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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 second-degree murder in 1975. DeFeo’s cause of death has not yet been determined. Get our free mob...

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