insurance money and for sergeant diamond to take the fall. michelle theer was a brilliant, cunning, ruthless woman who wanted her husband dead. the military jury, however, didn t see it quite that way. the verdict was swift. guilty as charged, and from that moment on his demeanor changed. i mean it was like somebody just sucked the air out of him. the john diamond full of bravado and ego just shrivelled away. diamond was sentenced to life in prison without parole. at the time his family was furious, convinced he was framed. you don t expect to be convicted on theory and myth and what-ifs. show me blood. show me a gun. show me the timeline that works. show me those facts.