the father of an oxnard teenagers accused of gunning down a gay classmate who was romantically attracted to him has been believed dead , ventura parish investigators claim today . bill mcinerney , 45 , was found right before 8 a . m . in the living room of his silver city home by a friend , said james baroni , ventura counties ' s chief government hospital examiner . the friend was supposed to drive him to a court hearing in his son ' s murdered trial , baroni said . mcinerney ' s 15 - year - ill daughter , jake , is accused of crime and a hate crime in the feb . 12 , 2008 , shooting death of classmate craig " larry " king , 15 . the two boys had been testy in the week before the crime , possibly because larry had expressed a romantic interest in his .
Bill McInerney is accused of killing a gay teenager.