Family (1) Spouse George Lutz ( 4 July 1975 - 1988) (2 children) Sebastian Quaratino (? In 2005, a remake of the original Amityville Horror film was released, with the tagline Katch em and kill em, referring to the claimed link between the house in Ocean Avenue and John Ketcham, whose name has been linked to witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts but remains a controversial and elusive figure. Kathy and George divorced in 1980, and both have since passed away. I do not therefore believe in haunted houses. Wow Haha there are some credible sources but some arent. ga('ads.send', { [22], The local residents and authorities in Amityville, New York, are unhappy with the attention that The Amityville Horror brings to the town, and tend to decline requests to discuss it publicly. Ive had the pleasure of knowing the Cromartys during their time in Amityville- THEY are the kind of people who deserve tribute pages. They wouldnt. But if there is one thing Jay and Grant have taught me is that there is a such thing as residual energies. .HASNT ANYONE EVER HEARD OF BLACK MAGIC?? Funeral date Grave or burial unknown . Kathleen (Kathy) Lutz Amityville Horror - Good Morning America Watch on Each member of the family experienced personality changes as well. They were frauds and people like that make it hard for the real ones to be believed. loop: false, [4] A friend of George Lutz learned about the history of the house and insisted on having it blessed. IM wondering why they are the only family to have experienced all this supernatural stuff and no one else living there has? He was 59. I for one believe that we are surrounded by the supernatural at all times, whether or not we or they choose to interact with each other remains to be seen. We are one of the worlds fastest growing How can anyone questions the reality of the Lutz story? The debate about the accuracy of The Amityville Horror continues. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Ronald DeFeo Jr., the eldest son, was convicted of the murders.The 28 days they lived in the home was the basis behind the Jay Anson book "The Amityville Horror". I will say that the story is stretched out in the movies. The sequels from the 1990s were released direct to video and contain virtually no material relating to the Lutz family or the DeFeo murders. George Lutz maintained that events in the book were "mostly true". Reportedly, it no longer represents the iconic structure shown in the movies and has been entirely renovated. }); State Officials have confirmed the death of Ronald DeFoe, who died on Friday while serving his 25-years-to-life prison sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility in New York. According to them, they hadn't even started unpacked their belongings before a plague of flies appeared, which was hardly usual for December. - ?) If you ever picked up an object from a violent area, you can feel its history in it. Now 37 and living in Scottsdale, Ariz., Quaratino maintains the haunting was not a hoax. } eventAction: 'view' Some of the comments on here make me wonder exactly what caliber of people post on the blogs or message boards. In late December of 1975, just barely one year removed from the grisly events, George and Kathy Lutz bought the 4,000 square foot DeFeo house for a reasonable sum of $800,000. I know of someone whos husband was a close friend of George and she told me that her husband even experienced pretty creepy things when he went to visit. [18] The results, in Rice's opinion, did not indicate lying. The notorious house has passed through the hands of several owners since the Lutzes lived there and no one else has reported any spooky happenings. In December 1975, George and Kathleen Lutz bought the house for what was considered to be a bargain price of $80,000. The Lutzes did not work directly with Anson, but submitted around 45 hours of tape-recorded recollections to him, which were used as the basis of the book. },false) This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. The reason why Families after the Lutz didnt feel or see anything in the house is the fact that the house was blessed and prayed on. NO JOKE! This refers to a meeting that Weber is said to have had with George and Kathy Lutz, during which they discussed what would later become the outline of Anson's book. While the very priest depicted in the book reportedly claimed he didnt experience any of the paranormal effects the book said he did. In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the house they bought for a steal of a price. