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 Original Story II, reporter
He did admit he hated his father and mother. ibid. rozzer
In November 1974 the quiet seaside town of Amityville, New York, became know the world over for a crime so horrific it inspired a Hollywood horror franchise. Six members of one family were murdered, shot to death in their own home, lying in their own beds. Very Scary People s3e5: The Amityville Horror I, CI 2022
I had never seen anything as gruesome. And I couldn’t sleep for months. ibid. rozzer
They were found by their 23-year-old son, Ronald DeFeo, who is said to be the only surviving member of the family. ibid. TV news
He [Ronald junior] was always at odds with his father, Ronald senior. ibid. comment
His [Ronald junior] resentment against his mother grew. And he began to fight back against his father. ibid.
[Ronald junior]: I’m not the worst guy in the world either. Very Scary People s3e6: The Amityville Horror II
November 13th 1974, 6 members of the DeFeo family were found brutally murdered in their seaside home. ibid.
Ron junior confessed that he had killed them all. But why? ibid.
All found in the same position. Face down. ibid. comment
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March 1984: Yleen was lying on the ground at the entryway, and Lillie was lying at Yleen’s feet. Cold Case Files s2e17: Sisters in Death, CI 2022
‘This crime was extremely horrific. You could tell that this was personal.’ ibid. family
‘The name of the murderer was Edmond Degan.’ ibid. rozzer
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It’s Valentine’s Day 2000 and 9-year-old Asha Degree walks out of her Shelby North Carolina home in the middle of the night, and she’s never seen again. True Crime Recaps: Truth Emerges: New DNA Evidence Could Solve This 24-Year-Old Mystery, Youtube 2024
Just a few days after Asha vanished, some of her belongings turn up in a shed along the highway, less than two miles from where she is last seen. We are talking candy wrappers, her pencils, a marker, and a Mickey Mouse hairbow, all her mom immediately recognises as Asha’s. But that’s not all. There’s something extra creepy in that shed: a wallet-sized photo of a little girl. But here’s the twist: it’s not Asha. Nobody seems to know who this mystery girl is. ibid.
Asha’s backpack, double-bagged in black trash bags. And get this: it’s found 21 miles away. ibid.
They’ve got a DNA match. Two matches actually. Turns out a hair found on the undershirt inside Asha’s backpack belongs to Anna Lee Deadman, who is just 13 at the time Asha went missing. Another DNA trace was found on those trashbags. It points to Russell Underhill. ibid.
Cops don’t necessarily think Russell or Anna Lee are the main suspects; the real focus – it’s on the two people who connect them – Anna Lee’s parents! ibid.
2024: Police finally make their move, raiding the Deadman’ family properties … That house is less than 6 minutes from where Asha was last seen on Hightway 18. ibid.
That’s not the only property Roy Deadman owns. ibid.
Roy Deadman has a DNA sample taken from him. ibid.
DEGRUCHY, MATTHEW: True Crime Recaps 2023 -
Sydney, Australia, 1996: A peaceful suburb is rocked by a brutal triple murder of a mother and her two kids. The oldest son and his father are the only family members left. But are they survivors or suspects? True Crime Recaps: Vicious Teen Murders His Family! Youtube 7.07, 2023
DNA and fingerprints matched one person … 18-year-old Matthew DeGruchy. ibid.
DEJOHN, LOYD: Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris TV -
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.