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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.
Mar 15, 2021 · Ronald DeFeo Jr., the convicted killer whose 1974 murders spawned the “Amityville Horror” franchise, died last week while serving a 25 to life prison term, officials said Monday.
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.
Mar 16, 2021 · Ronald DeFeo Jr., the killer who inspired “The Amityville Horror” book and movie series, has died, according to a spokesperson for the New York State Department of Corrections and Community...
Mar 15, 2021 · “Amityville Horror” killer Ronald DeFeo Jr. — who spread terror through Long Island and beyond by slaughtering his parents and four siblings in 1974 — has died, according to state officials.
Feb 19, 2024 · Ronald DeFeo died in March 2021 at age 69, while serving a life sentence at the maximum-security Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, N.Y. He had made multiple appeals to the...
Mar 15, 2021 · The convicted murderer Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. after a hearing in Suffolk County District Court on Long Island in November 1974. He was serving 25 years to life in prison when he died on Friday....
Oct 14, 2020 · Using a .35 Marlin rifle, 23-year-old Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family while they were asleep, which included his parents and four siblings. Thirteen months later, the Lutz...
Mar 15, 2021 · Ronald DeFeo Jr, who shocked the country in 1974 when he killed six members of his family, has died in prison. He passed away on Friday at the age of 69, according to the New York State...
Mar 15, 2021 · ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the “The Amityville Horror” book and movies has died, prison officials said Monday.
