The DeFeo Family Murders
A self-guided true-crime walk of Amityville, United States
This self-guided true-crime walk of The DeFeo Family Murders in Amityville, United States follows a documented case across 6 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 4.4 km on foot. Open the case in the CaseWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive at the real location — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Amityville Village Hall Plaza to Amityville Public Library.
Coming soon to iOS — open this Amityville case and the narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Amityville Village Hall Plaza
November 1974. Amityville is a quiet South Shore village — about 10,000 people, a harbor, a main street. The kind of place where the Village Hall on Broadway is genuinely the center of…
Henry's Bar (Former Location), Amityville Village Center
It's a Wednesday night in November 1974. This corner of Broadway is lit, the bar is open, and a twenty-three-year-old named Ronald DeFeo Jr. walks in and tells the room his family has been…
Amityville Harbor & High Street Landing
Look out across the Great South Bay from here. In November 1974, this was a working waterfront — small boats, cold light, the kind of place where a village folds into the water at the…
Ocean Avenue Public Sidewalk (112 Block)
November 13th, 1974. Sometime around 3 a.m., this block of Ocean Avenue was quiet — the canal behind the houses still, the neighbors asleep. No one heard…
Suffolk County District Court, Amityville
November 14, 1974. Ronald DeFeo Jr. was arraigned on six counts of second-degree murder — and he pleaded not…
Amityville Public Library
The library on John Street doesn't look like the end of anything. It looks like a Tuesday afternoon — returned books, quiet stacks, a local history room that most people walk…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
— good to know
- How long is the The DeFeo Family Murders walk?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 6 stops over 4.4 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the The DeFeo Family Murders case cover?
- 6 narrated stops, beginning at Amityville Village Hall Plaza and ending at Amityville Public Library. Each one plays automatically as you reach the real location.
- Is the The DeFeo Family Murders case real?
- Yes. It's built from the public record — court documents, contemporary news, and published histories — reviewed by a person, and told in a documentary register, never sensational.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the case once in the CaseWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in United States. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the The DeFeo Family Murders walk free?
- Your first walk on CaseWalk is free. After that, unlock a single case with a credit (yours to keep) or go All-Access for every case. Cancel anytime.
- Can I walk it at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
Open the The DeFeo Family Murders case with CaseWalk
Coming soon to iOS. Your first walk is free, and you can download this case for fully offline use.