This channel and That Chapter are my absolute favorites!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

That's amazing! Thank you SO much for sharing with your friends!😊

[@yvonnegroves7278]

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[@gscgold]

I was 7 years old when this happened, I remember how everybody was freaking out about it to the point where I had a hard time going to bed at night because I was so scared

[@kellyfanello6716]

I was exactly same age as you

[@sherrywilemon5011]

I guess I was 1. I was born May 1973.

[@Ziggy1805]

I live on Long Island NY an this has always been a big story here everyone knows about it... My brother was in prison with him... They did have a lot an I mean a lot of mafia connections... The truth a couple of the little ones woke up when they did Ronnie held them at gun point and forced them to lie face down... The handicap brother he rolled him over before shooting him... This is what Ronnie told my brother while in prison...

[@happierabroad]

but that doesn't explain why all remained face down after the first shot was fired. they should have tried to run after the first shot. it also doesn't explain why the neighbors never heard any of the shots. the shots were very loud and could be heard a mile away.

[@kimwarner1681]

@R R he was a junkie and a bully

[@blacknight2149]

I mean Ronnie sr owned a Buick dealership in Brooklyn in the 70’s. Classic cover at that moment in time for extra cash....

[@TanjiThomason]

The brother wasn't handicapped. He had a sports injury and used a wheelchair for awhile.

[@rebeccafowler5352]

@@blacknight2149 it was Ron’s maternal grandfather who owned the Buick dealership not his father. His grandfather employed Ron senior basically so his daughter,Ron’s mother had some money coming in,Ron senior also did the books for the dealership,two sets.

[@danepatterson8107]

I really enjoyed the Amityville recap, and I think it's a clear example of what your site does that others don't. Succinctly go through a case and reveal new and interesting information in an approachable way. Really enjoying the channel and the dual-subject, side-by-side productions. The fact that you are a couple is interesting and when I get to see you interact ernestly it's mood-brightening. I still remember the video you did for the food delivery and seeing inside your kitchen! ps: not a stalker

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

We appreciate your comments. Glad to know our interaction comes across naturally, it is sincere. More to come!!

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Yes! And thank you so much for not using robot voices and horrid background music. I'm 95% deaf and I appreciate this sooooo much - it makes ALL the difference!

[@MattGleason1]

Been interested in this whole labyrinth since the story broke in the 70’s. The prosecutor, Gerard Sullivan, wrote a book about the trial and evidence called High Hopes which serves as a factual basis for Osuna’s work. One of Ronnie’s ex wives (Tracey) used to run a message board where she posted a boatload of documents. Wish I’d thought to download them all. Anyway, there are a few people who know pretty much everything about these cases on the Amityville FAQ forum. It’s a goldmine of info. Anyway, nice to see a podcast that doesn’t simply rehash the accepted version of events. Kudos to you!

[@rosie7836]

I just found you recently and am addicted and binged on all your videos, nice work!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

That's so nice of you to say, we appreciate you thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying..More to come!!

[@ellemmenn2930]

Omg welcome to the clan, I subbed like 3 minutes into the first video I stumbled across!!

[@DarkHourParanormal]

Ronnie expressed in several interviews that he was being haunted in prison. this may lend to the theory or idea that he was influenced to whatever degree, outside of the political and social ramifications that have been proposed

[@karanfield4229]

Im a believer. I saw a spirit as a teenager. It has changed my view of the world. There are other dimensions. Quantum mechanics is fascinating.

[@lindsaycasto4096]

You guys are a match made in true crime Heaven 🖤 I wish it was twice the crime in double the time because I love y’all so much!!

[@digdug6515]

THANK YOU! we love you guys💞. ☮️

[@DeedeeSch1]

You two are the BEST! And, my father always told me, if you want to know why most things happen in life, follow the money trail!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Smart man. Thank you for watching.

[@kathypappas6867]

You guys are great ! I'm so glad I found your channel !

[@bee3146]

Damn. Piled unpaid hospital bills on top of his sick wife and then killed her. Ice cold. Not that blowing up a school is any warmer.

[@sebastiansauve3752]

I still do not understand how the family did not hear the blasts from the rifle? That is bizarre to me.

[@sjfanning7711]

A rifle and a shotgun are two different kinds of guns. You used them interchangeably.

[@elizabethpickernell4384]

Just a thought! What parents allow your child to distroy them selves? No matter how old your child is ! I blame the parents , the father looks like a right bully!

[@axer3515]

RONNIE was not the only person to change the story multiple times. In fact, everyone of the people involved changed the story over and over.the truth is RONNIE killed them all and drugged them with a sustenance that was not tested for during the medical exams.

[@jasonk2518]

For me the saddest part of this video is how fictional the truth has become. The truth seems to twist and turn so many times but always with a reason to believe it but also a reason not to. At point it's a hoax...and that happens to be while 1 side is suing the other. But then they say its true...but that's when the book is being released

[@ginnysnyder9703]

I was born in Amityville , we ALL were !!! I was living there When this killing took place !! Everyone was talking about Ronnie the day after !!

