After a tragic set of murders in 1974, the next residents at a grand old house in Amityville, New York, claimed the home was demonically haunted. Their story spawned a horror sensation. But was the whole thing a money-making hoax? Did the murderer really hear voices there? Learn what we know (and still don’t know) about what happened in Amityville in today’s episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm

<p>After a tragic set of murders in 1974, the next residents at a grand old house in Amityville, New York, claimed the home was demonically haunted. Their story spawned a horror sensation. But was the whole thing a money-making hoax? Did the murderer really hear voices there? Learn what we know (and still don&rsquo;t know) about what happened in Amityville in today&rsquo;s episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm">https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm</a></p>

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What Really Happened at the 'Amityville Horror' House?

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