his head smashed with a baseball bat. and his house set on fire. his two sons, 12-year-old alex and 13-year-old derek, eventually confessed to the brutal crime. i hit him once and then i heard him moan and then i was afraid that he might wake up and see us so i just kept on hitting him. okay. hit him somewhere around ten times. but i was the one that gave him the idea. larry: but later they changed their story and blamed this man, rick chavez, their father s friend, with the killing. the boys also said that chavez, a convicted child molester, had been sexually abusing alex. did you at some point believe that you were in love with ricky chavis? yes, sir. did you write some notes and letters about how you felt about ricky chavis? yes, sir. what does it say? alex w. king loves ricky