[@carolyngrey2853]

Serial killers/ murderers somehow see themselves as the biggest victims of all lol. Its pathetic

[@geethaortac5394]

I really love your channel. Even when I knew so much by reading articles out there and watching other docos, you still provided so much insight. Great work!

[@ferrarijeff1]

JUST SO EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW DEMONS,THE DEVIL,& SUPERNATURAL ARE PURE HOLLYWOOD & FICTION OK YOU MIGHT AS WELL SAY THAT SUPERMAN IS REAL OR SANTA CLAUSE WITH REINDEER'S THAT FLY COME ON FOLKS GET REAL.................

[@kristipatterson9952]

Thanks Amy and Chris! ❤ I love your channel and the content you put out. You're one of my favorite true crime channels!!!

[@bernadettepotenti301]

great video very informative and well presented this is definitely one of the most horrific cases i've ever heard about

[@blacknight2149]

I really love you both. When I first started watching your channel I thought you were just business partners but I love knowing you are husband n wife.

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

We love it too...😉 Thanks for spending some time with us!

[@graciadanielle1966]

Thats what I thought too!! I was pleased to know they are married

[@mfi-cf7sp]

woo-hoo! I used to be subscribed and now that I’m back on KZbin I’ve finally found the dynamic duo of true crime recaps again🎉I’m seriously excited!

[@onlywmnbleedalicecooper5054]

far out i had hoped you 'recap'' this story, and you had more intel that i had never heard before. i had watched a documentary on the story and it had some dr. of paranormal psychology or something like that who said that the house was built on an indian burial ground and years before the defao family moved in there was another family who lived there and the boys from that family unearthed a skull while playing football and supposedly used it as a football while playing and some creepy stuff happened to them also, who knows for real. anyway thanks so much i enjoyed this recap thoroughly, keep up the fantabulous work!!!

[@imtheitchyouneedtoscratch]

Finally someone mentioned the house is built on an Indian burial ground and that's where the paranormal aspect comes into play !!!!

[@josephmiller9424]

Ronnie might have a friend who helped him who wakes up every day wondering is today the day that police will arrest him for helping because he has no idea what Ronnie has told the police or if he came clean on his death bed.

[@gigio7004]

Ahhhh! I’ve been waiting all day for a update. I kept checking lol 😆

[@anitabrennan5587]

Amazing job, I will admit this was done with the narrator recognizing how to tell it and being with an open mind, great job . The narration is worth the watch alone. God bless. And keep up the great narration. And thank you for making this clearly spoken . ✌️

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodal5856]

A family friends family bought that house sometime ago. I do not know if they still live there but as I have heard there is no ghosts, demons, or anything paranormal in it. They did have to redo and redecorate the outside though because so many people stopping in front of the house to take a look at it and getting a lot of trespassers that was the only thing spooky for them LOL. As sad as a story is, Hollywood made it into something that it really isn't kind of like the Lizzie Borden house. Just the tragic story use for profit. I hope that some of the money that they mean from the movies and all went to the family's or something.

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Interesting. I would definitely redo the WHOLE house if I lived there...Which I wouldn't.

[@FlavaAv]

@@TrueCrimeRecaps Yes I agree with this comment. I live 20mins away from the Amityville house and they definitely changed it. My family members are actually buried in the same cemetery as the DeFeos. 🙏

[@franklinbolander1916]

U CAN CHECK THE HOUSE ABSTRACT...ITS HAD LIKE MORE THEN TWO DOZEN DIFFERENT OWNERS SINCE THE MURDERS!...YA TELL ME THAT EVIL DOESN'T RUN RAMPANT IN THAT HOUSE!

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodal5856]

@@franklinbolander1916 alot of owners because one long island us damn expensive and two people are constantly driving up to the house, taking pictures, walking on their property, etc. To this day too. When you're young and into this stuff there is like a couple places everyone goes to visit here on long island to get spooked out for fun. I've done it when i was in high school years ago and i know many kids still do. Must be annoying to have kids constantly doing that, I would move too.

[@stevesayer4045]

You right mate no ghost no demon just people walking up the drive way looking in the house. The lutz are to blame for all this. Even George Lutz said Hollywood got hold of the book it was lies from the start. Know one else as had any bother living in this house only people walking up the drive way thats why it been sold so many times. It not as bad as it was in the 70s and 80s now Ronnie gone it mite fade out but the killings will never be fore gotten.

[@shirllinda8793]

My coworker, who was raised in that town, states that the Amityhouse was moved away, close by, the Amityville house original location. She states a family lives their with no paranormal activity since the house was relocated

[@tdamiano1970]

Always been fascinated with this story. The angry spirits that were later "present" in the house were most likely that of the late Defeo family! Too bad we will never get the story in true form.

[@tanithday7301]

Love u guys. On line is amazing, cos now we can get the ,real story in different country's. 🤪😊 i live in surrey. England. Its great. 🤯👍👍👍👍👍👍🥳. Happy New Year.

