Mystery AtlasRonald DeFeo Jr.
Convicted of murdering his parents and four siblings at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York, in November 1974; offered several inconsistent explanations for the killings over the years.
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People
Ronald DeFeo Jr. is associated with George Lutz — DeFeo's former family home became, just over a year after the murders, the house the Lutz family moved into and fled after 28 days.
Ronald DeFeo Jr. is associated with William Weber — Weber represented DeFeo as his defence attorney at the 1975 murder trial.
Creatures & Figures
Ronald DeFeo Jr. served as the basis for The Amityville Horror — The 1974 killing of six DeFeo family members is the documented crime the subsequent haunting claims followed, just over a year later, in the same house.