He said he agreed to advise Larwick on anything pertaining to the Sund-Pelosso murders. Larwick isn't the only high-profile defendant to contact him this week, Kinney said. A representative of Stayner's family called him Tuesday about representing Stayner in the Armstrong trial. Kinney said he was wrong when he told TV reporters Larwick knew Stayner. Larwick and Dykes have been questioned by the FBI in the Sund-Pelosso murders but have not been charged.
Dykes is in custody on a parole-violation charge.
Larwick is no saint, Kinney said, but he sincerely wants justice for the victims' families. Larwick also told his lawyer he had nothing to do with the murders. The FBI has assembled a team of investigators to find out whether Stayner can be tied to other unsolved crimes. Stayner's uncle, Jesse Stayner, was shot to death in 1990 in the farm town of Atwater. Stayner was living with his uncle at the time.