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Ronald DeFeo, convicted killer who inspired The Amityville Horror, dies after decades in prison – ABC News

The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired The Amityville Horror book and movies has died, prison officials say….

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The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired The Amityville Horror book and movies has died, prison officials have confirmed.

  • Ronald DeFeo was serving a sentence of 25 years to life for the 1974 killings
  • After originally pleading insanity, he later claimed his 18-year-old sister killed the other five family members
  • The home became the basis of a horror movie after another family who lived there claimed it was haunted

Ronald DeFeo, 69, died on Friday…

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