Here is the true tragic story behind The Amityville horror and why it is one of the world’s most haunted houses. It all began when a 112 Ocean Avenue was sold to Ronald Senior and Louise on June 28th 1964. Ten years later, the family consisted of the couple, their sons Marc, John, Ronald Junior and their daughters Allison and Dawn. On the surface

they seemed perfect, successful and happy. But behind closed doors Ronald Junior known as Butch was growing increasingly violent towards the family. He often fought with his mother and in an attempt to solve their problems the couple placed him in psychiatric care. To keep Butch happy, the parents started giving him whatever he asked and throwing money at him while he spent all of it on drinks and heroin.

As Butch’s erratic behavior escalated, one day on November 13th 1974, he went to a local bar and shouted “Please help me! I think my mother and father are shot!” Taking Butch’s car, his friends rushed to the house. As they entered the dark unlocked house and went upstairs, they were met with a horrific scene. The lifeless bodies of Ronald and his wife Louise was found on their bed. Soon after that, the men also discovered bodies of John, Marc, Allison and Dawn. All six of the family members were shot while they were sleeping. Butch became the primary suspect and was arrested and kept in a cell. The detectives returned to the house and discovered boxes of 35 caliber ammunition in his room. It was

an exact match to the bullets used to kill the family. Butch was arrested and charged with the killings but continued to protest his innocence. After further questioning, he finally said “It all started so fast. Once it started, I couldn’t stop. It went so fast”. He was given six consecutive life sentences for killing his own family. Over the years Butch has changed his story many times. One time he said that a demon had possessed his soul and told him to kill his family. His latest claim is that his sister Dawn carried out the killings and he killed her. So that is the story behind the murders but this is only the beginning of the three stories in the Amityville House.

After the murders, the house was put up for sale and in the summer of 1975, the Lutz family saw the house and fell in love with it. They learned about its past but agreed to stay there since they got it for a very cheap rate for about 80000$. Before moving in they got the house blessed but in one room upstairs, the priest heard a male voice saying “Get Out!”. He did not inform this to the family but warned them that he felt a bad presence in that room and advised them not to use that room. As soon as the family moved in, strange things started to happen. There were cold spots all around the house, strange smells, jolting sounds at night that would wake the family and the house would fill with swarms of flies which no other house on the street would experience. Instead of settling and being happy in the new house, George was becoming volatile and started getting separated from the family. He became obsessed with the fireplace and complained that the house was too cold despite the fire lit up. He would wake up at 3:15 every night

which is the time when the murders had taken place in the house about a year ago. His wife also started to display unusual behavior and was convinced that someone was touching her. The children began arguing between themselves which never happened before and this resulted in the parents beating them mercilessly. They claimed that objects would fly across the rooms. After a few weeks they stopped going out and instead invited friends to their home. Their friends also claim that they felt strange and heard unusual footsteps all around the house. The final stroll for the family happened the night before they decided to leave the house. George was lying awake in bed and rest of the family were asleep. His wife lifted off the bed. George was completely paralyzed but could hear his children’s beds slamming up and down. The dog started going round and round in circles and began to throw up. By morning, the family had enough and they fled the house on January 14th 1976 leaving most of their belonging behind.

After they left, the famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, and the President of the American society for psychic research visited the house. During their

research, they told of a feeling of terror while inside the house and concluded that the home was haunted. These incidents have led to the making of many blockbuster Hollywood movies and books. Skeptics believe that the whole thing was a plot and was just played to get the family out of financial trouble.

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