November 13, 1974 Amityville, Long Island, New York Ronald DeFeo, Jr. shoots and kills his entire family The basis for the book and movie The Amityville Horror, DeFeo killed his father Ronald, Sr. (44), mother Louise (42), and four siblings: Dawn (18), Allison (13), Marc (12), and John Matthew (9). The murders gained a deal… Continue reading The Amityville Horror
Day: November 13, 2017
Horror History — November 13
Birthdays: Tom Atkins, Joe Mantegna, Gerard Butler, Kim Director Movie releases: The Invisible Man, The Running Man, Bram Stoker's Dracula, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Condemned
Girl held captive from 9- to 19-years-old
November 13, 1990 Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan 9-year-old Fusako Sano is abducted and held captive for 9 years and 2 months Sano was walking home after watching a school basketball game when Nobuyuki Satō (28) forced her into his car and later into the upper floor of his apartment. For 9 years, Sano was kept… Continue reading Girl held captive from 9- to 19-years-old
Woman beaten, choked, and mutilated by husband for allegedly being intimate with her stepfather (graphic)
November 13, 1945 Roscoe (renamed to Sun Valley in 1950), Los Angeles, California The body of Florence Honeycutt (38) is examined the day after she was murdered by her husband Warning: article contains graphic images Florence and her husband John met in August 1944, married shortly after, and moved to San Francisco. In August of… Continue reading Woman beaten, choked, and mutilated by husband for allegedly being intimate with her stepfather (graphic)
St. Brice’s Day massacre
November 13, 1002 Kingdom of England King Aethelred the Unready orders the execution of all Danish men in the Kingdom of England The King believed the Danes, who had already raided England several times in the previous few years, would "would faithlessly take his life, and then all his councillors, and possess his kingdom afterwards,"… Continue reading St. Brice’s Day massacre
