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.
jar was far from clear. not a good sign. that muddy water, said the defense attorney, symbolized the state s murky theory. we are going to vilify tex mciver, muddy him up. that s the mission. counsel proving there was no financial motive to kill diane. tex was not broke, nor was he in dire financial straits. the state s calculation puts tex net worth at $1. 7 million before diane died. after 21 days of trial the jury took over the fate of tex mciver and after three days of deliberation, it became clear that not many jurors were convinced by the prosecution s case. especially when it came to motive. the jury foreman told us is boiled down to one thing. the gun. we got to hold the gun, the gun and feel the force,
message to the judge we don t see a path to overcome our differences on the defendant s intent. the judge refused to accept a deadlock and sent them back to deliberate. four hours later the jury signaled a verdict had been reached. tex s sister dixie and his friend sat anxiously on one side. diane s colleagues, including jay grover filled the prosecution side of the room. the case that had riveted atlanta was coming to an end. on count one, murder, we find the defendant not guilty. not guilty of deliberately murdering diane, but, wait. on the felony charge of shooting the gun at diane we find the defendant guilty. killing someone while commit a felony. guilty of felony murder. possession of a firearm in the course of a felony. guilty. trying to influence the witness dani jo carter. guilty. in lay terms the verdict meant tex didn t mean to kill diane but he did mean to shoot
much i put on that face and tell everybody that i m fine. i ll never be the same after this. 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. so we asked her to take us along the route they drove that night.
we are going to vilify tex mciver, muddy him up. that s the mission. proving there was no financial motive to kill diane. tex was not broke nor was he in dire financial straits. the state s prosecution puts tex net worth at $1.7 million before diane died. after 21 days of trial the jury took over the fate of tex mciver and after three days of deliberation, it became clear not many jurors were convinced by the prosecution s case. especially when it came to motive. the jury foreman told us is boiled down to one thing. the gun. we got to hold the gun, the gun and feel the force, cocked. not cocked. i did the similar thing with a similar gun and the help of jay jarvis.