Amityville House for Sale

T
his advertisement led the Lutz family to purchase the house at 812 Oceanside in Amityville, New York. The rest of the tale is well known....
In late 1975, George and Kathleen Lutz spotted this add for a bargain home in a good neighborhood on the south shore of Long Island, New York. Apparently it had been on the market a while. They were looking for a new home, since they had just merged their own families, and the property at 112 Ocean Avenue seemed perfect for their three children and dog. They moved in that December just before the holidays.
What made the house difficult for realators to sell was the recent history of the home. Just thirteen months before the Lutzes moved in, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. had murdered his entire family in the home. On November 13, 1974, DeFeo shot all six family members with a rifle around 3:15 in the morning, nearby neighbors didn't hear a thing. All of the victims seemed taken asleep by surprise, dispite multiple weapon reports.
The story of the Lutz's frantic 28 days in the house became The Amityville Horror (1979). You may ignore the weak sequels or the flimsy remake (2005).