le ▁St ., ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁auto ▁accident ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minn . ▁while ▁visit ing ▁relatives . ▁Mc Con ah y ▁was ▁the ▁sales ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Hudson ▁Business ▁Service ▁and ▁recently ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁consult ing ▁firm , ▁Mc Con ah y ▁Associ ates . ▁He ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁a ▁brother ▁in ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁cour th ouse ▁seeking ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁a ▁law suit ▁he ▁had ▁file d ▁one ▁year ▁earlier ▁against ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁St arch ild ' s ▁writing ▁career ▁began ▁at ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁name . ▁He ▁was ▁pro l ific , ▁writing ▁on ▁topics ▁that ▁broad ly ▁reflected ▁his ▁libert arian , ▁anti - tax , ▁anti - g overn ment ▁att itudes . ▁He ▁often ▁used ▁publish ers ▁who ▁special ised ▁in ▁producing ▁works ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁nature , ▁such ▁as ▁Lo om pan ics ▁Un limited , ▁Pal adin ▁Press ▁and ▁S cope ▁International . ▁Period s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 8 0 s ▁when ▁he ▁produced ▁no ▁books ▁appear ▁to ▁tie - in ▁with ▁times ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Tra verse ▁City ▁Record - E agle ▁reported ▁that ▁St arch ild ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁supposed ▁char itable ▁organis ations ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Mich ig ander