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The Brooklyn native, whose crime inspired the book and film versions of The Amityville Horror, died at 69 years old after spending more than 40 years in custody.

Ronald DeFeo Jr., the man convicted of killing his family inside their Amityville home in 1974, has died in prison, according to a Newsday report.

Ronald DeFeo — the convicted murderer responsible for killing six family members and inspiring the long-running "Amityville horror" franchis...

The convicted killer who spawned the legend of “The Amityville Horror” has died in a New York prison. Ronald “Butch” DeFeo, Jr., who was 69 years old, died at the Albany Medical Center on March 12, multiple news outlets are reporting. He had been taken there on February 2 from the prison in Fallsburg, New York where he was serving six sentences of 25 years to life for the murders of his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers on November 13, 1974. He was convicted on six counts of ...

AMITYVILLE HORROR Killer Ronald DeFeo Jr. Has Died in State Custody

Ronald “Butch” DeFeo – The Notorious Amityville Horror Killer Dies (Pic Credit: IMDb) Who hasn’t watched the Amityville Horror movies or read the book and had shivers down their spine? Well, the man who was at the heart of the happening, Ronald “Butch” DeFeo, was held responsible for his doings and was under state custody for years now. The latest in is that is he passed away while still in prison. Advertisement As per reports, DeFeo was 69 when he breathed his last on March 12, 202...

Ronald DeFeo, Killer Who Inspired The Amityville Horror, Dead at 69 DeFeo confessed to murdering six family members at their Long Island home in 1974 Jon Blistein, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail DeFeo died in a hospital in Albany, New York, the New York State Department of Correction and Community Supervision confirmed. He had been serving a sentence of 25-years-to-life at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, New York, and had been taken to the hospital on February 2nd. A cause o...

When discovery+ launches on January 4, one of the first programs available for streaming will be Amityville Horror House, the latest in the “Shock Docs” series. It follows Devil’s Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren, which debuted on Travel Channel back on Labor Day. In a release, Discovery says the “Shock Docs” series “journeys back to the most infamous horror cases our country has ever known, taking a fresh look at true and terrifying tales of paranormal encounters.�...

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