Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part II: Mob, Mayhem, Murder

Summary On a crisp autumn night in 1974, Ronald "Butch" DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family with a high powered rifle as they slept. Or did he? This second installment of the Shattered Hopes documentary trilogy picks up where Part I left off. From the opening minute, the DeFeo family has been slaughtered and everyone scrambles to respond to the scene....the details are sketchy at best, and the only thing that is known is that the surviving eldest son, Butch, is the sole survivor of the massacre. Butch is taken into "protective custody" and from here the story takes on a life of its own. Butch is ultimately arrested and charged with the crime, and Shattered's Part II, "Mob, Mayhem...Murder" takes a very close look at went down on the night of the murders while exploring, in intricate detail, the police investigation and subsequent prosecution through the Suffolk County, New York court system. View more details

Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part II: Mob, Mayhem, Murder

Directed : Ryan Katzenbach

Written : Ryan Katzenbach

Stars : Edward Asner Howard Adelman Shawn Bordoff Josh Bower

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Genres : Horror Crime Drama Documentary

Release date : Oct 25, 2012

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : KatcoMedia

Summary On a crisp autumn night in 1974, Ronald "Butch" DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family with a high powered rifle as they slept. Or did he? This second installment of the Shattered Hopes documentary trilogy picks up where Part I left off. From the opening minute, the DeFeo family has been slaughtered and everyone scrambles to respond to the scene....the details are sketchy at best, and the only thing that is known is that the surviving eldest son, Butch, is the sole survivor of the massacre. Butch is taken into "protective custody" and from here the story takes on a life of its own. Butch is ultimately arrested and charged with the crime, and Shattered's Part II, "Mob, Mayhem...Murder" takes a very close look at went down on the night of the murders while exploring, in intricate detail, the police investigation and subsequent prosecution through the Suffolk County, New York court system. View more details

Details

Genres : Horror Crime Drama Documentary

Release date : Oct 25, 2012

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : KatcoMedia

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