Amityville Horror house up for sale in Long Island, New YorkJune 9, 201611:11am
The house made famous in the Amityville Horror' is up for sale. Picture: Supplied
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THE house which inspired the Amityville Horror book and movies following the brutal murders of six family members has been put up for sale.
The property in Long Island, New York, perhaps one of the most infamous in the US, can be yours to own for $US850,000 ($1.15 million).
It made headlines in 1974 after Ronald DeFeo, then 23, killed his parents, Ronald Sr, 44, and Louise, 42, and four siblings, Dawn, 18, Allison, 13, Marc, 12 and John Matthew, nine, in the home.
Ronald DeFeo murdered six members of his family here in 1974. Picture: Supplied
Ronald DeFeo murdered six members of his family here in 1974. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Corp Australia
They were all found face down in their beds and had been shot with a rifle at around 3am in the morning. It is believed that Louise and Allison were awake when they were killed.
DeFeo initially told police a hitman had killed his family but a day later police were able to poke holes in his story and he confessed.
“Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. It went so fast,” he told them.
He was sentenced to six life sentences and is still in a New York jail with all appeals to date having been rejected.
George and Kath Lutz, whose story of being haunted in their New York home produced a book and a film called The Amityville Horror. Picture: Supplied
George and Kath Lutz, whose story of being haunted in their New York home produced a book and a film called The Amityville Horror. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Limited
Ron DeFeo who killed six members of his family. Picture: Supplied
Ron DeFeo who killed six members of his family. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Corp Australia
The Mirror reports that the property at 112 Ocean Avenue had to have its address changed to 108 Ocean Avenue due to the infamy surrounding the home.
Perhaps even more than the murders, a book called The Amityville Horror written by Jay Anson and recounts a 28-day period in 1977 when George and Kath Lutz moved into the property with their three children. The claim that they had been terrorised by paranormal phenomena while living there.
Melissa George in 2005 film The Amityville Horror. Picture: Supplied
Melissa George in 2005 film The Amityville Horror. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Limited
Ryan Reynolds loses his mind, and his shirt, in The Amityville Horror. Picture: Supplied
Ryan Reynolds loses his mind, and his shirt, in The Amityville Horror. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
However broker Jerry O’Neil said he knew the home well and had never heard paranormal stories about the property since the Lutz family’s story.
“A friend of mine from high school, his family owned it. I spent a lot of time in this house as a kid. It’s a beautiful home,” he said. “Local people refer to this story not as the Amityville horror but as the Amityville hoax.
“The only horror about this house was that a family was murdered,” he said.
The book about the Lutz’s experience was most recently turned into a film starring Melissa George and Ryan Reynolds.
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