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The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders Paperback – March 7, 2006

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On November 13, 1974, police received a report of a homicide at 112 Ocean Avenue in the Village of Amityville, New York, a sleepy seaside community located on Long Island's South Shore. Once there, the police discovered six members of the DeFeo family -- father, mother and four of their five children -- shot and killed execution style. The surviving son, Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr., was eventually charged and tried for the murder of his family and now is serving six concurrent life sentences. Some said a strong supernatural force in the DeFeo home drove Butch DeFeo to kill his family, while others claimed Butch DeFeo killed to receive an inheritance. The Night the DeFeos Died offers the true story behind this tragedy and exposes Butch DeFeo did not act alone in the commission of this crime. It also shows that the supernatural stories created about the famed Amityville house were nothing, but a ruse concocted for Butch DeFeo's defense that later grew into a cottage industry. The whole truth regarding the story has never been revealed, until the publication of Ric Osuna’s book. From mob involvement to a corrupt judicial system, The Night the DeFeos Died reveals the full details of the DeFeo murders, including how they were a culmination of substance abuse and domestic violence.
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Ric Osuna spent approximately three years investigating the Amityville case. "Ghosts and demons never dwelled in the Amityville house," says author Ric Osuna. "Only a dysfunctional family that found themselves on the path to cold-blooded murder. A corrupt judicial system, the Italian Mob, and flying demons, this story has it all." Due to the huge surge of interest in his book, author Ric Osuna participated in more than a dozen TV and radio shows across the globe, including A&E's City Confidential and The Travel Channel's On Location series. In addition, The Night the DeFeos Died has been the subject of several editorials in Internet-based and traditional publications, including the New York Post. Beyond Amityville, Ric Osuna is also a documentary filmmaker. His directorial debut was Subversive Doubt, a 2007 feature documentary about the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear repository proposed to house the nation's spent nuclear fuel rods in the barren Nevada desert less than 3 hours away from Las Vegas. Osuna spent over a year interviewing experts that included activists against and proponents for the repository. More recently, Ric Osuna directed The UnAmerican Struggle, a feature-length documentary that examines the resurgence of racism, misogyny, sexism, and xenophobia in America brought about by Donald Trump's words and actions as a candidate, and now his policies as president. The film is currently available via Amazon, iTunes and other digital distribution channels courtesy of the licensed distributor, Cinema Libre Studio.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BookSurge Publishing (March 7, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591095867
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591095866
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.84 x 8.5 inches
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Denise Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars So good!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022
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Everyone knows the story of The Amityville Horror but few people know about the actual murders of the Dafeo family. This book was well researched and gives a good insight into what led up to the night of the murders, what happened to Ron Dafeo Jr and makes you question who was really the victims in this true crime story. The truth about what happened in the house is much more intriguing than the Hollywood hype. I highly recommend this book.
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P. Currie
5.0 out of 5 stars Most Likely the True Story
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022
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I'm only half way through and the book is dripping with details on the DeFeo family. After watching a few documentaries on the hoax that hoodwinked the World I wanted to know more about the DeFeo family. Life is a series of circumstances, for example. Louise left Ron Sr at least once because of abuse. What if she never returned? Ron Sr, repeated the pattern of abuse from his dad, what if he had been diagnosed with bi polar and got therapy? Ronnie aka Butch isn't innocent, but he wasn't the mastermind. The corruption in the police dept with prisoner abuse was staggering in the 70s! This book is a must read if you have more than a passing interest in Amityville Horror.
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TIMOTHY R. Rozier
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Sad, Tragedy
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2023
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The real horror of Amityville had been the murders, family drama, and dysfunction at its worse.
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Diva
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2010
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I have always had a keen interest in the Defeo story, and this book really gives a lot of insight into what happened. I truly believe that it was thoroughly researched and answers many questions about that fateful night. Yes there are still some mysteries such as the seventh body that was found in the basement but I believe that the Amityville P.D. tampered with evidence. The photo which is shown in the book, looks just like Dawn Defeo. The Lutz family truly did take advantage of the tragedy to concoct that ridiculous story about the demons and goblins that haunt that house. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in spirits and demons but the Lutz story was truly a hoax and their lawyer even admitted to it! Such a shame that the Amityville house will always carry the stigma of that story and no one who owns it will ever truly be free from gawkers. If you want to know about the Defeo story and what really happened, this is the book to buy!
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Adrian Cortes
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent condition
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Night the DeFeos Died........A lil' bit of de-ja-vu, I'm afraid.....Much too similiar to other 'Amityville' novels!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2010
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I got this book just as I had finished 'High Hopes', the prosecution's true crime novel. I read this cover to cover in two days. It was an interesting read, HOWEVER, a lot of the story was word for word story telling from the other novel. I do respect and believe that the author is writing what he believes (after his own research) what may have actually happened to the DeFeos. But the fact that he presents a woman who not only claims to have been married to Butch DeFeo, but had a CHILD by him....is a bit unbelievable. The woman claims that Butch was a loving, caring, gentle man who helped her raise her other two daughters. I'm thinking, is this the same man? The mass murderer? W@W.....and why is this wife not in any other stories? I just had trouble wrapping my mind around the concept. I do believe that this family had some very twisted turmoil, as the author also presents. Overall an interesting read.....definitely glad I read the prosecution's book first, as it seemed to be more factual because it dealt with the investigation and proscecution of Butch Defeo. This book was more in the vein of......it MAY have happened this way.
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Johnny Bluerose
5.0 out of 5 stars More historical than supernatural
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021
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Pretty good book with more true aspects to it than some of the ghost the ghostly books you've seen on this case
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steelers7fan
5.0 out of 5 stars Amityville Fans Gotta Get
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2014
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If your a fan of the Amityville Horror and the DeFeo story then you have to get this book. Very interesting from start to finish and some great photos. Not a scary book by any means but a look into what "really" happened that night. No one may ever know what "Really" happened, but this is a book that will really make you think a lot differently about the story we all know.
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Christian Bernard
5.0 out of 5 stars Livre
Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2021
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Excellent.
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Michelle Montgomery
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2021
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Very interesting book although I have heard that the author is not very credible so take what us being told with a pinch of salt. I really enjoyed reading this despite this.
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Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in Australia on September 30, 2021
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I have read so many books and Ofcourse seen all the movies, but this is by far the most informative take I’ve seen into the murders. A solid 10/10 read!
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Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars Love reading this book is just chilling and love the Amityville
Reviewed in Canada on November 1, 2018
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Love reading this book is just chilling and love the Amityville
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Matthias Ungar
3.0 out of 5 stars Nur in Englisch
Reviewed in Germany on August 2, 2023
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Es handelt sich selbstverständlich um eine englische Ausgabe (Wer hätte das gedacht!)!
Für den europäischen Markt anzupassen (bsp deutsche Fassung) hielt man anscheinend nicht für nötig (denn jeder ist ja eine Fremdsprache mächtig).
War aber denoch intressiert, aufgrund der Bilder Inhalte (Defeos)...

Also, da nur halbe Miete, heißt, nur halbe Bewertung!
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