When a suspect in the Amityville murders confesses, the case becomes anything but closed

Episode 4: The Confession – Very Scary People – Podcast on CNN Audio

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In 1974, a mass murder shook the sleepy waterfront town of Amityville, New York. One November night, police found an entire family — the DeFeos — dead, face down in their beds. Only one family member survived: Ron DeFeo Jr., the eldest son with a troubled past. In this six-part series, host Donnie Wahlberg untangles the dark and complicated story of what happened that night and unearths how the grisly murders transformed into an infamous haunted tale.

Episode 4: The Confession

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Amityville detectives shift all their attention to a single suspect in the murders of the DeFeo family: the oldest son, Ron DeFeo Jr. Following hours of intense interrogation, the sole surviving family member breaks. But Ron Jr.’s confession dredged up new details, complicated questions, and more secrets.

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Apr 1, 2022

39 mins