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      • William Weber, the defense lawyer on DeFeo's case, told People Magazine in 1979 that Anson's book was a hoax. According to the lawyer, he and the Lutzes conjured up the story over bottles of wine. The Lutz family would sue Weber over the invasion of privacy, and Weber countersued for fraud and breach of contract.
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  2. Sep 9, 2021 · We created this horror story over many bottles of wine," said Weber. George and Kathy maintained they were telling the truth, however. They even took a polygraph test, and the test indicated they...

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    • The Story of 'The Amityville Horror' Starts with The Defeo Murders
    • The Lutz Family Moved in to The Amityville Horror House in 1975
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    The film gets its name due to what once happened in Amityville, New York, a town on Long Island. On November 13, 1974, in a house that looks almost exactly like the famous one from the movie, a 23-year-old man by the name of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his familywith a rifle while they slept in their beds at night. He killed his par...

    While this is mentioned in the film, it’s what happens next that is the focus of The Amityville Horror. A year later George and Kathy Lutz (who would be portrayed by Brolin and Kidder), bought the house cheap, aware of the home’s grisly history, and moved in with Kathy’s three young children. The couple had the house blessed by a priest named Fathe...

    It is true that the Lutzs only lived in the home for 28 days. It is true that investigators descended on the home. But what can’t be proven are the paranormal claims the family made. Many have determined that the Lutzs made it all up for financial claim, as the popular book is based on conversations with the family. Before speaking with the eventua...

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  3. Sep 3, 2019 · Was 1979's The Amityville Horror based on a true story? Here's the disturbing story that inspired the author and director when developing the tale.

  4. Dec 5, 2023 · It's the so-called " Amityville Horror": a brutal murder, followed by claims of a haunting, made into a Hollywood movie, that forever immortalized Amityville, New York as the home of an infamous...

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  5. Apr 15, 2005 · The truth behind The Amityville Horror was finally revealed when Butch DeFeo's lawyer, William Weber, admitted that he, along with the Lutzes, "created this horror story over many bottles of...

  6. Oct 18, 2022 · One indisputable piece of the Amityville story is truly horrific. Early on the morning of Nov. 13, 1974, a 23-year-old auto mechanic named Ronald DeFeo took a high-powered rifle and killed all six members of his family — two parents and four siblings — as they lay drugged in their beds.

  7. Sep 13, 2021 · William Weber, the defense lawyer on DeFeo's case, told People Magazine in 1979 that Anson's book was a hoax. According to the lawyer, he and the Lutzes conjured up the story over bottles of...

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