Why are there so many discrepancies in Jay Anson’s book?
When Jay Anson agreed to write the book, they wanted to do extensive interviews with the Lutzes. However, the Lutzes didn’t want to relive their experiences again – it was too painful. They wanted to try and put it in the past, get the house fixed, and move on with their lives. The Lutzes made an agreement with Anson that they would hand over the audio tapes that they made, along with the research they had on the property. Anson would then have access to the other people involved in the case, such as Father Ray and the Warrens. Anson was able to interview the other people involved, but they didn’t know every detail of every day the Lutzes spent in that house – and the Lutzes’ audio recordings were conversations amongst themselves, meant only for themselves, where they remembered incidents here and there, in no particular order. The tapes were not a totally detailed account of the 28 days the Lutzes spent in that house. Jay Anson went through the arduous task of trying to piece together
