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Inside the ‘Amityville Horror’ house today, Long Island’s most notorious mansion

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died in prison Friday at 69. DeFeo, whose nickname was Butch, spread terror across Long Island following the gruesome 1974 slaying of his family at their home at 108 Ocean Ave.

The home — its original address was 112 Ocean Ave. but was changed to 108 to deter tourists — was purchased by George and Kathy Lutz one year after the murders.

But they ditched the property after only one month due to reported paranormal activity, which inspired a 1977 book and 1979 movie.

On Nov. 13, 1974, DeFeo — who was 23 at the time — shot and killed his parents, Ronald and Louise DeFeo, both 43, and his two brothers and two sisters, ranging in age from 9 to 18.

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