Very Scary People

By: ID
  • Summary

  • An intense custody battle turns deadly when Christine Belford’s ex-husband and his family become obsessed with controlling the couple’s three daughters. The family is willing to do anything including stalking, kidnapping, and even murder to get their way. Over eight episodes, host Donnie Wahlberg takes listeners down a dark and twisted journey, exploring how one family’s obsession became a mother’s worst nightmare. With exclusive interviews and audio, the story goes beyond the headlines of the sinister Matusiewicz family.

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  • Introducing: Very Scary People
    Mar 4 2022

    In 1974, a mass murder shook the sleepy waterfront town of Amityville, New York. One November night, police found the DeFeo family shot dead, face down in their beds. Only one survived: Ron DeFeo Jr., the eldest son with a troubled past. In this six-part series, host Donnie Wahlberg untangles the dark and complicated story of what happened that night, and unearths how these grisly murders sparked an infamous haunted tale.

    Starting March 18, 2022

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    2 mins
  • S1 Ep. 1: Small Town Murder
    Mar 18 2022

    After Ron DeFeo Jr. finds his parents and younger siblings dead in their Amityville, New York, home, police begin to search for the killer. Host Donnie Wahlberg and local journalist Joel Martin revisit that horrific evening in 1974, the crime scene and the investigation — all in hopes of answering a question heavy on residents' minds: “Who would murder an entire family in the dead of night?”

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    27 mins
  • S1 Ep.2: Meet The DeFeos
    Mar 18 2022

    As the community reels from the shocking DeFeo murders, residents pack an Amityville church to mourn the loss of the family. Host Donnie Wahlberg dives deep into DeFeo history, only to find out that this picture-perfect family had very violent secrets.

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    28 mins

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Wow, ok

was done well. I feel sorry for what happened to the town just wrong

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I hope there are new episodes coming soon.

loved it
narrator was great!
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So Far, So Good!

I am super happy I stumbled upon this podcast.

Donny does an awesome job telling the stories.

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Donnie Wahlberg is excellent

Donnie Wahlberg has a very nice voice for podcasts I enjoyed listening to this podcast I like the story in the theme very scary people

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Love being read too.

I've read the book long ago and have watched the movies but I've never heard it in narration

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very well written Donny Walberg is awesome 👌

the stories are very well written. Donny Walberg's voice is amazing and so easy to listen to. please keep doing these podcasts. I can't wait for the next episodes!

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Donnie is the best

This is way better with Donnie Wahlberg. Wish he was still the host on the new ones!

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