November 13th (2)

On this day – November 13^th 1974 – The Amityville Horror

Ronald DeFeo jr. killed his parents, his two brothers and his two sisters in the early morning of the 13^th of November. At 6.30pm he entered a bar in Amityville in New York declaring "You got to help me! I Think my mother and father are shot!" His whole family were found murdered in DeFeo's house by the police, and De Feo  himself suggested it was done by a mob hit. He later confessed to the murders, where he had hidden crucial evidence and how had re-dressed and went to work as usual, before going to the bar in the evening.  On December 4, 1975 was Ronald DeFeo jr.  convicted for the murders. He is currently serving 6 times 25 to life sentences.

The murders have contracted some controversies. It has been argued that at least two people had to have conducted the murders due to no sign of struggle from any of the murdered family members. Ronald DeFeo has also given varying accounts of what actually happened. He claimed that his sister killed his father, and his mother the rest of the family. A few books and movies have been created about the incident. Amityville II and the Amityville Horror are probably the best known movies about the murders.

Happy Friday the 13^th!