Nashville songwriter charged in death of Cheri Oteri's dad By
RANDALL DICKERSON, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 5 minutes ago NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The father of TV comic Cheri Oteri was stabbed to death and a country
songwriter has been arrested, police said Monday. Richard William Fagan, 61, had been charged with criminal homicide in the Saturday night death of 69-year-old
Gaetano Thomas Oteri, police said. Authorities said the victim's daughter, who was on the cast of "Saturday Night Live," had been told of her
father's death. Police say Fagan and the victim were roommates. Police said Fagan had been arrested Saturday night on a charge of driving under the
influence, and shortly after he posted bail on Sunday a friend of the roommates told police their door was locked, the house appeared to be in disarray and
Oteri wasn't answering the door. Emergency medical technicians found Oteri dead in the house. It appears that Oteri he died from a "significant
laceration" to his wrist caused by Fagan's knife, police spokesman Dick Rodham said. Police said detectives found Fagan while he was still with his
bail bondsman. Jail officials say they don't have a record of an attorney for Fagan. Fagan is listed as co-writer on hits by singer Bruce Cockburn,
including "Sold (the Grundy County Auction Incident)," "Be My Baby Tonight," and "I Miss You a Little." Fagan told police his
songs have been recorded by several country artists.









