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- DeFeo initially claimed to the police that the murders had likely been a mob hit, and his act was apparently so convincing that he was taken to a local station for protection. But it didn’t take long for cracks to form in his story, and by the next day, he had already confessed to killing his family himself.
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Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (September 26, 1951 – March 12, 2021) was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in Amityville, New York.
Aug 7, 2022 · When DeFeo went on trial, his lawyer built a case that he was an “insane” man who became a killer because of the demonic voices in his head. And about a year after the slaughter, a new family moved into the home where the murders took place.
Jan 10, 2022 · The newest revelations to emerge are those of his wife at the time of the crime, Geraldine DeFeo, with whom he had a daughter. DeFeo filed a suit against Osuna and his ex-wife for slander after...
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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1974, Ronald DeFeo killed his entire family, including his parents, brothers and sisters, while they were sleeping in their beds. The murders inspired the film 'The Amityville Horror.'
Dec 11, 2017 · On November 13, 1974, Butch DeFeo, then 23, ran into Henry’s Bar in Amityville shouting that his parents had been shot. It was not just his parents. The entire family was dead. Ronald DeFeo Sr, 44, and Louise DeFeo, 42, had been killed with two shots each from a rifle.
Feb 19, 2024 · The gruesome murder of the DeFeo family shakes up the sleepy Long Island town of Amityville—and leads to decades of horror storytelling.
May 11, 2023 · In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. fatally shot his parents and four younger siblings in their Long Island home — then blamed the murder spree on demons. On the day that his family was murdered, Ronald DeFeo Jr. spent most of the afternoon with his friends.
