The DeFeo Massacre A Timeline of the Horrific Events

... Ronald DeFeo Jr., center, leaves Suffolk County district court after a hearing, on New York's Long Island. DeFeo, the man convicted of ... (AP) — The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the “The Amityville Horror” book and movies ... On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. of Long Island, NY killed his family in Amityville. His motive is still unclear 40 years later. Ronald DeFeo Jr., the killer who inspired “The Amityville Horror” book and movie series, has died, according to a spokesperson for the New York State ... 224 votes, 40 comments. Ronald DeFeo Jr In November 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. committed a horrific crime that continues to baffle and disturb. The man whose murder spree inspired the Amityville Horror movies has died in prison. Ronnie DeFeo shot and killed the six family members at 3:15 am on the morning of November 13, 1974 with a .35 caliber rifle. DeFeo Jr. was convicted in the shooting deaths of his parents, two sisters and two brothers inside their home in 1974. Listen to Amityville Horror: The Murders Of Ronald DeFeo Jr from Paranormal Activity with Yvette Fielding. On this week's episode of ... The American murderer Ronald DeFeo -- whose 1974 killings of his parents and four siblings inside their home near New York inspired "The ...