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Aug 7, 2022 · The Horrific True Story Of Ronald DeFeo Jr. And The Amityville Murders. By Erin Kelly | Edited By John Kuroski. Published August 7, 2022. Updated March 12, 2024. In the early morning hours on November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed his entire family in cold blood — and claimed that demonic voices told him to do it.
Oct 31, 2023 · On November 13, 1974, in a house that looks almost exactly like the famous one from the movie, a 23-year-old man by the name of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his family with a rifle...
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Oct 14, 2020 · On November 13, 1974, the estate was the scene of mass murder. Using a .35 Marlin rifle, 23-year-old Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family while they were asleep, which included his...
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Dec 5, 2023 · It's the so-called "Amityville Horror": a brutal murder, followed by claims of a haunting, made into a Hollywood movie, that forever immortalized Amityville, New York as the home of an...
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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. Sentenced to six counts of 25 years to life, DeFeo died in prison on March 12, 2021.
Feb 19, 2024 · On the tragic evening of November 13, 1974, a young man shoots and kills his entire family with a 35-caliber Marlin rifle as his parents, two brothers and two sisters apparently sleep. The...
Jan 10, 2022 · Madrid - Jan 10, 2022 - 07:03 EST. It is 3.15am on November 13, 1974. A 23-year-old man, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. (more commonly known as Butch), wakes up and, rifle in hand, executes his entire family:...
