3/29/2017
D. Benedetto
ENG 111-T1 Most people would think it would that a place along a coastline would be ideal to grow up or raise a family. Amongst the beaches, boats, and beautiful sceneries many lived the ideology of a many think it is a good life. Often well educated with good careers, money was no object and the finer things of life was within easy reach. Big mansions and beautiful houses settled the small village of Amityville, NY, but the DeFeo’s lived anything but that charming life. From the outside, everything seemed composed, but underneath lived turbulent waters that lead to the murder of six people.
In particular, Ronald and Louise DeFeo, lived in 112 Ocean Avenue with their five children: Ronald Jr., Dawn, Allison, Marc…show more content… His concerned family even tried connecting Butch with psychiatric helped, but much of it was denied by Butch (A&E Networks Television). As the trip to the doctor stopped, his family began to flounder him with money and expensive gifts in hope of a solution to the current situation. But this new strategy only made things worst, by the age of 17, Butch began to use the money given to him to buy heroine and LSD, and became addicted to it causing an expulsion from school due to aggressive behaviors towards other students. It is no secret that the Butch’s parents had no regard toward his academic setbacks or inappropriate behavior. The DeFeo’s continued to award him with expensive gifts, and even with little expectations, when he turned 18, Butch was a offered a well compensating job position at his grandfather’s car dealership (N.…show more content… Butch even called home wondering where his father was, but was eager to let everyone know his father didn't answer and was nowhere to be found. After working, Butch met with friend and managed to keep an alibi that he had been calling home the whole day and was not able to get a hold of anyone. At around 6:00 PM that same day, Butch rushed into a bar claiming that someone had killed his parents , “You gotta help me!” , he screamed, “I think my father and mother have been shot”. Butch kneels to the ground and begin to cry to his best friends Robert “Bobby “ Kelske, along with Joey Yeswit, John Altieri, Al Saxton, and William Scordmaglia (Food World
