december 21st, 2016, they made their move. tex mciver was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. those were, to be sure, serious charges, but they also made clear police believed tex didn t mean to kill diane. tex had dodged a murder charge, but his sister said tex didn t seem to get that. he just kept saying, but it was an accident. i said, but someone died. i don t know what he thought. who knows what was going through his mind at that point? tex mciver was released on bond, and while he seemed clueless about why he was charged with anything, diane s friends and colleagues wondered if he had been charged with enough. i was angry. it is like i didn t care i didn t i didn t care what i was angry, i didn t care what happened to him. in the months since diane s death, dani jo had become suspicious about tex s behavior during that final, fatal drive.
into the er. less than an hour later a doctor came out to tell tex and dani jo that diane was alert. and she said that diane had spoken and that her heart was strong. they had taken her up to surgery. by then police had arrived. they wanted to talk to dani jo outside. they wanted to drive the route. oh, they drove the route with you right then? yes. then they took her to headquarters for questioning. she told police what happened in the car. he woke up, and i guess he had it had it in his hand, and he just pulled the trigger. as she sat there, dani jo was still thinking diane was going to be okay, but then they had gotten a call, and they they both left the room. i was sitting alone, and then i get this text from my husband. no. no. that diane had died.