November 13th 1974: Ronald DeFeo jr grabbed a .35 calibre rifle and shot his father and mother twice in their bed. Then he shot his brothers Mark and John; they were 11 and 9 years old. Next he shot his sister Alison; she was 13. Then he went up to the third floor and shot his other sister Dawn; she was 18. True Crime Recaps: Amityville Horror True Story, Youtube 32.36, 2021
When Ronnie DeFeo jr was arrested for the murders the next night he said voices in the house made him do it. About 13 months after the murders the Lutz family bought the house from Ronnie at a bargain basement price … They only lasted 28 days. ibid.
The other more controversial theory is that Ronnie didn’t act alone. ibid.
It’s like a black shadow that forms a hood. Amityville: An Origin Story I, 1976 news report, BBC 2024
Hordes of flies that would appear in two rooms. ibid. Mrs Lutz TV interview
The true tragedy of really what happened: I lost a whole family in one night. ibid. woman
A young man murdered in cold blood, his father, mother, four brothers and sisters, because voices told him to do it. ibid. news report
November 13th 1974 3 a.m. There’s one person alive: Ronnie DeFeo, the sole surviving son. Amityville: An Origin Story II, reporter
He did admit he hated his father and mother. ibid. rozzer
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DNA and fingerprints matched one person … 18-year-old Matthew DeGruchy. ibid.
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When a 51-year-old Michigan housewife disappears the desperate search for truth exposes a web of betrayal and deceit. How does one man’s morbid obsession and a taboo affair lead to a horrendous crime? Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris, ID 2017
Loyd and Kim get married in 2003 … 2014: Kim DeJohn suddenly goes missing. ibid.
In the biggest twist in this bizarre case Loyd himself tells the truth. ibid.