Cheri Oteri’s father slain
The father of TV comic Cheri Oteri was stabbed to death in Nashville and a country songwriter has been arrested, police said Monday.
Richard William Fagan, 61, was charged with criminal homicide in the Saturday night death of his roommate, Gaetano Thomas Oteri, 69, police said. His daughter was a cast member of “Saturday Night Live.”
It appears that Oteri died from a “significant laceration” to his wrist caused by Fagan’s knife, police spokesman Don Aaron said. Fagan is listed as co-writer on hits by singer John Michael Montgomery, including “Sold (the Grundy County Auction Incident),” “Be My Baby Tonight” and “I Miss You a Little.”
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