[@missbitch67]

If Butch Defeo did this alone, I'm the Queen of Sheba😳 his story changed so much cos I really don't think he could remember. Very odd the way they were all found though & why did no one hear this happening? As for the Lutz Family, I wouldn't believe them if they told be the Earth was round! Thanks for these great recaps, they're brilliant. X

[@catherineflanagan3392]

Great podcast thankyou both.thats why I love watching 🦋🇮🇪😍🤗

[@ellethree680]

Is it possible that it started out as a money making scheme but then turned into a real haunting after all the trauma that happened there? Maybe the Lutz family had greedy intentions but then freaked themselves out in the process.

[@melly9037]

I didn't realise just how much the film kids looked like the real kids😮

[@ea8269]

The both killers in two cases were true monsters. Thanks for covering this case in details. The only demon is human monster just like these murderers.

[@zepher501]

I was locked up with Ronnie at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville, NY. I was able to get the hard cover book Amityville Horror autograph and a fingerprint from him, with a strain of his hair taped on page 100. I still have the book!

[@rucianapollard7098]

I'm more interested in why you were locked up, instead of talking about that mass murderering animal!!

[@zepher501]

I served 20 years from basically a life sentence on a false murder conviction for a crime I didn’t commit. I’m home 13 years now.

[@bonnieenright]

Turning up the heat would make it look like they died earlier not later as you said.

[@ruthshelton-tp9ie]

Fun fact, if you go to Tom's River, New Jersy, you get off the parkway, at that light turn right, just keep going to the end, (long road) turn left, next light turn left. As you go over the bridge look to you right, you'll see the house & boat house across the water where they filmed one of the movies there about the Am./Horror. After the bridge turn right , next light turn right, before the road curve's left- turn right, a few homes down on the left is the house.😊 It is privately owned so...please be respectful.

[@EdsterIII]

Now whether or not anything evil actually happened there, it puzzles me that so many people have to seen it up close. I've heard of, and this was a while back, people would peek in the 🪟🪟windows🪟🪟 looking for a demon 🐷🐷pig😳😳? So many times people have invaded the owners property looking for some evidence of activity. There are questions about the night Ronnie DeFeo committed these horrific murders. For one, HOW did NONE of the neighbors who lived within earshot NOT hear a high powered rifle? Not once but MULTIPLE TIMES?!?!? How did the entire neighborhood not wake up and wonder WHAT THE H*LL WAS THAT BANGING? Again I have no idea what actually happened except that there are some odd things not solved or even questioned?

[@donnab7666]

I am so glad I happened upon this channel. You both are truly awesome and tell amazing true crime stories. Thank you both for sharing with all of us.

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Makes it worth to hear comments like yours. Thanks so much for your encouragement!

[@benjiebenjamin7810]

I'll give you guys points as I'm old enough to remember this case & got infonfrom from law enforcement & your video is closest to what I've read, heard since then. Good job 😊.

[@markjohnson7508]

The evil present there is a rare occurrence. Most places that spirits haunt are mild in nature but problem is Jesus warned us not to toy with the spirit realm because we know not what we conjure

[@seanmoloney7797]

Just found your channel and I’m hooked already! You guys are such great storytellers and cover the facts of each case so we’ll. Keep up the great work!

[@toddkilby8582]

If you look closely to the " Demon Boy " photo you can easily see that it a man wearing glasses . He is also sitting or kneeling, most likely checking the camera angle. In some copies of the photo you can see part of his body behind the railing. The upper body is too big to be a child.

[@tonyabillings201]

I actually look forward to your recaps!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Glad you like them!

[@belletsubasa]

Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@patrickperalta59]

the shots can be heared 5 blocks away and yet the neighbors never heared a thing.. they must have been dead to the world. hell I hear the neighbors shoot off fireworks for the 4th of july and that wakes me up.

[@melancholygirl840]

I just love you guys! You explain things so well and keep me interested! Thanks!

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

Thank you so much glad you are here!

[@suzilindblad5207]

I didn't know you two were a couple?! Very cool! Love listening to both of you!!!

[@hollyhollenbeck4652]

I always believed Ronny Defeo had some kind of help

[@Fairford2001]

Interesting story. I don’t believe Butch Defeo acted alone in the murders. I definitely don’t believe the Lutz’s story. The photo of the ghost boy is a fake. The fact that the photo wasn’t shown until 1979 tells me that someone had time to crop it to look that way. I read Stephen Kaplan’s book The Amityville Horror Conspiracy and I think he did a great job of refuting the Lutz’s story.

[@Bynggo]

I see school killings are not a new fad in America. Tragic. You spoke about how that man flogged a horse to death for not pulling hard enough. When driving around and I see youths driving recklessly in cars, it crosses my mind how youths of yesteryear may have pushed horses to the limit with their pier group bravado. Too cruel to think about.

[@iamheandheisinorsemen2605]

No body moved awaken by the blast of a SHOTGUN? If it's a professional hit wouldn't someone go in with a silencer attached to their gun or something to muffle the sound if their intent was eliminating multiple people? That appears more plausible. A shotgun is so loud it would've startled atleast one of these people out of their sleep.

[@breannaqueen.593]

I love your channel and your videos that was a sad story 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@mdominguez3080]

I can’t get enough of you two, love the recaps 💜💗 thank you 😊

[@TrueCrimeRecaps]

You're the best! Thanks!!