Larry Swinney was the son of Marvin and Jackie Swinney and had one brother named Don. His grandparents, Cleave and Helen, were also in the Temple. Larry also had numerous cousins involved in the Temple, as his aunt and uncle Carol Touchette and Charles Touchette were also Temple members. Larry was a teenager and he and his brother, Don, were regularly involved in fights as punishment for themselves and others. Larry’s parents left the Temple and took him with them in the mid-70s. His parents discussed difficulties getting Don out of Guyana and their struggles as defectors of the Temple. Larry was considered to be both hostile to the Temple and critical of Guyana. Larry died in 2013 at age 53 due to a car accident in South Carolina.