Ronald DeFeo Jr.

Ronald DeFeo Jr.
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Brooklyn (mul) , 26 Satumba 1951
ƙasa	Tarayyar Amurka
Harshen uwa	Turanci
Mutuwa	Albany (mul) , 12 ga Maris, 2021
Karatu
Makaranta	Amityville Memorial High School (en)
Harsuna	Turanci
Sana'a
IMDb	nm1225370

Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (/dəˈfeɪoʊ/; Satumba 26, 1951 - Maris 12, 2021) wani mai kisan gilla ne ɗan Amurka wanda aka yi masa shari'a aka kuma yanke masa hukunci kan kisan gillar da aka yi wa mahaifinsa, mahaifiyarsa, 'yan'uwansa maza biyu, da 'yan'uwansa mata biyu a Amityville, New York a shekarar 1974. An same shi da laifuka shida na kisan kai na mataki na biyu kuma an yanke masa hukuncin shekaru 25 na rai da rai. DeFeo ya mutu a watan Maris na 2021. Shari'ar ta haifar da littafin da fina-finan The Amityville Horror.

Kisan Kai

112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, gidan da DeFeo ya kashe 'yan uwansa

Da misalin karfe 6:30 na yamma a ranar 13 ga Nuwamba, 1974, DeFeo, wanda a lokacin yake da shekaru 23, ya shiga mashayar Henry da ke Amityville, Long Island, New York, ya kuma ce: "Dole ne ka taimake ni! Ina tsammanin an harbi mahaifiyata da mahaifina!"[3] DeFeo da wani ƙaramin rukuni na mutane sun je 112 Ocean Avenue, wanda ke kusa da mashaya, kuma suka gano cewa iyayen DeFeo sun mutu a cikin gidan. Ɗaya daga cikin ƙungiyar, abokin DeFeo Joe Yeswit, ya yi kiran gaggawa ga Sashen 'Yan Sanda na Amityville, wanda ya bincika gidan kuma ya gano cewa mutane shida na iyalin sun mutu a kan gadajensu.[4]

Wadanda abin ya shafa su ne iyayen Ronald, Jr., Ronald DeFeo, Sr., 43, da Louise DeFeo (née Brigante), shi ma mai shekaru 43, da 'yan uwansa huɗu, Dawn, 18; Allison, mai shekaru 13; Marc, mai shekaru 12; da John, mai shekaru 9. An harbi dukkan wadanda abin ya shafa da bindiga kirar Marlin 336C mai karfin .35 caliber lever[5] da misalin karfe 3:00 na safe a wannan rana. An kashe yaran da harbi daya, yayin da aka harbi iyayen biyu sau biyu. Shaidun zahiri sun nuna cewa Louise DeFeo da 'yarta Allison sun farka a lokacin mutuwarsu. A cewar 'yan sandan gundumar Suffolk, an ga dukkan wadanda abin ya shafa kwance a kan gado.[6] Iyalan DeFeo sun mamaye 112 Ocean Avenue tun lokacin da suka sayi gidan a shekarar 1965. Daga baya an binne wadanda abin ya shafa shida a makabartar Saint Charles da ke kusa da Farmingdale.

Ronald DeFeo Jr., wanda aka fi sani da "Butch", shi ne babban yaro a cikin iyalan kuma shi kadai ne ya tsira daga cikin wadanda abin ya shafa.[7] An kai shi ofishin 'yan sanda na yankin don kare kansa bayan ya ba da shawara ga jami'an 'yan sanda a wurin da abin ya faru cewa wani mutum mai suna Louis Falini ne ya aikata kisan.

Duk da haka, wata hira da aka yi da shi a tashar ta nuna rashin daidaito sosai a cikin sigar abubuwan da ya faru. Washegari, ya amsa laifin aikata kisan da kansa; Falini, wanda ake zargin ya kashe, yana da wani alibi wanda ke tabbatar da cewa ba ya cikin jihar a lokacin kisan. DeFeo ya shaida wa masu bincike: "Da na fara, ban iya daina ba. Ya tafi da sauri."[3] Ya yarda cewa ya yi wanka ya canza tufafinsa, kuma ya yi cikakken bayani game da inda ya yi watsi da muhimman shaidu kamar tufafi masu jini, bindigar Marlin, da harsashi, kafin ya tafi aiki kamar yadda aka saba.[8]

Shari'a da hukuncin kisa

An fara shari'ar DeFeo a ranar 14 ga Oktoba, 1975. Shi da lauyan da ke kare shi, William Weber, sun yi ikirarin kare kansa daga hauka, inda DeFeo ya yi ikirarin cewa ba shi da tunanin kashe iyalinsa. Lauyan likitan kwakwalwa, Daniel Schwartz, ya goyi bayan rokon hauka. Likitan tabin hankali na masu gabatar da kara, Dr. Harold Zolan, ya dage cewa, duk da cewa DeFeo yana shan heroin da LSD, yana da matsalar rashin da'a ga zamantakewa kuma yana sane da ayyukansa a lokacin da aka aikata laifin.[9] Alkalin shari'ar, Thomas Stark, ya bayyana cewa laifukan DeFeo su ne "kisan gilla mafi muni da aka aikata a Gundumar Suffolk tun lokacin da aka kafa ta."[10]

