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Podcast: Crime Writers On...
Episode: Very Scary People
Description: Before it was known on the big screen as a house of horror, the Dutch Colonial at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island belonged to the family of Ron DeFeo. In November 1974, Ron Junior found his parents and four siblings shot to death in their beds. His trial captivated the community, but his grisly crimes would be overshadowed by the new homeowners' claims the house was possessed.The new podcast βVery Scary Peopleβ from HLN revisits the crime which was the prologue to βThe Amityville Horror.β Narrated by Donnie Wahlberg, the series explores the DeFeo family history, theories...