Flies and incest

[Paulie76801]

So I just finished reading 'Murder in Amityville' by Hanz Holzer. In it, there is, exactly, one sentence which claims Butch and Dawn engaged in incestuous activity. One sentence, then no further mention. And no reference as to where that allegation originated. Nothing. What the hell? In my fairly extensive research of the Defeo murders, I have run across one magazine article which also leveled the charge at Butch and our favorite victim. Again, no source hinted at, and the writing implied that their behavior is well established. I'd like to know where this crap originates. Anybody know?


Also, more trivially, attorney Webber, in one documentary, states that he possessed photos showing multitudes of houseflies in Dawn's room. I cannot find a single shred of evidence anywhere else that there was ever so much as one dead fly in that house. I've seen every photo I could find. Even the morgue ones. Can anybody verify his assertion? Please? Are flies even common in NY in November? Help!

Someone here stated that 'Mrs. Defeo' kept the house at 80 degrees F. While that would explain, perhaps, why the police appear to have opened every window in the house upon their arrival, I wonder at the source of that info.

[jimmysmokes]

check out my sgt. defeo thread to learn about the incest and said topic...

[Brooke Forrester]

So I just finished reading 'Murder in Amityville' by Hanz Holzer. In it, there is, exactly, one sentence which claims Butch and Dawn engaged in incestuous activity. One sentence, then no further mention. And no reference as to where that allegation originated. Nothing. What the hell? In my fairly extensive research of the Defeo murders, I have run across one magazine article which also leveled the charge at Butch and our favorite victim. Again, no source hinted at, and the writing implied that their behavior is well established. I'd like to know where this crap originates. Anybody know?


Also, more trivially, attorney Webber, in one documentary, states that he possessed photos showing multitudes of houseflies in Dawn's room. I cannot find a single shred of evidence anywhere else that there was ever so much as one dead fly in that house. I've seen every photo I could find. Even the morgue ones. Can anybody verify his assertion? Please? Are flies even common in NY in November? Help!

Someone here stated that 'Mrs. Defeo' kept the house at 80 degrees F. While that would explain, perhaps, why the police appear to have opened every window in the house upon their arrival, I wonder at the source of that info.

I never heard Weber say there were flies, but I did hear him say there were maggots and it was because it was hotter in her room being on the top floor.

[Buick - 1975]

I heard William Weber say about flies swarming around in Dawn's room on the Smithsonian "The Real Story" DVD and Dr. Adelman mentioned at the trial about a "distinct foul smelling odor" in the room.

[Victoria Principles]

Flies are quite common in older homes. During the winter. As long as the house is warm.

[Amityville Rock]

Weber claimed during the Joel Martin Interview of August 1979 that Dawn's dead body became infested with maggots many of which hatched into flies. I won't go into the gruesome reasons Weber gave as the probable cause of the infestation.

[Brendan72]

I am not sure how long generally it takes for a body to manifest maggots from time of death. I guess it depends on what external factors can accelerate decomposition? Not sure. I just ate so it is probably good I do not elaborate any further.

[Brooke Forrester]

Flies are quite common in older homes. During the winter. As long as the house is warm.

Yes. We had fruit flies all winter last year. Our house is about the same age the Amityville house was back then.