A ranar 21 ga Nuwamba, 1975, an sami DeFeo da laifi kan tuhume-tuhume shida na kisan kai na mataki na biyu. A ranar 4 ga Disamba, 1975, Alkali Stark ya yanke wa DeFeo hukuncin daurin shekaru 25 na rai da rai.[11]

An tsare DeFeo a Cibiyar Gyaran Gida ta Sullivan da ke garin Fallsburg, New York, har zuwa mutuwarsa a shekarar 2021, tare da musanta dukkan daukaka kararsa da buƙatunsa ga hukumar sakin fursunoni.[12]

Cece-cece

An gano dukkan mutanen shida a kan gadajensu suna fuskantar matsala ba tare da wata alama ta jayayya ba. Binciken 'yan sanda ya kammala da cewa ba a sanya wa bindigar maganin hana sauti ba kuma ba a sami wata shaida ta maganin sa barci ba. DeFeo ya yi ikirarin cewa ya yi wa iyalinsa miyagun ƙwayoyi.[13]

DeFeo yana da dangantaka mai tsami da mahaifinsa, amma dalilin kisan ba a fayyace ba. Ya tambayi 'yan sanda abin da zai yi don ya karɓi inshorar rayuwar mahaifinsa, wanda hakan ya sa masu gabatar da ƙara suka ba da shawara a shari'ar cewa manufarsa ita ce ya karɓi inshorar rai na iyayensa.[3][14][15]

Bayan an yanke masa hukunci, DeFeo ya ba da bayanai daban-daban game da yadda aka aiwatar da kisan. A cikin wata hira da ya yi da Newsday a shekarar 1986, DeFeo ya yi ikirarin cewa 'yar'uwarsa Dawn ta kashe mahaifinsu sannan mahaifiyarsu da ke cikin damuwa ta kashe dukkan 'yan uwansa, da alama da bindiga, kafin ya kashe mahaifiyarsa. Ya bayyana cewa ya ɗauki laifin ne saboda yana jin tsoron faɗin wani abu mara kyau game da mahaifiyarsa ga mahaifinta, Michael Brigante Sr., da kawun mahaifinsa, saboda tsoron cewa za su kashe shi. Kawun mahaifinsa Peter DeFeo ne, wanda yake da sha'awar aikata laifuka a cikin dangin laifukan Genovese. A cikin wannan hirar, DeFeo ya kuma yi ikirarin cewa ya yi aure a lokacin kisan gillar ga wata mata mai suna Geraldine Gates, wacce yake zaune tare da ita a New Jersey, kuma mahaifiyarsa ta kira shi ta roƙe shi ya koma Amityville don raba faɗa tsakanin Dawn da mahaifinsu. Daga baya, ya tuka mota zuwa Amityville tare da ɗan'uwan Geraldine, Richard Romondoe, wanda yake tare da shi a lokacin kisan gillar kuma zai iya tabbatar da labarinsa gaba ɗaya.[16]

A shekarar 1990, DeFeo ya shigar da ƙarar 440, don a soke hukuncin da aka yanke masa. Don tallafawa ƙarar tasa, DeFeo ya yi iƙirarin cewa Dawn da wani maharin da ba a san ko waye ba, wanda ya gudu daga gidan kafin ya kalle shi da kyau, ya kashe iyayensu kuma Dawn ya kashe 'yan'uwansu daga baya. Ya ce mutum ɗaya tilo da ya kashe shi ne Dawn kuma ya faru ne bisa kuskure yayin da suke fafatawa a kan bindigar. Ya sake da'awar cewa yana da aure da Geraldine kuma ɗan'uwanta yana tare da shi a lokacin kisan. An gabatar da takardar shaidar Richard Romondoe ga kotu, kuma an tabbatar da cewa ba za a iya gano shi don ya ba da shaida da kansa ba. Ofishin Lauyan Gundumar Suffolk ya gabatar da shaida ga kotu da ke nuna cewa Richard Romondoe bai wanzu ba kuma Geraldine Gates yana zaune a arewacin New York yana aure da wani a lokacin kisan. Geraldine Gates bai bayar da shaida a wannan zaman ba, saboda hukumomi sun riga sun tunkare ta game da ikirarin ƙarya; a shekarar 1992, sun sami takardar rantsuwa inda ta yarda cewa Romondoe ta kasance mai ƙirƙira, kuma ba ta auri DeFeo ba har sai 1989 a lokacin da ake sa ran shigar da ƙarar 440.[17][wanda aka buga da kansa]

