▁murder ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁via ▁an ▁anonymous ▁tip . ▁On ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁police ▁used ▁dogs ▁to ▁search ▁Az take a ▁Wood s ▁and ▁recovered ▁the ▁decom pos ing ▁and ▁m util ated ▁body ▁of ▁Gary ▁Lau wers . ▁K asso ▁and ▁Tro iano ▁were ▁arrested ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁K asso ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁by ▁h anging ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁j ail ▁cell . ▁ ▁Jimmy ▁Tro iano ▁signed ▁two ▁conf essions ▁that ▁he ▁later ▁rec anted . ▁Qu in ones ▁gave ▁witness ▁account ▁that ▁Tro iano ▁helped ▁K asso ▁during ▁the ▁murder , ▁but ▁later ▁denied ▁this ▁during ▁his ▁testim ony ▁at ▁Tro iano ' s ▁trial . ▁Due ▁to ▁Qu in ones ' ▁dru gg ed ▁state ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁killing , ▁his ▁testim ony ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁question ▁and ▁Tro iano ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁second - deg ree ▁murder ▁in ▁a ▁trial ▁by ▁j ury ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Books , ▁films , ▁and ▁songs ▁inspired ▁by ▁K asso ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Say ▁You ▁Love ▁Sat an ▁( pub lished ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁by ▁D ell ▁Books ; ▁) ▁by ▁David ▁St . ▁Cla ir , ▁a ▁heavily ▁fict ional ized ▁telling ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁print . ▁For ▁his ▁book , ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁pl ag iar ized ▁several ▁port ions ▁of ▁" K ids