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{{Villain Infobox | {{Villain Infobox | ||
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|fullname = Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. | |fullname = Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. | ||
|alias = Butch | |alias = Butch | ||
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|occupation =Unknown | |occupation =Unknown | ||
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Familicide]] | |crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Familicide]] | ||
|hobby =Being with his | |hobby =Being with his family | ||
|goals =Kill his | |goals =Kill his family (Succeeded) | ||
|type of villain = Delusional Murderer | |type of villain = Delusional Murderer | ||
|motive = Possible Mental Illness | |motive = Possible Mental Illness | ||
|skills = Rifle}} | |skills = Rifle}} | ||
'''Ronald Joseph "Butch" DeFeo Jr.''' (September 26<sup>th</sup>, 1951 - March 12<sup>th</sup>, 2021) was an American mass murderer. He was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters. The case inspired the book and film versions of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror The Amityville Horror]''. | '''Ronald Joseph "Butch" DeFeo Jr.''' (September 26<sup>th</sup>, 1951 - March 12<sup>th</sup>, 2021) was an American mass murderer. He was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters. The case inspired the book and film versions of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror The Amityville Horror]''. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Around 6:30 PM on Wednesday, November 13<sup>th</sup>, 1974, 23-year-old DeFeo entered Henry's Bar in Amityville, Long Island, New York, and declared: "You got to help me! I think my mother and father are shot!" DeFeo and a small group of people went to 112 Ocean Avenue, which was located near the bar, and found that DeFeo's parents were indeed dead. One of the group, DeFeo's friend Joe Yeswit, made an emergency call to the Suffolk County Police, who searched the house and found that six members of the same family were dead in their beds. | Around 6:30 PM on Wednesday, November 13<sup>th</sup>, 1974, 23-year-old DeFeo entered Henry's Bar in Amityville, Long Island, New York, and declared: "You got to help me! I think my mother and father are shot!" DeFeo and a small group of people went to 112 Ocean Avenue, which was located near the bar, and found that DeFeo's parents were indeed dead. One of the group, DeFeo's friend Joe Yeswit, made an emergency call to the Suffolk County Police, who searched the house and found that six members of the same family were dead in their beds. | ||
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On November 21<sup>st</sup>, 1975, DeFeo was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder. On December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1975, Judge Thomas Stark sentenced DeFeo to six concurrent sentences of 25 years to life. | On November 21<sup>st</sup>, 1975, DeFeo was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder. On December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1975, Judge Thomas Stark sentenced DeFeo to six concurrent sentences of 25 years to life. | ||
DeFeo died on March 12, 2021, at the Albany Medical Center. An official cause of death is yet to be determined. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The house (112 Ocean Avenue) gained more notoriety when the Lutz family bought the house and fled from it after living there for 28 days. They claimed the house was haunted by a strong demonic force and they claimed that the demonic force in the house caused Ronald Jr. to kill his family. | *The house (112 Ocean Avenue) gained more notoriety when the Lutz family bought the house and fled from it after living there for 28 days. They claimed the house was haunted by a strong demonic force and they claimed that the demonic force in the house caused Ronald Jr. to kill his family. | ||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | [[Category:Modern Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | ||
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[[Category:Mass Shooters]] | [[Category:Mass Shooters]] | ||
[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
[[Category:Deaths in prison]] | |||