the father of an lompoc teenager accused of gunning down a gay classmate he was romantically attracted to him has been discovered deceased , ventura parish authority say today . bill alix , 45 , was found immediately before 8 a . m . in the living room of his silver strand house by a buddy , says james vito , ventura county ' s chief deputy dental exam . the friend was able to drive him to a court hearing in his grandson ' s murderer trial , baroni said . mcinerney ' s 15 - year - old husband , brandon , is accused of death and a hate crime in the feb . 12 , 2008 , shoots death of classmates robert " larry " williams , 15 . the two students had been sparred in the week before the killings , seemingly because larry had expressed a strong affection in brandon .
Bill McInerney is accused of killing a gay teenager.