Bill Crane

My father's name is Gerald William Crane, and we're both in the same town. Good Morning America sat up on my father's front yard, and they banged on the door looking for me, which I didn't live there. My dad had no idea why they were there, but that's how big at the time the story got in nanoseconds.

My father's name is Gerald William Crane, and we're both in the same town. Good Morning America sat up on my father's front yard, and they banged on the door looking for me, which I didn't live there. My dad had no idea why they were there, but that's how big at the time the story got in nanoseconds.

What had initially been considered an accident was now a serious and somber reality, where the story that Tex had told investigators now just didn't add up. Here's Detective Mike Smith.

What had initially been considered an accident was now a serious and somber reality, where the story that Tex had told investigators now just didn't add up. Here's Detective Mike Smith.

Whatever the case, Tex MacGyver was indicted on April 27, 2017, headed to one of the highest profile murder cases in the South in decades. Make no bones about it, prosecutors believed that Tex MacGyver murdered his wife.

Whatever the case, Tex MacGyver was indicted on April 27, 2017, headed to one of the highest profile murder cases in the South in decades. Make no bones about it, prosecutors believed that Tex MacGyver murdered his wife.

From Sony Music Entertainment and Waveland Road, you're listening to Deadly Fortune. This is Episode 5, Judgment Day. Here's Bill Crane talking about Jay Grover's relentless quest to find the truth and honor his friend Diane's name.

From Sony Music Entertainment and Waveland Road, you're listening to Deadly Fortune. This is Episode 5, Judgment Day. Here's Bill Crane talking about Jay Grover's relentless quest to find the truth and honor his friend Diane's name.

I had originally deliberated telling this story in book form, and I interviewed Jay Grover as I started to document it all. Here's Jay from 2022 in his own words.

I had originally deliberated telling this story in book form, and I interviewed Jay Grover as I started to document it all. Here's Jay from 2022 in his own words.

I saw, along with so many others close to him, that his endless quest began to take a toll on Jay. He had already lost his own son. And now that Diane was gone, too, it was just too much. Here's Jay's fiancée, Christy Phillips.

I saw, along with so many others close to him, that his endless quest began to take a toll on Jay. He had already lost his own son. And now that Diane was gone, too, it was just too much. Here's Jay's fiancée, Christy Phillips.

And Jay had to go show up there every day.

And Jay had to go show up there every day.

I still can't believe Jay Grover is dead. He was one of my closest friends. And I'm still grieving his loss. And even now, he's so important to this story and uncovering the truth. Tex MacGyver was having money problems, big time. Remember, Tex had already sold off Diane's jewelry and belongings just weeks after her death.

I still can't believe Jay Grover is dead. He was one of my closest friends. And I'm still grieving his loss. And even now, he's so important to this story and uncovering the truth. Tex MacGyver was having money problems, big time. Remember, Tex had already sold off Diane's jewelry and belongings just weeks after her death.

And he had left her cremains at the funeral home, saying he wanted to wait to pay until her estate was settled. And now, headed into the trial, it was discovered he owed Diane $350,000 and it had come time to pay up. And Diane wasn't going to let him off the hook this time. You see, Diane was worth millions. And as Jay Grover and others discovered, there was another shoe yet to drop.

And he had left her cremains at the funeral home, saying he wanted to wait to pay until her estate was settled. And now, headed into the trial, it was discovered he owed Diane $350,000 and it had come time to pay up. And Diane wasn't going to let him off the hook this time. You see, Diane was worth millions. And as Jay Grover and others discovered, there was another shoe yet to drop.

Here's Rachel Stiles, Diane's former co-worker and close friend.

Here's Rachel Stiles, Diane's former co-worker and close friend.