STANDING BACK FROM THE STREET LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU COULD SEE FURNITURE LIFTED IN THE AIR AND BEING THROWN AROUND. George Lee Lutz, the former owner of a haunted house known as The Amityville Horror, died on May 8 of heart disease. Steve. and if you google ronald defeo jrs name it says how police were very puzzled that all of the victims were lying face down, without a sign of any struggle. LAS VEGAS, May 10 (AP) George Lee Lutz, whose brief stay in a home in Amityville, N.Y., spawned one of the most famous haunted house stories, the basis for the "Amityville Horror" novel and movies, died here on Monday. Other reports, also mentioned that Weber, who had fallen out with the couple over money, said that he had passed details about the murders that they spun into the "hoax". hitType: 'event', Critics including Stephen Kaplan have pointed out that changes were made to the book as it was reprinted in different editions. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Fact remains, we will never know. 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. March 6, 1942 - September 15, 2021. All Rights Reserved. Father Mancuso was a lawyer, judge of the Catholic Court and psychotherapist who lived at the local Sacred Heart Rectory. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { The child character Jodie DeFeo, appearing in the film, is fictional and was not one of the victims of the shootings by Ronald DeFeo, Jr. in November 1974. Does stone statues come alive? Son of the late Howard and Erla Lutz; beloved husband of 53 years to Marlene Galecki Lutz; loving father of Marcianne L. Kristof (Nicholas); beloved brother of Barbara Weisenmiller and William . He was 59. The way they left this world is horrific, but as a beliver in God I feel they all went to heaven and if they went to heaven why would there spirits be bothered to haunt people they didnt know when they were alive. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Due to his passing a short time after this was shot, t. Yet, for the unversed, in 1974, DeFeo used a rifle to kill his father, Ronald DeFeo, Sr, his mother, Louise, his two sisters, Dawn and Allison, and his two brothers, Mark and John Matthew. The debate about the accuracy of The Amityville Horror continues. Lutz was killed in Iraq on December 29th, less than a month after his 25th birthday. The team took several photos inside, including a now-infamous image apparently showing a ghost boy peering out from one of the bedrooms. In addition to that, George Lutz claimed that his wife was physically transformed into an old woman and once levitated. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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. The Queens resident recounted his side of the story in the 2013 documentary My Amityville Horror.. the devil works in mysterious waysits pretty sad. George felt sick and depressed and awoke each night at 3:15 a.m. with an uncontrollable desire to check the boathouse. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. they will be truly missed. No cause of death has been given yet. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ By Eric Lutz. While I dont know much about the Amityville Horror and what actually happened and Im certainly no expert on paranormal activity, I do know that Ghost Hunters does indeed follow the TAPS team. One of the images allegedly showed a "demonic boy" with glowing eyes who was standing at the foot of a staircase. These became even more serious when DeFeo's defense attorney, Weber, admitted that he and the Lutz couple came up with the tale over several bottles of wine. Kathy Lutz passed away on August 17, 2004, two months away from what would have been her 58th birthday on October 13. Try again later. On January 14, 1976, George and Kathy Lutz, with their three children and their dog Harry, left 112 Ocean Avenue, leaving all of their possessions behind. He would have me out in a couple of years and I would come into all that money. and to leave all of what they owned behind for something that was not real to them? George W. Lutz III died at his home on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the age of 66. why didnt anyone wake up or move? There has NEVER been any kind of activity in that house as described by the former owners(Lutzes). At the time, George was a non-practicing Methodist and had no experience of what this would entail. hitType: 'event', Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. the lutzs spent all their savings on the house and with no money said the house was haunted so they can get money. I do know one thing, I dont believe half of the story that the Lutzs told. REST IN PEACE GEORGE AND KATHLEEN LUTZ. 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. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. In Chapter 1, the date is given as December 18. At first George and Kathy experienced nothing unusual in the house. It had to be repeated and told to give it a public airing for opinion. English After watching the movie on TV, I did a google search on George Lutz. Learn more about managing a memorial . George Lutz, 59, Who Found Horror in Amityville, Dies, https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/obituaries/11lutz.html. 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All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. } One of the images allegedly showed a demonic boy with glowing eyes who was standing at the foot of a staircase. Surely the Lutzs would not abandon ship and run after only 28 days unless something mighty powerful was going on. When Taylor was shot to death in 1922 it became one of Hollywood's most famous scandals and mysteries. 