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This FBI administrative file concerns Ronald DeFeo Jr., who was convicted of killing six members of his family in Amityville, New York, in 1974. The released material consists chiefly of a 1992 news item about DeFeo's request for a new trial, filed under the Bureau's murder-control classification. The article reports his claim that his sister Dawn killed the other relatives and that he then shot her, along with testimony concerning his former lawyer's insanity defense. It also notes that DeFeo was serving six consecutive life sentences and that the murders later became associated with 'The Amityville Horror' book and film.

FBI file number: 252C-D2-C3669 | Documents span: 1992-1993 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Ronald DeFeo Jr., Dawn DeFeo, William Weber, Gerald Lotto, Thomas Stark
Subjects: Amityville murders, Ronald DeFeo Jr., murder conviction, new trial request, Amityville Horror