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 who fatally shot his entire family on Long Island, a crime so horrible it was immortalized in a movie, has died while serving 25 years-to-life for the murders.DeFeo, who shot and killed his mother, father, two sis…
Ronald DeFeo Jr., the infamous killer whose murders inspired The Amityville Horror books and movies, has died, prison officials said Monday.
The convicted murderer died Friday while serving a sentence of 25 years to life at Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, according to the state Department of Corrections. He was 69.
New York Post reported that Ronald DeFeo Jr. was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. after he was transferred to Albany Medical Center.
The cause of death was not immediately available, but the Albany County Medical Examiner s Office is now determining the official cause of death, NBC News reported.
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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.
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As per reports, DeFeo was 69 when he breathed his last on March 12, 2021. Read on to know the information we got our hands-on regarding his demise.
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As per a Niagara Gazette report, the notorious Amityville Horror killer was receiving treatment for an illness at Albany Medical Center. Ronald “Butch” DeFeo was an inmate at Sullivan Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in the Catskills. The Albany County Medical Examiner’s Office is yet to release the cause of his death.