Amityville Horror - In Search Of... - 3 of 3

Part 3 of 3.

A 1979 investigation into the Amityville Horror, done around the time the movie was released and before the talk of a possible hoax really started to gain popularity. This program is notable because it contains the only known on-camera interview by the priest who blessed the house (and who confirms his experiences in the house, despite what the Cromartys claimed in the later episode of "That's Incredible"). Also notable for containing rare glimpses of the Lutzes with their real children, filmed by the "In Search Of" crew. Discuss this case at www.amityvillefaq.com/truthboard/

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[straightcleaner]

The kids must be adults now. Funny you never hear from them.

[FriendshipTown]

@straightcleaner Missy has said the haunting was real, but she doesn't feel like she needs to prove anything to anyone. Chris has come out publicly and stated the haunting was real, but much was exaggerated in the book and film. Danny has been interviewed for a documentary called "My Amityville Horror" which is still in production (as of 2011).

[hunternieuport]

The DeFeo murders have their own questions: why were all the victims asleep on their stomachs in the same position? When the first shotgun blast sounded, why did no one wake up? why was there no evidence of intoxication to "drug" the victims?

[FriendshipTown]

@hunternieuport Evidence showed 2 of the DeFeos DID awaken, 2 more were likely awake, and as for the final 2 the first was the father (likely shot first, while asleep) and the last one was found in a natural-looking sleeping position, but it is unknown whether she was asleep or not. Go to the website I list in the description for more info.

[BuddyT]

How rude. In Search Of were filming the Lutz's during dinner time.

[vomit49894]

@straightcleaner Not really. The oldest son has a documentary movie in the works.

[Beatles0223]

3:19 Holy shit! They look like twins!

[Dougy345]

the weapon used in the murders was not a shotgun but a 35 caliber marlin rifle a really big bullet people

[Jeepgurl87]

@buddygroove they have good reason to..

[Jeepgurl87]

@FriendshipTown URL website quiklink please..

[stewiedog01]

@karakittle Yes but some places would be more sinister than other places especially "sacred ground", which brings me to my point--it is NOT an urban legend. In our culture "you DO NOT disturb the dead"...period! Burial grounds and cemeteries take up a very small fraction of land that we walk on--so there's plenty of room to settle without disturbing someone's final resting place.

Now whether the Amityville house truly sits on top of an Native American burial ground remains to be proven.

[FriendshipTown]

@karakittle True, they left the house after a month, but they didn't completely move out. Their intention was to get the house "fixed" somehow. George Lutz maintained that they owned the house (and made their mortgage payments) for 6 or 7 months -- until they eventually decided to give up on the house and cut their losses.

[NeverDoubt1]

Actually if people approach Catholic priests for exorcisms, they're often referred to psychiatrists first. And rightfully so.

[stewiedog01]

@karakittle I'm Native American and disturbed burial ground hauntings are in fact real. Our own tribe constructed a building near an old burial ground and an old 1880s fort. To this day, they experience shadow figures, unknown footsteps, voices, singing and even crying. On two different experiences they saw the full figure of a man from the 1800s walking down the hall during business hours, before vanishing in front of witnesses. One of these apparitions walked through a closed door.

[buddygroove]

@karakittle

Indian Burial grounds do exist and can be evil if messed with. Indians are so pissed off at the white man for taking their land that they even haunt us after they have died.