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Apr 15, 2005 · 'The Amityville Horror' is based on a true story. Rating: False. About this rating. Some horrors just won't die, and The Amityville Horror is a case in point. The tale of a reportedly...
Oct 2, 2018 · Fact-checking website Snopes has gone so far as concluding that the claim "The Amityville Horror" book and subsequent films are based on true events is entirely false. Snopes notes that Butch DeFeo’s lawyer, William Weber (pictured above), admitted that he, along with the Lutz’s, “created this horror story over many bottles of wine" in ...
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Mar 16, 2021 · Though their story is now widely thought of as a hoax, the Lutz’s so-called horror house continues to fascinate the public. The three-story colonial — its original address was 112 Ocean...
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In September 1979, Judge Weinstein dismissed the Lutzes' claims. In the September 17, 1979 issue of People magazine, William Weber wrote: "I know this book is a hoax. We created this horror story over many bottles of wine."
Feb 9, 2014 · The Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center and the Amityville Police Department also debunked the scam. 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.
Jan 10, 2022 · The brutal truth about Amityville: It wasn’t ghosts but something worse Thanks to fiction, 112 Ocean Avenue became the most famous ‘haunted’ house in the world. The book by Ric Osuna reveals...
Dec 5, 2023 · Everything you thought you knew about the haunted Amityville Horror house in New York is wrong. The story goes much deeper. This is the twisted truth.
