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John Matthew DeFeo, born on October 24, 1965, was the youngest child of Ronald Sr. and Louise DeFeo. Tragically, he was murdered at the age of nine on November 13, 1974, in Amityville, New York. John Matthew, along with his parents and four siblings, was killed by his older brother, Ronald DeFeo Jr., in what became one of the most infamous family murders in American history. The DeFeo family had moved to the affluent Long Island South Shore community of Amityville from Brooklyn, seeking a better ...Read More
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John Matthew DeFeo
Male
White / Caucasian
Amityville
NY
1974-11-13
9
John
Matthew DeFeo
12/04/2025
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I've always found it really unsettling that the entire DeFeo family was found face down in their bed... ...Read More
07/09/2024
07/09/2024
Has anyone else been digging into the dynamics within the DeFeo family leading up to that fateful ni... ...Read More
07/02/2023
07/02/2023
I've been thinking a lot about the DeFeo family and their move to Amityville. They initially sought ... ...Read More
06/17/2023
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