Music Row murder leaves ex-’SNL’ star’s father dead
A songwriter has been charged with stabbing to death his longtime Music Row buddy and roommate Tom Oteri, who also was the father of Saturday Night Live alum Cheri Oteri, Metro Police say.
It’s a story that has lots of Music Row in shock, as Tom had been a music publisher in town for years, and his accused murderer was his close friend, Rich Fagan, 61, who co-wrote John Michael Montgomery hits Be My Baby Tonight and Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).
The incident started Saturday night when Fagan (pictured here) was arrested for DUI after admitting he had had six shots before getting behind the wheel, police said.
Before that, though, Fagan said he got in a fight with Oteri at their home at 204 Burgandy Hill Road. Fagan told a friend about the fight, and the friend later went to check on Oteri and eventually called police after Oteri didn’t answer his knocks on the door.
Oteri had been cut across his body with a pocket knife, police said.
Police found Fagan still with his bondsman Sunday afternoon shortly after Fagan got out of jail on the DUI charge.
