One year before the Lutz family arrived at 112 Ocean Avenue, Ronald "Butch" DeFeo Jr. murdered his parents and four siblings in their sleep, claiming voices compelled him to do so.
The Amityville Murders
The Amityville Massacre: On a fateful night in November 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. brutally murdered his family with a high-powered rifle while they slept, claiming "voices" in the house compelled him to commit the heinous crime.