A letter written by Butch DeFeo to his family’s estate lawyer requesting that monies go to Geraldine and his daughter “both equally.”

The letter also mentions a hit put out on DeFeo by relatives. Even the prosecutor for the DeFeo trial contended that the DeFeos were involved with criminal activities as an FBI tape was handed to the prosecution that consisted of Michael Brigante Sr. discussing a hit on Butch. Regarding the FBI tape, Prosecutor Sullivan wrote in his book that Brigante told a Mafia capo about Butch, saying, “He’s a nut job…If somebody killed this kid, he’s better off. You understand my language…if they kill that kid in prison…you better get it squared away.” Later, the capo responded, “This kid can hang everybody…he knows what was in that house.” In Talking with Serial Killers, author Christopher Berry-Dee discussed FBI agent Robert Sweeney’s offer to Butch DeFeo to turn state’s evidence to testify against his family’s Mob connections. Butch refused, so the hit was called off.