High Hopes: The Amityville Murders

by Gerard Sullivan

Book Overview

'...a true story more chilling and macabre than any account of ghosts and hauntings could ever be...' This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698110765
• ISBN13: 9780698110762
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Coward McCann
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

High Hopes: The Amityville Murders

I read the book at the library before I bought it used. I didNOT like the used book i received but oh-well. At-least I have a copy for my own library. This book is very knowledgeful. If you're into the mystery of the land on Ocean Ave. then get this one... of-course this book is based on facts from the attorney hisself and doesn't mention the supernatural. I believe that there's more to the story then us Mortals are aware of. Think about it.

"Houses Don't Have Memories" THE TRUTH REVEALED!!!

Drug abuser and petty criminal who, in November 1974, shot his parents and four siblings to death at the family home in Amityville, N.Y. Suspected, but never charged, in the drowning death of another victim during 1972 (Not many people are aware of this fact!!!). Sentenced to life imprisonment despite a bizarre insanity defense. The DeFeo home has subsequently become the central object of novels and films in the "Amityville Horror" series, alleging that Ronald 'Butch' DeFeo was possessed by demons. This book presents the DeFeo case from the prosecutor's point of view. Especially revealing in regard to the suspect's lame insanity defense. I found the book to be of great interest to the student of criminology. If you are obsessed with the so called 'Amityville Horror' gibberish or are looking for ghosts, then look elsewhere, this book is definetely ***NOT*** for you. This is a 'serious readers' crime case study in line with Bugliosi's 'Helter Skelter'

Suspense,action and a villain-this book has all three.

This book is full of suspense and there is never a boring moment.In fact it seems like a very well-written story until you realize that it is a documentation of a true event.I would recommend the book to people who want to see the dark side of human beings and the evil that they are capable of.

totally mystifying

This is truly an excellant book. I think some of the research, was in accurate. but it was a truly interesting book.