Who is the amityville horror about

Prentice-Hall first published the book in and touted it as non-fiction. Ultimately, they found the stories were fake. According to Lynott, after the Lutzes fled from the house, George called a respected parapsychologist, the late Dr. Stephen Kaplan, to ask him to investigate the house. Even the Lutzes repudiated some parts of their fantastic story. The best piece of evidence? George Weber admitted in a radio interview, and to the press, that the Amityville haunting was a hoax concocted to make money.

Parapsychologist Anita Gregory sued for libel and won. Weber sued for his share of the profits from the book and original movie. Presiding U. District Court Judge Jack Weinstein said evidence showed that the Lutzes were acting in a way consistent with having a book published. He later confessed to the murders and claimed he was hearing "voices" during his trial in Although his insanity plea was supported by the psychiatrist for the defence, the one for the prosecution said DeFeo had an antisocial personality disorder which meant he was aware of his actions at the time of the tragedy.

The home's original address was Ocean Ave. The pair only stayed a month, as they claimed they were forced to flee due to paranormal activity in the house. Jump directly to the content. Who were the players in the Amityville horror? Who is the Lutz family, and where are they now? Did the Amityville horror really happen? Just a little over a year after the murders, the Lutz family moved into the house.

The realtor, in full disclosure, informed George and Kathleen about the murders which had taken place there. Unfazed, the family went about daily life in the home. Of course, the rest is history. George and Kathleen, along with their five young children began to claim bizarre experiences. George would wake at each morning, the exact time the DeFeo murders took place. Kathloon claimed to have seen cloven hoof prints in the snow outside the home.

And even the kids were in on the action. Missy, the 5 year old, met an invisible friend named Jodie — Jodie was a demonic pig. You can read more in detail about the Amityville horror elsewhere on the Enfield haunting site. But, to make a long story short, the haunting was exposed as a hoax by many investigators. While the DeFeo family was, indeed, slain at the home at Ocean Avenue, the haunting was completely fictional.

It got good press, though! So did pop culture. In , Jay Anson wrote an account of the fictional story.