Ronald DeFeo Jr. (Real Life)

Ronald DeFeo Jr. Was oldest member in the DeFeo family, He was later convicted for murdering his family.

Background
On November 13, 1974 at around 6:30 pm, Ronald called from Henry's Bar that his family was murdered at their house. Later it was confirmed all the family had died from gun shot wounds in their beds. While at first it was assumed that it was a mob hit, ultimately Ronald DeFeo Jr. confessed to the murders, and was convicted of 6 counts of 2nd degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, in November 1975.

Over the years many explanations have been offered to what had happened that night. Many by Ronald himself, but many conflict with previous statements. Ronald DeFeo Jr. died on March 12th, 2021 at the age of 69.