Seeking Redemption or Shifting Blame? Ronald DeFeo Sr.'s Contentious Legacy

... Ronald DeFeo Sr. (43) and mother Louise DeFeo(43)as well as siblings Dawn (18), Allison (13), Marc (12), and John Matthew (9) – had been shot. While his ... Ronald DeFeo Sr. the Father moved his family from Brooklyn, NY to live in suburbia on Long Island, NY. Ronald DeFeo Sr. was exceptional as his job as he ... The public's perception of Ronald DeFeo Jr. as a convicted murderer significantly influenced the value of his assets. His notoriety tainted his ... ... as the infamous Amityville Horror House. The DeFeo family consisted of parents Ronald DeFeo, Sr (44) and Louise DeFeo (42) and children Ronald ... 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 ... In 1974, Ronald DeFeo killed his entire family, including his parents, brothers and sisters, while they were sleeping in their beds. 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 now claims that his sister, Dawn, 18, shot his father, Ronald Sr. Then, he says, his distraught mother shot Dawn and her three youngest children, Allison, ... was born to Louise Marie and Ronald DeFeo, Sr. As the DeFeos' first child, son, and namesake of Big Ronnie, Butch had more expected of him than ... He exclaimed that somebody had killed his mother and father, Louise and Ronald DeFeo Sr.. ... as DeFeo. Then one evening, a white-hooded figure appeared in ...