History's Mysteries - Amityville: The Haunting (History Channel)
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: A and E Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
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DVD Review: Call me stupid, but I believe this was NOT a "hoax".
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree that this does not examine each and every item that pertains to this case; however, suggested reading would be Ric Osuna's "The Night The DeFeos Died", despite the fact that he, too, believes the story to be a lie.
The Elder DeFeo was a very violent and abusive man who beat on his family constantly, with his pretty and apparently sweet wife, Louise, bearing the brunt of his most horrific abuse. My heart actually ached for this woman, as well as her children, due to the abuse that they were forced to endure at this one animal's hands. By all accounts, Mr. DeFeo was a liar, a crook, a thief, a con man, and possibly even a murderer himself; I came away from Osuna's book forever believing that this man was seriously mentally ill.
It was alleged that the Family's car dealership was actually a disposal point for dead bodies for the Italian mob. It was also alleged that he (the elder DeFeo) killed a handyman whose services he had used for odd jobs around the residence, out in the boathouse. The same boathouse where George Lutz was drawn to night after night for inexplicable reasons; what's even more eerie is the fact that there is no way that the Lutzes could have known about the alleged boathouse murder, as it was only revealed just recently in Osuna's book. Eyewitness accounts also claim that upon returning home, Mr. DeFeo would often urinate on the side of the house, saying that he was marking his territory! So, to me, a guy who has experienced hauntings and evil entities myself, I am inclined to believe that while the Lutzes' account may have been misrepresented by members of the media, I also find it entirely plausible to believe that the house was indeed inhabited by an evil spirit...... that of Mr. DeFeo himself, who was furious that another family was living in "his" house! Also, Ronald DeFeo, Jr., was not the sole assassin, either; his sister Dawn was the one who more than likely not only pressured him to help her do it, but more than likely it was actually she who killed the children after Ronald, Jr., left the house to chase after a friend who had been present (and was the one who had actually shot Louise as she sat up in bed, screaming). Also, the victims were not sound asleep as they were being shot; there is evidence that suggests that they were forced to lie on their stomachs (the kids) while the parents were placed into that position post-mortem to make it look like a mob hit.
We'll never know exactly what happened with regard to either family, but rest assured, the de-bunkers and naysayers had lots of good reasons for screaming "HOAX!" The Suffolk Co. Police, the detectives, Louise's own family (The Brigantes), along with the New York mob, ALL had good reasons to lie, cover up the truth, and implicate only one murderer when in fact it was obvious that this was the work of more than one person.
Stephen Kaplan, the main de-bunker who first cried "Hoax", was doing so simply because when his credentials didn't check out (he didn't even know what the ghost-searching equipment was called, yet he claimed to have a degree in this field!)he was dismissed from the case. In actuality, he was a self-proclaimed vampire hunter (yes, he really did believe that these creatures exist as they are portrayed in classic folklore and literature) who was really just furious and full of revenge toward the Lutzes after they fired him, because, as he had said to others, "Channel 7 is going to make me a star". Obviously, when the Lutzes ultimately didn't help him reach his self-predicted star status, he reacted with swift punishment by calling them liars. And DeFeo's attorney comes off as a liar as well, who also had an axe to grind with the Lutzes over an original book deal which they backed out of upon learning that DeFeo himself was going to share in the profits. Indeed, no murderer should EVER profit from his crime(s).
If one keeps these things in mind while watching this documentary, you'll still have many more unanswered questions and perhaps even a few new doubts as to whether or not this really was a hoax. As Mr. Warren, one of the paranormal investigators interviewed for this piece remarked, "For the believer, no further proof is necessary; for the skeptics, no amount of proof will ever be enough." Amen to that. Ghosts, haunted houses, evil spirits.....trust me, they DO exist, and they often stop their antics just as suddenly as they began, too; they also follow people sometimes to torment them, just like the famous Bell Witch case.
I highly recommend this documentary along with Ric Osuna's book, despite the fact that Osuna is also a non-believer, because his book is chock-full of little-known facts and information that one wouldn't otherwise have.
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