Alkali Stark ya musanta buƙatar, yana rubutawa, "Na ga shaidar wanda ake tuhuma gaba ɗaya ƙarya ce kuma an ƙirƙira ta. Shaidarsa cewa a lokacin kaka na 1974 ya yi aure kuma ya zauna tare da matarsa ​​da ɗansa a Long Branch, New Jersey abin mamaki ne kuma bai cancanci a yarda da shi ba. Bai gabatar da wata shaida mai tabbatar da hakan ba... wani dalili na rashin yarda da shaidar wanda ake tuhuma ya nuna ta hanyar la'akari da sassa da yawa na shaidar shari'ar... ya sanya hannu kan wata doguwar sanarwa da ke bayyana ayyukansa dalla-dalla... a cikin wannan sanarwar ya ce yana zaune tare da iyalinsa a 112 Ocean Avenue a Amityville kuma yana aiki ga mahaifinsa... cewa yawanci yakan je aiki da dawowa tare da mahaifinsa; cewa yana rashin lafiya kuma ya zauna a gida daga aiki a ranar 12 ga Nuwamba, 1974; cewa yana kan gwaji saboda satar wani injin da ke cikin jirgin kuma yana da alƙawarin ganin jami'in da ke kula da shi a Amityville a wannan rana... budurwar wanda ake tuhuma, Mindy Weiss, ta shaida cewa ta fara soyayya da wanda ake tuhuma a watan Yunin 1974, kuma tana tare da shi akai-akai a lokacin bazara da kaka." Stark ya ci gaba da cewa, "Shaidar da wanda ake tuhuma ya bayar cewa bai harbi ko kashe 'yan uwansa ba abin mamaki ne kuma bai cancanci a yarda da shi ba."[18]

A ranar 30 ga Nuwamba, 2000, DeFeo ya gana da Ric Osuna, marubucin The Night the DeFeos Died, wanda aka buga a 2002. A cewar Osuna, sun yi magana na tsawon awanni shida. Duk da haka, a cikin wata wasika da ya aike wa mai gabatar da shirye-shiryen rediyo Lou Gentile, DeFeo ya musanta bai wa Ric Osuna bayanai da za a iya amfani da su a cikin littafinsa, yana mai cewa nan da nan ya bar hirar kuma bai yi magana da Osuna game da wani abu mai mahimmanci ba.[19]

A cewar Osuna, DeFeo ya yi ikirarin cewa ya aikata kisan gillar ne tare da 'yar uwarsa Dawn da abokansa biyu, Augie Degenero da Bobby Kelske, "saboda rashin bege," domin iyayensa sun yi niyyar kashe shi. Ana zargin cewa DeFeo ya yi ikirarin cewa, bayan wata takaddama mai zafi da mahaifinsa, shi da 'yar uwarsa sun yi shirin kashe iyayensu kuma Dawn ya kashe yaran don ya kashe su a matsayin shaidu. Ya ce ya fusata da gano ayyukan 'yar uwarsa, ya buge ta a suma a kan gadonta,suka harbe ta a kai. 'Yan sanda sun gano alamun bawon bindiga da ba a ƙone ba a rigar Dawn ta dare, wanda masu goyon bayan DeFeo suka yi zargin cewa ta fitar da bindiga.[20] Duk da haka, a shari'ar, ƙwararren mai binciken ballistics, Alfred Della Penna, ya shaida cewa bawon bindiga da ba a ƙone ba ana fitar da shi ta bakin bindiga, yana nuna cewa tana kusa da bakin bindigar lokacin da aka fitar da shi ba wai ta harba makamin ba. Ya sake nanata wannan a cikin shirin fim na A&E Amityville na 2006 na First Person Killers: Ronald DeFeo.[21] An tattauna wannan hirar sosai a cikin shirin Will Savive mai fama da tabin hankali a Amityville. Savive ya sa ƙwararre ya tantance kimantawar Della Penna kuma ƙwararre ya tabbatar da cewa yana da gaskiya. Bugu da ƙari, mai binciken lafiya bai sami komai da ke nuna cewa Dawn tana cikin gwagwarmaya ba; raunin harsashi shine kawai sabon alama a jikinta.

Joe Nickell mai shakku ya lura a shekarar 2003 cewa, idan aka yi la'akari da yawan da DeFeo ya canza labarinsa tsawon shekaru, ya kamata a yi taka tsantsan game da duk wani ikirari daga gare shi game da abubuwan da suka faru a daren kisan gillar.[22]

Yawancin ikirarin da aka yi a littafin Ric Osuna an samo su ne daga tsohuwar matar DeFeo, Geraldine Gates. Yayin da a cikin hirar da ta yi da Newsday a shekarar 1986, ta yi ikirarin cewa ta auri DeFeo a shekarar 1974, a cikin littafin Osuna, ta yi zargin sun yi aure a shekarar 1970. Shari'ar saki a shekarar 1993 ta ce sun haɗu a shekarar 1985, sun yi aure a shekarar 1989, kuma sun sake a shekarar 1993.[23]

Mutuwa

Ronald DeFeo ya mutu yana da shekaru 69 a ranar 12 ga Maris, 2021, a Cibiyar Kiwon Lafiya ta Albany. Ba a bayyana musabbabin mutuwar a hukumance ga jama'a ba.[24]