Paranormal: The Amityville Horror: Part I - Severed

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A first in a three-part series on the Amityville Horror House, we dispel Jay Anson's novelistic claims about the home. We explore the history of Amityville, Long Island, interview Religious Studies Professor Darryl Caterine (LeMoyne College) about the trope of the Indian burial ground, and separate myths from facts about the infamous Dutch Colonial on 112 Ocean Avenue.CW/TW: This episode contains vivid and disturbing descriptions of domestic violence, child abuse, and family annihilation. Graphic imagery and details of the crimes are discussed. Listener discretion is advised.Email: [email protected]: severedpodcast.comFacebook: facebook.com/severedpodcastInstagram: @severed_podcastTik Tok: @severed_podcastYouTube: @severed_podcastHosts: Harry Chambers + Drew HudsonLogo Art: Drew HudsonTheme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry ChambersShow Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Rogue Media NetworkSourcesCase Overview via CrimeLibrary.org: The Real Life Amityville Horror by Douglas B. LynottArticle: “The Real ‘Amityville Horror’: Chilling Facts About the Crime and Haunted House” by Biography.com Editors Article: “Ronald DeFeo” Article: “The Dark History Behind the Amityville Horror House’s Rise to Infamy” by Alyssa Fiorentino and Kelly Allen Article: “Slain Family Drugged, Police on L.I. Report” by Pranay Gupte (Nov. 18, 974; NYT)Article: “Amityville Horror: Inside the DeFeo Family’s Brutal Murders” by Aaron RasmussenArticle: “The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground” by Colin Dickey Article: “Using Native-Land.ca Data for Studying Indigenous Long Island, New York” by Kristen J. Nyitray and Dana Reijerkerk Article: “The History of North Amityville Found in Land Transfers” by Sandi Brewster-Walker Article: “Historic Unmarked Burial Sites, Artifacts, Along with Toxic Soil” by Sandi Brewster-Walker Article: “The Amityville Horror: Murders, Movies, and Those Who Remain” by Michael Natale Article: “The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground” by Colin Dickey Article: “Shopping Dollars May Go to Cosa Nostra Coffers” by Joe Demma and Tom RennerArticle: “The Brutal Truth about Amityville: It Wasn’t Ghosts But Something Worse” by Jaime LoriteArticle: “Newsday (Nassau Edition)” from Friday, November 15, 1974Newspaper Article: “The Amityville Horror” by Hal Lipper (The Dayton Daily News)CrimeLibrary.org: The Real Life Amityville Horror by Douglas B. LynottBook: The Amityville Horror by Jay AnsonBook: The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders by Ric OsunaBook: The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren by Gerald BrittleWebsite: The Amityville Historical Society Website: The Village of Amityville New York Website: The Village of Babylon History Website: American Indian: Native American Tribes & the Indian History in Amityville, NY (americanindiancoco.org)Website: The Amityville Murders ™ Website: Riseup Paranormal Documentary: Amityville: An Origin Story (2023)Documentary: History’s Greatest Mysteries: The Amityville Horror S3E5 (2022; The History Channel)Documentary: Famously Haunted: Amityville (2021)Documentary: Devil’s Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren (2020)Documentary: My Amityville Horror (2012)Documentary: The Real Amityville Horror (2005)Documentary: History’s Mysteries: The Amityville: Horror or Hoax? S6E27 (2000)Documentary: The Serial Killers: S1E6 Ronald Defeo, Jr.: “The Amityville Horror”Journal Article: Caterine, D. V. (2014). Heirs through FearIndian Curses, Accursed Indian Lands, and White Christian Sovereignty in America. Nova Religio, 18(1), 37-57. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2014.18.1.37University Faculty Bio: Darryl V. Caterine, PhD | Le Moyne College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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