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On a cold November night in 1974, six members of the same family were killed while they slept in their beds

Ronald DeFeo Jr., 23, confessed to killing his parents and four younger siblings, saying voices in the house told him to murder them

The couple who moved into the house after the murders alleged to have witnessed paranormal activity inside, which later inspired The Amityville Horror film franchise

An idyllic waterfront town in Long Island, N.Y., became one of the most feared communities in the nation for a time because of a savage killing that inspired The Amityville Horror film franchise.

On the night of Nov. 13, 1974, the sleepy town of Amityville was rocked when a family of six was found brutally slain in their sprawling home.

Ronald DeFeo, Jr., then 23, sh

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