Confronting the Darkness Ronald DeFeo Sr.'s Troubled Past and Fatal Consequences

Butch's ongoing conflict with his father came to a violent head when he fatally shot Ronald DeFeo Sr. with a .35-caliber Marlin rifle as he ... Thirdly, by the time of the murders, DeFeo had already had to see a psychiatrist for his behaviour and was a routine abuser of alcohol, heroine ... When officers arrived, they found the bodies of Ronald DeFeo Sr., age 43, his wife Louise, 42, and their children Dawn, 18, Allison, 13, Marc, 11, and John, 9. ... like the Amityville, New York, house where the real-life murders ... Slain in the attack were Ronald DeFeo Sr., 43, mother Louise DeFeo ... He was convicted in 1975 on six counts of second-degree murder after he confessed to using a rifle to shoot and kill his father, Ronald DeFeo Sr ... Ronald DeFeo Jr was convicted of murdering his parents Louise and Ronald DeFeo Sr, as well as his four siblings Dawn, Allison, Marc and John. Ronald Joseph “Big Ronnie” DeFeo, Sr. was born on November 16, 1930, to parents Rocco and Antoinette DeFeo. Ronald DeFeo Jr. is infamously known for committing a multiple murder known as the “Amityville murders.” The original address of the home was 112 Ocean Ave, but like many famous true crime homes, the address has since been changed, to 108 Ocean Ave. DeFeo had paid several older boys to “take care of him” in junior high school. Mr. Hoffman also said that Ronald Jr. had sometimes suggested ...