The Amityville Murders Have A Suspect Nobody Charged | And It Was The Killer's Sister
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 110 minutes
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Summary
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/AmityvilleSuspect
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Was there another gunman in the notorious Amityville House murders? (The Defeo Family Massacre) *** We’ve all heard of the Headless Horseman – but Sleepy Hollow's lesser-known ghost will terrify you all the more. (The Bronze Lady of Sleepy Hollow) *** Theodore Roosevelt was so tough, that during one of his speeches he was shot in the chest – but still kept going until his speech was over. And then there was Alice, his daughter – who may have been even tougher than Teddy! (A Bullet And a Voodoo Doll) *** An icy cold hand caresses a girl in the middle of the night. (A Comfort) *** For most people, spotting a UFO would be considered extremely unusual, but for two Ohio women, seeing a UFO was the least surprising part of their experience. (UFOs And Time Distortions) *** AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:01:27.901 = Show Open
00:03:10.074 = The Defeo Family Massacre
00:20:40.484 = The Bronze Lady of Sleepy Hollow ***
00:23:39.694 = The Bullet And The Voodoo Doll
00:27:24.088 = A Comfort
00:33:46.979 = UFOs and Time Distortions ***
00:49:56.107 = I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities (Fictional Story) ***
01:00:38.600 = Leaving The Hospital
01:07:52.951 = To The Moon and Back
01:19:16.488 = Don’t Let This Be You (Fictional Story) ***
01:42:21.985 = Grandma’s House ***
01:47:32.156 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
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SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“The Defeo Family Massacre” posted at The UnRedacted: https://tinyurl.com/uuc9r6c
“The Bronze Lady of Sleepy Hollow” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/fmVz30mX4TL
“A Bullet And The Voodoo Doll” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: https://tinyurl.com/v8v8q7f
“A Comfort” by Lady Madonna, posted at YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/yx4y7xvz
“UFOs and Time Distortions” by Tim Swartz at UFO Review: https://tinyurl.com/w4plgq2
FICTION STORY: “I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities” by Alayne Winters – posted at Creepypasta.com: https://tinyurl.com/rlxl9lr
“Leaving the Hospital” by Weirdo family member, Louise Latham – submitted directly to Weird Darkness
“To the Moon and Back” submitted anonymously to Weird Darkness
FICTION STORY: “Don’t Let This Be You” by Hikari Shimizu – posted at Creepypasta.com:https://tinyurl.com/r42rmmm
“Grandma’s House” by Weirdo family member, Rachel West – submitted directly to Weird Darkness
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Originally aired: November, 2018
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| 0:00.0 | You know, if you're listening to this right now, you're already a part of the weirdo family, |
| 0:03.9 | but there is a deeper, darker corner of this family, and it's called the official weirdos. |
| 0:09.4 | For just five bucks a month, official weirdos get every episode of Weird Darkness completely commercial-free. |
| 0:15.0 | They get bonus episodes every single week that nobody else hears. |
| 0:18.5 | They get chapters of the audiobooks I'm narrating, |
| 0:24.8 | and they hear those chapters before the authors and publishers I'm narrating them for, |
| 0:29.1 | really, before the people who hired me. Every weeknight, official weirdos and I gather for a live premiere chat. We listen to the new episode dropped together and talk about whatever's |
| 0:33.9 | on our minds while it plays. It's the closest thing to sitting in the studio with me. |
| 0:38.0 | Official weirdos also get direct access to me through personal messaging. |
| 0:41.4 | Plus, inside news about the show and what I'm working on that nobody else hears about. |
| 0:46.0 | All of that for just five bucks a month. |
| 0:48.0 | And if you want to go deeper, there are higher tiers, loyal weirdos and avowed weirdos, |
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| 1:03.2 | the page. |
| 1:03.8 | If any of that sounds like you're kind of weird, had to Weirddarkness.com slash official |
| 1:08.8 | and join the family. |
| 1:10.2 | That's weirddarkness.com slash official and join the family. That's weirddarkness.com slash official. |
| 1:12.9 | The other official weirdos are anxious to meet you. I'd insert an evil laugh here, but I think |
| 1:19.0 | that'd probably be a bit over the top. The iconic Dutch colonial-style building at |
| 1:24.9 | 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, is best known today for the |
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