Bill Crane

Before Diane's death, it seemed she had created a secret second will that now included provisions for her godson, Austin, one that could now reduce what Tex might receive in the case of her untimely death.

Before Diane's death, it seemed she had created a secret second will that now included provisions for her godson, Austin, one that could now reduce what Tex might receive in the case of her untimely death.

Did you ever have any idea what the purpose of the second will was?

Did you ever have any idea what the purpose of the second will was?

Tex comes home and Tex is in the condominium for a day or so before the police really get involved. You think there's any chance Tex took possession of that will?

Tex comes home and Tex is in the condominium for a day or so before the police really get involved. You think there's any chance Tex took possession of that will?

It's March 2018, and headlines are splashed across network news and newspapers nationwide. Tex McGyver's trial is starting. He's been charged for malice murder in the death of his wife Diane, along with six additional charges.

It's March 2018, and headlines are splashed across network news and newspapers nationwide. Tex McGyver's trial is starting. He's been charged for malice murder in the death of his wife Diane, along with six additional charges.

As the frenzied coverage continues to build in this trial of the century set in downtown Atlanta, I can't help but think back to the good times we shared before the tragedy. So many questions pop into my head every morning as we get closer to the start of the trial. What happened? What did I miss? Did Tex do this on purpose? And where do we go from here?

As the frenzied coverage continues to build in this trial of the century set in downtown Atlanta, I can't help but think back to the good times we shared before the tragedy. So many questions pop into my head every morning as we get closer to the start of the trial. What happened? What did I miss? Did Tex do this on purpose? And where do we go from here?

I also realized that the close circle we all once had has been permanently broken, never to be repaired. Money. Power. Influence. These were the worlds that Tex and Diane McIver lived in. They were both wealthy separately when they got married and had kept their finances separate. They shared a swanky condo in Buckhead and a 75-acre estate out in Edenton. Life, it seemed, was good.

I also realized that the close circle we all once had has been permanently broken, never to be repaired. Money. Power. Influence. These were the worlds that Tex and Diane McIver lived in. They were both wealthy separately when they got married and had kept their finances separate. They shared a swanky condo in Buckhead and a 75-acre estate out in Edenton. Life, it seemed, was good.

Prosecutors now had 30 boxes of financial records, several computers and were in search of the mysterious second will. Prosecutors, considering the motive behind the shooting, believed these finances were behind it all. The question that everyone in the courtroom considered when Tex McIver's trial started in March of 2018 was not whether Tex McIver fired the gun that killed his wife, Diane.

Prosecutors now had 30 boxes of financial records, several computers and were in search of the mysterious second will. Prosecutors, considering the motive behind the shooting, believed these finances were behind it all. The question that everyone in the courtroom considered when Tex McIver's trial started in March of 2018 was not whether Tex McIver fired the gun that killed his wife, Diane.

The real question was, did he do it intentionally?

The real question was, did he do it intentionally?

This is Don Samuel, who was on Texas' defense team for his murder trial in 2018. Bruce is Bruce Harvey, his fellow lawyer on the case.

This is Don Samuel, who was on Texas' defense team for his murder trial in 2018. Bruce is Bruce Harvey, his fellow lawyer on the case.

Billy Corey was in court every day, as was Jay Grover. Billy was quiet. Most didn't even know who he was. He had been a driving force to find out what really happened to Diane that night.

Billy Corey was in court every day, as was Jay Grover. Billy was quiet. Most didn't even know who he was. He had been a driving force to find out what really happened to Diane that night.