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The Binge Crimes: What Happened to the Harrisons? · Deadly Fortune | 1. Tex and Diane · 2 Jan 2025 podcast

It was part of Tex's job to know people. He was named to the Judicial Nominations Committee for Governor Perdue. He vetted potential judges. He suggested judges to the governor. The governor very often followed through with Tex's suggestions. If you want to be a Superior Court judge, you needed to know Tex McIver.

Tex had real power and tentacles to a good number of people that were in real power positions. Tex went big in his red-hot relationship with Diane, too, purchasing what he said was a beautiful $60,000 ring for Diane. The two would be married in a spectacular ceremony. Rachel Stiles, one of Diane's close friends, planned the huge event.

This would be a one-of-a-kind wedding spectacle, just the way Diane wanted it.

Tex and Diane's relationship was often a battle of wills. Two strong-minded individuals married later in life, each with their own ambitions.

Tex served as Billy's attorney on the airport suit against the city. Billy needed Tex, but there was somewhat of an adversarial relationship because Billy continually thought Tex was overcharging him. He thought Fisher Phillips was billing too much for the work they were doing, and this created tension between Tex and Diane since Diane worked for Billy. And Billy and Diane would blow up.

She'd say, we're not paying this. This is crazy. You take this back and you need to get your pencil out and sharpen it because this isn't going to fly. In the process of my developing friendship with Billy Corey, it was here that I met Diane, who was president at Billy's company and her husband Tex. I was welcomed into this inner circle of power players and a true cast of characters.

I became the ad hoc media advisor to Billy Corey, which meant I was the ad hoc media advisor to his circle of friends. As a result, I got to know Diane. I got to know Tex. We socialized together. I had an interesting history and I knew a lot of people. They knew a lot of people. They loved having influence in the community. They frequently asked me, what do you think if we did this?

What reaction would that get? Tex was constantly trying to get into the Atlantic Journal Constitution. He would call me and say, hey, I'm running in my 35th Peachtree Road race. Can you get someone to do a story on me? Billy Corey owned a condominium in Buckhead in the same complex as Tex and Diane, just a couple of floors apart.

On a Tuesday afternoon after work or on a Friday evening, we would all go over to the condo and have a glass of wine.

Often, Roy Mitchell, known lovingly as Cowboy Roy, would come and play country music for us. Those events were business because often Billy had clients there and they were often just family, just hanging out, eating good food. Here's Cowboy Roy.

I remember it well. Cowboy Roy and I never missed a beat. And me? Well, I was an interloper. I felt like Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby. I was the guy that lived in the boathouse. I was Tom from The Godfather, the only non-Italian that was in the circle. I was this guy that didn't seem to belong, but I belonged anyway. I think it was because of my media credentials.

They respected that I'd been around the block a few times, and they ran things by me all the time, especially business incentives and adventures. And so we just all got along. This was a new money crowd. They worked hard for it, and they spent it like new money.

It was also a great big family, and it was absolutely the way it was until September 25, 2016. That night, a stunning series of events would change the lives of our circle of friends forever. Tex McIver had shot his wife Diane in the SUV that fateful night and would embark on a baffling series of gaffes and conflicting stories that would ultimately send him to prison for the death of Diane.

But our story doesn't end there. Tex McGyver is alone, and he's lonely. Right now, he's in the Augusta State Medical Prison. The prison's less than 30 minutes away from the legendary Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters. But today, there's no chance of him hitting the links. He's been in and out of jails and prisons for years now.

It's felt like whiplash as he's gone through so many trials and so many transfers. But here at Augusta State Medical Prison, his belt buckle and cowboy hat are just former comforts. Stuck wearing prison issued scrubs every single day. The last few years have not been easy.

But now, Tex finally knows the day he'll get out of prison. And things are looking good. Really good. You see, despite his current accommodations and circumstances, Tex has much to look forward to, finally. Once he's out, Tex could transform back into a millionaire overnight.

What you might not know, well, only a few insiders actually do know, is that, incredibly, Tex is set to inherit Diane's fortune, the woman he killed once he's out. In fact, even before he's let out in early 2025, the money has already started flowing. And there's nothing anyone can do about it.

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Search for The Binge on Apple Podcasts and hit subscribe at the top of the page. Not on Apple? Head to getthebinge.com to get access wherever you listen. Deadly Fortune is a production of Sony Music Entertainment and Waveland Road. I'm your host and reporter, Dale Cardwell. Jason Hoke wrote and produced the series. Our associate producer is Marnie Zambri.

Production support provided by Tim Millard. Audio engineering by Shane Freeman. The original score for Deadly Fortune is by Thomas Avery. Jason Hoke is the executive producer on behalf of Waveland Road. Executive producers for Sony Music Entertainment are Jonathan Hirsch and Catherine St. Louis. If you love the show, tell your friends and don't forget to leave a review. Thanks for listening.

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