In 1976, Martin Dillon and Dr. Stephen Scher went out skeet shooting. By the end of the shooting session, Dillon was dead. According to Scher, Dillon's death was an accident and the police and coroner ruled Dillon's death an accident. Soon after the shooting, Dr. Scher divorced his wife and married Patricia Dillon, the widow of Martin Dillon. In 1996, Dr. Stephen Scher was arrested and charged with first and third-degree murder in the death of Martin Dillon.