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. To come online and verbally assault someone after they have passed tells me a lot of the character of the people who post on the boards. Lutz, 58, who lives in Las Vegas, did not return calls seeking comment. One night, he heard his childrens beds slamming up and down on the floorbut claimed he couldnt do anything because an invisible force was paralyzing him. The claims against the news corporations were dropped and the remainder of the lawsuit was heard by Brooklyn U.S. District Court judge Jack B. Weinstein. let gads_event; It is just too bad they dont enjoy the history and following of the home. They wouldnt. Eventually, the family fled, leaving behind all their belongings still in the house. That is the sum total of all the demonstrable facts surrounding the Lutz family's experiences in Amityville. If you were one of these children, would you want to come on TV to talk about it? Houston Tumlin dead: bio, net worth, cause of death, age 2021, Marvin Hagler net worth: death, family, age, cause of death, wife, Peter Brook: British stage directing great dies aged 97 cause of death, Share This Post On WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Telegram. http://www.prairieghosts.com/amityville.html. Chinas moon rover will be tasked to investigate mysterious cube-shaped object spotted on far side of the Moon. When George Lutz and his wife Kathleen moved into the DeFeo's former house and reported paranormal activity, the case turned into a global obsession. I just feel as though were being exploited.. "George was a con artist; he improvised on that and in the book he sees a demon pig through a window.". Funeral date Grave or burial unknown . Entitled "Boo", it features a house in Amityville where a family has died in circumstances similar to the DeFeo murders. 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. During the Lutz family's final night on Ocean Avenue, George falls prey to the home's evil influence, rampaging through his house with an axe and trying to murder his stepkids. Confessed to: the Murder of William Desmond Taylor. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. And Steven After living in Amityville my entire life .. i can speak for the entire town when i say Amityville is tired of everyone making a huge scene to find the house. The publishing company purportedly paid her $250,000 to protect their copyright which still generates more than 100,000 copies of the book sold every year since it first published. He remembers his sister, Kathy, waking up screaming from vivid nightmares of the murders (which took place in her room), her jumping after she felt cold, invisible arms embrace her, and her confusion as mysterious red welts appeared from nowhere on her chest. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. loop: false, George Lutz. There wereodors in the house that came and went. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. George Lutz and his wife have since died but documentary makers unearthed various reporters, psychic investigators and paranormal specialists who descended on the house for a seance after the story broke, and who are still buzzing with theories and stories of their visits to the home. So i wonder if there isnt some other type of gas that those susceptible to might suffer hallucinations. Haunted houses are all over the place and after a murder of six Im sure evil was in the house. George Lee Lutz and his family, purchased a Dutch Colonial, in Amityville, Long Island, N.Y. A year earlier before their move, six members of the DeFeo family had been fatally shot in the home. The first three films were filmed at a house in Toms River, New Jersey which had been converted to look like 112 Ocean Avenue after the authorities in Amityville denied permission for location filming. 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. Anson is said to have based the title of The Amityville Horror on "The Dunwich Horror" by H. P. Lovecraft, which was published in 1929. DeFeo died in custody in March 2021. }, On January 14, 1976, George and Kathy Lutz, with their three children and their dog Harry, left 112 Ocean Avenue, leaving all of their possessions behind. I agree. IM wondering why they are the only family to have experienced all this supernatural stuff and no one else living there has? 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!!! Drag images here or select from your computer for George Lee Lutz memorial. 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. Ric Osuna: His book The Night the Defeos Died is a well researched book and well worth reading. ga('ads.send', { Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. eventAction: 'render' Current owners: I do not have sympathy for the current owners. The physical and mental abuse was incredible. Failed to remove flower. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Daniels experience in the Amityville Horror home was turned into a best-selling book, The Amityville Horror, a 1979 hit-move of the same name, and now, a new documentary by filmmaker Eric Walter title My Amityville Horror. They may not be idiots, but from a scientic field, they certainly are not Parapsychologist. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. [15][16], In May 1977, George and Kathy Lutz filed a lawsuit against William Weber (the defense lawyer for Ronald DeFeo, Jr. at his trial), Paul Hoffman (a writer working on an account of the hauntings), Bernard Burton and Frederick Mars (both alleged clairvoyants who had examined the house), along with Good Housekeeping magazine, the New York Sunday News and the Hearst Corporation. While son Christopher Quaratino claimed to the Seattle Times that although the book was not a hoax, it was extremely amplified. Jay and Grant founded TAPS(The Atlantic Paranormal Society), the show on which they show people how to determine REAL paranormal activity from fictional mind tricks is called Ghost Hunters they are the same people, same group doing a television show. [6], The book was written after Tam Mossman, an editor at the publishing house Prentice Hall, introduced George and Kathy Lutz to Jay Anson. She was shot and killed in the back of the neck. But if there is one thing Jay and Grant have taught me is that there is a such thing as residual energies. Writer: The Amityville Horror. Now 37 and living in Scottsdale, Ariz., Quaratino maintains the haunting was not a hoax. based on information from your browser. eventAction: 'click_adunit' Im sorry people but the truth is as much as we spectulate we will never know the answers to which we seek. [26], The documentary My Amityville Horror was released in March 2013. i truly believe this was a haunting. 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