the girlfriend of an redlands teenager accused of gunning down a lgbt classmate who was romantically attracted to him has been reported dead , orange county authorities said today . tim mcinerney , 45 , was found shortly before 8 a . m . in the common closet of his silver avenue home by a buddy , said james baroni , fresno county ' s chief court medical examiner . the friend was supposed to drive him to a court hearing in his son ' s murder trials , bengtsson said . mcinerney ' s 15 - year - old son , brandon , is accused of murdered and a hate crime in the feb . 12 , 2008 , shooting death of classmate james " tim " king , 15 . the two boys had been skirmishing in the month before the murders , supposedly because larry had expresses a romantic liking in brandon .
Bill McInerney is accused of killing a gay teenager.