▁a ▁hate ▁crime . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Pet rel is ▁organized ▁a ▁cand le light ▁vig il ▁for ▁Sch ind ler , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Que er ▁Nation / National ▁Capital , ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Memorial , ▁with ▁H aj d ys ▁particip ating . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Navy ▁charged ▁Air man ▁App rent ice ▁Terry ▁M . ▁Hel vey ▁of ▁the ▁USS ▁Belle au ▁Wood ▁with ▁Sch nd ler ' s ▁murder , ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁accounts ▁of ▁his ▁ship mate ▁and ▁accomp lice , ▁Charles ▁E . ▁V ins , ▁whom ▁the ▁Navy ▁had ▁tried ▁quietly ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁only ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁his ▁testim ony . ▁Pet rel is ▁did ▁not ▁trust ▁the ▁Navy ▁to ▁fully ▁pro sec ute ▁Hel vey . ▁At ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁Pet rel is ▁met ▁with ▁Bob ▁H atto y , ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁administration ' s ▁l ia ison ▁to ▁the ▁gay ▁community , ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁Sch ind ler ▁case ▁and ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁special ▁pro sec utor . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁financial ▁support ▁of ▁David ▁Ge ffen , ▁Charles ▁Hol mes , ▁Larry ▁K ram er , ▁and ▁Mar vin ▁Lie b man , ▁among ▁others , ▁Pet rel is ▁tra ve led ▁twice ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁monitor ▁the ▁proceed ings . ▁There , ▁he ▁held ▁press ▁con ferences