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. No cause of death has been given yet. eventAction: 'load' Two years before the Lutz family's infamous flight, Ronald DeFeo Jr. entered Henry's Bar in Amityville, Long Island, New York, and claimed his family had been shot to death. George Lutz and Kathy Lutz say in a documentary that they were involved in TM ( the occult) and it may have attracted the demons to them. The Department of Defense establishes a new office to track UFOs not just in the air above us, but in space and even under water. No witnesses can physically place him at the scene of the crime, no witnesses heard gun shots, and the sound of a gun going off would echo anywhere. He died on 8 May 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The entire family sparing the one were found in their beds at the familys home in Amityville, a town on the South Shore of Long Island, on November 13th, 1974. On the night of March 6, 1976, the house was investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren, a husband and wife team self-described as demonologists, together with a crew from the television station Channel 5 New York and reporter Michael Linder of WNEW-FM. He claimed that he would mysteriouslywake up at 3:15 a.m. nearly every day around the same time the DeFeo murders were believed to have happened. What Ronald DeFeo Jr did, has never been a secret. Kathy married George Lutz in 1974. There were odors in the house that came and went, George told ABC News in 2006. George "Lee" Lutz, the former owner of a haunted house known as "The Amityville Horror," died on May 8 of heart disease. But he insists his stepfather at the time, George Lutz, brought the troubles on himself by dabbling in the occult and then amplified what paranormal incidents did occur to profit off books and movies about the house. Once the family fled, the psychic link was broken and possibly began dying off. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I hope the children are all well and doing good. The couple had divorced in the late 1980s, but remained on good terms. As far as the Lutzs go, all I can say is wow. As a child living in the house made famous by "The Amityville Horror," he saw a menacing, shadowy figure approach him, and he remembers As a child living in the house made famous by The Amityville Horror, he saw a menacing, shadowy figure approach him, and he remembers the night his bedroom window kept banging open and shut. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. John set up residence within 500 feet of where George [Lutz] now lived, continuing his alleged devil worship. Following his visit to the house, Father Mancuso allegedly developed a high fever and blisters on his hands similar to stigmata. Six people were murdered wouldnt you feel a bit spooked if you bought a house and the real estate agent said oh by the way 6 people were murdered in the house Good Luck!!! Several accounts have discredited George Lutzs version of events. Estimates of the sales of the book are around 10 million copies from its numerous editions. After 28 days, the Lutzes fled the house, claiming to have been terrorized by paranormal phenomena while living there.[3]. its so dumb that any of you would assume that they are lying.how the heck you YOU know?? Im a believer that things happen that are unexplainable. Jim and Barbara Cromarty, a couple that later moved into the house, claimed it was not haunted and even sued Lutz for bringing undue fame and attention to their lives. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. with the dad gone it would have went to the mom, with her gone the 5 kids would split it. Make sure that the file is a photo. If they should haunt anyone it their son, brother who murdered them in cold blood. 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For the 2005 film version, the house address was changed to 412 Ocean Avenue. In 1979, Father Pecoraro, appearing in silhouette, described his experience while blessing the Amityville house during an interview for the television series "In Search Of." Please try again later. They have done NOTHING except bring unnecessary notoriety on a quaint Long Island village. Does anyone know what they are doing now? They claimed that the phenomena followed them there, with the final scene of Anson's book describing "greenish-black slime" coming up the staircase towards them. ga('ads.send', { Wilderness Arena's encyclopedic cache of survival articles, Sign up for the Altered Dimensions newsletter. Its like opening a door. Again he petitioned and the judge told him he would have to pay the cost of the testing that equaled 10,000, his grandmother paid it, with the first installment payment being $3,500, it was then the judge denied it based on the fact that Defeo never named when and where this testing would take place and if even after 17 years he questioned whether the blood would be good to test. I must say that in my opinion George and Kathy Lutz, god rest their souls did in fact make up 99% of what happened during their 28 day stay in the house. George and Kathy Lutz were met with their fair-share of disbelievers, and those who labelled it all a commercial hoax. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM View death records Death details . It is just too bad they dont enjoy the history and following of the home. Text size. George and Kathleen Lutz divorced in 1988. Considering that the Defeo family, George and Cathy have passed may them rest in peace. Many people expressed doubts about their horror story, which fell under even more scrutiny after DeFeos defense attorney, William Weber, admitted he and the couple came up with the tale over several bottles of wine. Craziness! let gads_event; }); His story would have likely remained secret had a friend not contacted a popular filmmaker, Eric Walter, about speaking to him about his experience. When the History Channel made its documentary about The Amityville Horror in 2000, no member of the Historical Society would discuss the matter on camera. Just because the Lutz felt coldness going through the house that doesnt mean that the house is haunted. Daniel Lutz, who was a 10-year-old boy on January 14, 1976 when the family fled from the house , still insists that the family was menaced by spirits in the home. