Ronald DeFeo Sr. A Psychological Autopsy of a Troubled Mind

The home was listed as recently as 2016 for $850,000. DeFeo unsuccessfully sought a retrial in 1992, claiming that his 18-year-old sister ... As a child, he was overweight and shy — and other kids frequently tormented him. By his teen years, Butch started lashing out, both against his ... At first, the family seemed, outwardly at least, to be close and pretty happy, but their home life was far from that DeFeo Sr, who some called ... was the oldest son of Ronald Defeo Senior. They lived, on 112 Ocean Ave, for nine years. Ronald “Butch” DeFeo, Jr. allegedly killed his family members using a ... DeFeo tried to unsuccessfully get a retrial in the case in 1992 after claiming that his 18-year-old sister Dawn had killed most of the family ... Inside, Ronald DeFeo Sr and his wife Louise slept in the master bedroom on the second floor. Down the hall were their younger sons, 12-year-old ... murdered his entire immediate family, including his father Ronald Sr, mother Louise, brother John, brother Mark, sister Allison, and sister Dawn. This ... In 1974, I was not only the wife of Ronald Joseph “Butch” DeFeo Jr., but also the mother of his child. I knew his family and loved them as my own. Part of my ... ... like to collect knickknacks and weird looking things they were bought ... The victims were Ronald DeFeo, Sr. (43), Louise DeFeo (42), and four of ... 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. committed the grisly act of murdering his entire family as they slept in their home in Amityville, ...