The DeFeo Massacre A Notorious House and Its Tragic History

Ronald "Butch" Defeo Jr. was arrested and convicted for killing his mother, father and four siblings on November 13, 1974 in the house that ... In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. fatally shot his parents and four younger siblings in their Long Island home — then blamed the murder spree on demons ... ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) — The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the "The Amityville ... She and her husband wrote the memoir “Farewell to Manzanar,” recounting the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Ronald DeFeo Jr., who was convicted of killing his entire family inside their Ocean Avenue home in Amityville, NY in 1974, has died. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the “The Amityville ... The man whose murder spree inspired the Amityville Horror movies has died in prison. Almost 50 years later, the Amityville murders haunt us with unanswered questions. Did Ronald DeFeo Jr. act alone when he killed his family? NEW YORK — Ronald DeFeo Jr., who was convicted of murdering six members of his family and was the inspiration behind the film “The ... Ronald DeFeo Jr., who shot and killed his parents and four siblings in their Amityville, Long Island, home, died Friday at the Sullivan Correctional Facility.