the boyfriend of an oxnard kid accused of assassinating down a college classmate who was romantically attracted to him has been confirmed corpse , ventura county authorities state today . tom mcinerney , 45 , was found shortly before 8 a . m . in the living room of his silver strand homes by a friend , says james fabbri , ventura county ' s chief deputy medical examiner . the friend was supposed to tie him to a government hearing in his son ' s murder trial , baroni said . snodgrass ' s 15 - night - olds son , lawrence , is innocent of murder and a hate crime in the feb . 12 , 2008 , gunfire death of classmate lawrence " larry " king , 15 . the two parents had been sparring in the week before the killing , obviously because william had expressed a romantic interest in himself .
Bill McInerney is accused of killing a gay teenager.