Crime : Homicide Perpetration 13 November 1974 at 03:15 AM in Amnityville, NY (Shot family) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American homicide. The son of a prestigious Italian family with a bullying dad, he ran away three times but was returned home. He ran with the young South shore subculture of drugs, bars and violence. One of five kids, he had an incestuous relationship with his sister Dawn. On 11/13/1974, 3:15 AM, age 23, he shot his parents, his brothers age 11 and 9 and his sisters age 13 and 18 with a .35 caliber rifle, Amityville, NY. He called the police and confessed within the hour but was not able to say why he had gone berserk. At his trial, he was given a sentence of 150 years. The house had been built in 1928 on the site of an old Indian graveyards, and was said to be haunted, evil, possessed by Indian spirits. Hans Holzer and his team began an investigation of the property on 1/13/1977, one that continued for several years. The next people to move in, the Lutz family, moved out in 28 days. A movie was made of the case. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Name: Ronald J. DeFeo Jr.
Date of Birth: September 26, 1951
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City
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Criminal ActivityDeFeo Jr. was convicted of murdering his parents and four siblings in 1974. The murders took place in the family's home at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.
Trial and SentencingDeFeo Jr. was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in 1975. He is currently incarcerated at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, New York.
Media CoverageThe DeFeo murders have been the subject of numerous books, articles, and films. The most famous of these is Jay Anson's book "The Amityville Horror," which was adapted into a film in 1979.
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Other InformationDeFeo Jr. has maintained his innocence in the murders and has filed numerous appeals over the years. All of his appeals have been denied.
In recent years, DeFeo Jr. has been involved in a number of legal battles with his former attorney, William Weber. Weber represented DeFeo Jr. during his trial and has since written a book about the case.
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