The Harrowing Demise of Ronald DeFeo Jr. A Tale of Terror

... cause of his death wasn't immediately known ... FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1974 file photo, Ronald DeFeo Jr., center, leaves Suffolk ... Ronald DeFeo Jr.'s cause of death at the age of 69 will never be announced. As US Day News writes, “It was reported that his cause of death would be determined ... 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 ... Ronald DeFeo Jr., who killed his four siblings and parents at their Amityville home, died Friday at the age of 69. DeFeo was serving a 25 years-to-life sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility in upstate Fallsburg when he died Friday. Ronald DeFeo, 69, died Friday at Albany Medical Center, where he was taken Feb. 2 from a prison in New York's Catskill Mountains. 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. ... died aged 69 on March 12, 2021. His case inspired the book and film versions of The Amityville Horror. You may know Lorraine as the host of ... 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 ... In 1990 he filed a 440 motion claiming Dawn alongside another assailant killed the family and he later killed Dawn by accident during a struggle ...