He's dead. His son is also dead (shot by one of his buddies as a result of a disagreement over the division of the loot from a very large robbery). But his wife and daughter are still alive so I wrote the article in such a way that it is not easy to pinpoint who this is about.
I don't think my family is reading my blog. Let's just say we're not exactly close for obvious reasons. But no need to make it easy on outsiders to make the link.
