The Troubled Saga of Ronald DeFeo Sr. A Father's Descent into Evil

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 Joseph “Big Ronnie” DeFeo, Sr. was born on November 16, 1930, to parents Rocco and Antoinette DeFeo. DeFeo Sr. Doesn't Show For Work ... Big Ronnie had yet to arrive for work that day, but no one seemed to be worried as they all knew that Marc ... According to The New York Times report from November 1974, DeFeo was a 23-year-old auto mechanic. He told police that he gave his family heavy ... Defeo was 23 when he shot and killed his father Ronald Defeo Sr., his mother Louise, and younger siblings Dawn, Allison, Mark and John ... Ronald, Sr., had no tolerance for backtalk and disobedience, keeping his eldest son on a short leash, and refusing to let him stand up for himself the way he ... is infamously known for committing a multiple murder known as the "Amityville murders. ... DeFeo's victims were his parents, Ronald DeFeo Sr. and ... 13, 1974, when 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. used a high-powered ... Evidence like a photograph of a pillow case found in a trash can ... 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 ... It didn't stop once Ronald, or Butch as he was known, was convicted. ... Ronald Joseph DeFeo, Sr. (1930-1974) Source: Find a Grave. Louise ...