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. I agree. When the remake was out George was still talking his fake information even though by then everyone new he was a fake. State Officials have confirmed the death of Ronald DeFoe, who died on Friday while serving his 25-years-to-life prison sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility in New York. His son Daniel Lutz, who was 10 at the time, has said that George invited mysterious and dangerous forces into their lives due to his interest in the occult. Learn more about managing a memorial . Areas of the property, including the boathouse and the basement, also felt unexplainable cold. George J. Lutz Jr. passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont.George was born June 23, 1939, in Williamstown, to the late George and Anna Zeneka Lutz.In add They had a horrid experience and wanted it to go away. pg.acq.push(function() { I loved the original movie and I felt sad for the Lutz family as well as the Defeos. Lutz sued his former stepson in Nevada district court in 2003 over what Quaratino said are allegations of trademark infringement and fraud relating to a future Amityville movie planned by Lutz.. George was said to wake up at 3:15 am every morning, which was around the time Ron carried out his murders. George Lutz's Amityville Horror On the afternoon of May 8, 2006, George Lutz passed away suddenly. I have actually experinced paranormal activity. And I think that alot of what you read about the Lutzs accounts and what you seen in the movies, were other people making money off of a family that did have legit reasons to flee a house. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. So they ARE the same. There is one article by Finster stating that hopefully the kids turned out better then there parents. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Just because you studied about the paranormal doesnt mean you are a professinal. Her death was unexpected after a brief hospital stay, and she died with her family holding her. Perhaps he is allergic or susceptible to some sort of environmental factor and started hallucinating and hearing voices. For those of you looking to sign the same petition its on ipetition.com. Kaplan and the Lutzes had a falling out after Kaplan said that he would expose any fraud that was found. The boy even tried to get away and the father forced him backunreal. "There were sounds. Third has anyone ever noticed that none of their kids have said anything about this strange part of their life, If I were them ,I would want to forget and try to put it behind them and it seems they are trying to. Thank you! Oops, we were unable to send the email. He would have me out in a couple of years and I would come into all that money. I would not have just left for no reason. And not one of them not the book, not the movie, nor a remake released last month is accurate.. As for the waking up at 3:15 am to check up on the boat house and the foul smells and flies in the window all made up to keep the story going in my opinion. One of the better known features of the Amityville Horror films is the distinctive pumpkin head appearance of the house, which was created by two quarter round windows on the third floor attic level. i think this is something that you cannot assume didnt happen. I am sure there is an explanation if we only had the time and resources for a full investigation. The Amityville story, as well as the millions of other haunted houses or eerie stories out there.are just that.stories. Writer: The Amityville Horror. [37][38] On August 21, 2010, the departing owner held a moving sale at the house and hundreds of people turned up for the event. based on information from your browser. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14331956/george-lee-lutz. Born March 6, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA. I just feel as though were being exploited.. There was a problem getting your location. It had to be repeated and told to give it a public airing for opinion. Ronald DeFeo Jr., the eldest son, was convicted of the murders. After discussing the matter, they decided that it was not a problem. George Lutz, who died in 2006, stuck to his version of the story but admitted that some parts of the account were exaggerated. type: 'profile', If any of them spoke out against the story or even threatened to expose the fraud, they were cut off from the wills annuity and their portion would go to the others. The Lutzes eventually fled for their lives, leaving the majority of their possessions behind. I still enjoy them, but I enjoy them for what they are As for visions either they were extremely tired or they were considerably drunk. 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