Ronald DeFeo Jr. Unraveling the Mysterious Death of the Amityville Horror

Ronald DeFeo Jr., the oldest of five children in the DeFeo family, alerted police that his parents and four siblings had been killed in a bloody rampage. The cause of his death wasn't immediately known. Officials did not disclose the reason DeFeo was hospitalized to PEOPLE, citing privacy laws. ... 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 parents ... Ronald DeFeo, 69, died Friday at Albany Medical Center, where he was ... The cause of his death wasn't immediately known. DeFeo was ... Her son, Joshua D. Houston, confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. ... Matt Schudel. Ronald DeFeo Jr., whose murder of family members ... Ric Osuna spent extensive time validating her identity. In 1974, I was not only the wife of Ronald Joseph “Butch” DeFeo Jr., but also the mother of his child. I ... On November 13, 1974, a tragic event occurred that claimed the lives of his family members. DeFeo Jr. maintained that he only intended to harm his father that ... Peter DeFeo (March 4, 1902 – April 6, 1993), also known as "Philie Aquilino", was a New York mobster who became a caporegime with the Genovese crime family. Ronald DeFeo Jr reptdly tells police that he admrd heavy doses of ... death in their beds. The police have discovered a model.35 ... “He was serving a sentence of 25 years to life when he died on March 12 at Albany Medical Center, the DOCCS spokesperson said.” “His cause of ...