Craig Stringer
Appearances
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
Tex called me at 4 o'clock in the morning. And told me that Diane had been in a terrible automobile accident. And Greg, she passed away. I said, tell me. He said, tell me what happened. I'm like, gosh, we just left from dinner at 9 o'clock. He said, well, her and Danny Joe were in the car. They were at 10th and Piedmont when he shot her.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
He was telling me this story, and I said, Tex, tell me what's going on. He said, Craig, I don't want you to get involved in this. I said, well, Tex, I said, I am involved in it. I said, I bought y'all dinner tonight. I'm your best friend. I said, you know, what the heck? He said, I just can't tell you, and he hung up on me.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
Well, I called him back twice, and he kept confirming his story that she, you know, was in an automobile accident. So you know he was planning his retreat, how he was going to get out of this thing. And then he came up with a story about the gun. Tech said that they hit a bounce, which they didn't, and it made the gun go off.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
Well, he had gotten the gun from Diane out of the pocket of the car, and it was in a Publix bag. and he left it in the public's bag so he wouldn't get any residue from the gunpowder.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
We played golf. It was September 25th on a Sunday afternoon. We got through playing about 6 o'clock. We all split. I went to my condominium. They went to her ranch there. We met back at Longhorns at about, it was probably 8.30. Tex made a point to me that he was not having a drink tonight or he was only drinking one glass of wine tonight. And they normally have three bottles of wine at a meal.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
We went outside, we hugged, we kissed. Tex was my best friend too. I mean, it was like I played golf with him When they got married, I played golf with her every weekend. And if it wasn't raining or whatever. And then when they got married, I played with him and her every weekend. And Tex became a very good friend of mine. Diane would beat him up and beat him up and beat him up.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 2. Pulling the Trigger
And he would still just chug along.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 6. Unspun
Oh, I think it was completely planned. I think that he had everything set up the way he wanted it set up. And I think in his mind, he knew how he was going to do it. And then when he did it and they went through all that stuff at the hospital and he'd already told me she had an accident. He had changed his story. He literally had to change his story.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 6. Unspun
But I know what the problem was, and I think you do too. Tex had borrowed $350,000 from her and told her that if he didn't pay it back, she would get the second part of the farm. And the farm was his originally. Knowing Diane, she probably said, Tex, you got five days to pay me. Tex, you better get some money. Tex, I own the farm. And that's the way Diane treated him.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 6. Unspun
I think he got her snapped, but I also think he predestined her death. And what kills me is that they had money, but their money, this is from the forensic accountant, said Craig, said neither one of them had a lot of cash money. They had land, they had buildings, they had houses, stuff like that.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 6. Unspun
So said either one of them, if either one of them passed away, the other would not be able to get money. money from the bank or from, because there just wasn't that much there. It all had to be in property being sold. So what did Tex do? He had a four-day auction of all of her furniture or all of her clothes.
The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer
Deadly Fortune | 6. Unspun
Tex was very intelligent, but he got, I think she got the best of him nagging on him, especially when he thought he was going to lose his ranch. His brain just started working too fast. And he said, I'm not going to let this happen. I'm not going to owe her that $350,000 on September the 30th. I'm going to take care of this. And he did.