Defeo Ronald

Mar 15, 2021ronald defeo jr., the convicted killer whose 1974 murders spawned the “amityville horror” franchise, died last week while serving a 25 to life prison term, officials said monday. Oct 18, 2025ronald defeo jr. After a lengthy trial that concluded right before thanksgiving, butch defeo was found guilty of killing his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters.

Apr 7, 2025discover the troubled life and crimes of ronald defeo, known for the infamous 1974 murder of his family. Aug 7, 2022the real-life horror story began on november 13, 1974, when a 23-year-old man named ronald defeo jr. Mar 15, 2021defeo was serving a sentence of 25 years to life in the 1974 killings in amityville, on suburban long island.

Apr 2, 2014in 1974, ronald defeo killed his entire family, including his parents, brothers and sisters, while they were sleeping in their beds. Feb 19, 2024the gruesome murder of the defeo family shakes up the sleepy long island town of amityville—and leads to decades of horror storytelling. Aug 16, 2024in the early evening of november 13, 1974, ronald defeo jr., known as "butch" by family and friends, walked into a hometown bar in amityville to have a drink.