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Ronald DeFeo Jr.

1951 - 2021

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Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (September 26, 1951 – March 12, 2021) was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in Amityville, New York. He was found guilty of six counts of second degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years to life. DeFeo died in March 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronald DeFeo Jr. is the 83rd most popular extremist (up from 201st in 2019), the 1,916th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,379th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Ronald DeFeo Jr. ranks 83 out of 283. Before him are Axeman of New Orleans, George Jung, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Barry Seal, and Abu Mohammad al-Julani. After him are Mohammed Deif, Fritz Honka, Madame de Brinvilliers, Pedro López, John Haigh, and Shamil Basayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Ronald DeFeo Jr. ranks 77. Before him are Fernando Lugo, Álvaro Colom, Jarmila Kratochvílová, Jaco Pastorius, Ben Feringa, and Michèle Mouton. After him are Angelique Rockas, V. S. Ramachandran, Carl Wieman, Emmanuel Todd, Karekin II, and Fatmir Sejdiu. Among people deceased in 2021, Ronald DeFeo Jr. ranks 94. Before him are Jean-Luc Nancy, George Jung, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, John McAfee, Richard Donner, and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. After him are Christa Ludwig, Abdelkader Bensalah, Max Mosley, Manuel Santana, Bertrand Tavernier, and Kentaro Miura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronald DeFeo Jr. ranks 1,916 out of 20,380. Before him are Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ryan Murphy (1965), William Henry Pickering (1858), Richard Donner (1930), David McClelland (1917), and Tobey Maguire (1975). After him are Jack Parsons (1914), John La Farge (1835), Jerry Zucker (1950), Conchata Ferrell (1943), Paul H. O'Neill (1935), and Kevin James (1965).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Ronald DeFeo Jr. ranks 32. Before him are Rodney Alcala (1943), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Jordan Belfort (1962), Axeman of New Orleans (null), George Jung (1942), and Barry Seal (1939). After him are Susan Atkins (1948), John List (1925), James Earl Ray (1928), Gary Ridgway (1949), Bobby Joe Long (1953), and Ma Barker (1873).

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