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The victims were Ronald Jr.'s parents: Ronald DeFeo Sr. (43) and Louise DeFeo (née Brigante, 43); and his four siblings: Dawn (18), Allison (13), Marc (12), and John (9).
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.'
Ronald Joseph “Big Ronnie” DeFeo, Sr. was born on November 16, 1930, to parents Rocco and Antoinette DeFeo. When he was younger, Big Ronnie was slender, handsome, and had a powerful gaze reminiscent of Rudolph Valentino’s.
Mar 30, 2023 · On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Sr., 43, a car salesman; his wife, Louise DeFeo, 43; and four of their five children including Dawn, 18; Allison, 13; Marc, 12; and John, 9, were shot to death with a .35 caliber rifle inside their upscale home in suburban Amityville, New York.
- The killings were reported by the only surviving member of the family: the oldest son, Ronald J. DeFeo Jr., Newsday reported. He told police that h...
- Ronald DeFeo Jr.’s trial began in October 1975. His defense attorney, William Weber, tried to make a case that the defendant, who allegedly heard v...
- DeFeo Jr. tried but failed to get a retrial in the case in 1992 after claiming that his 18-year-old sister Dawn had murdered the other family membe...
- A year after the murders, George and Kathy Lutz purchased the DeFeos' old home but left in less than a month, claiming it was haunted. Their story...
- Following his trial, DeFeo was imprisoned at the Sullivan Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Fallsburg, New York. He made multiple...
Aug 7, 2022 · The real-life horror story began on November 13, 1974, when a 23-year-old man named Ronald DeFeo Jr. fatally shot his parents and his four younger siblings while they were asleep in their home in Amityville, New York. Hours after murdering them, DeFeo went to a nearby bar, crying for help.
Feb 19, 2024 · He killed his entire family: parents Ronald DeFeo Sr., a car salesman, and Louise; daughters Dawn, 18, and Allison, 13; and sons Mark, 12, and John Matthew, 7. All six family members were found...
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Jan 10, 2022 · A 23-year-old man, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. (more commonly known as Butch), wakes up and, rifle in hand, executes his entire family: his parents, two sisters and two brothers. All died face down in...
