Tex McIver

After four months out on bond, Tex was back behind bars when the very next day there was yet another stunning announcement by the DA's office.

A grand jury that had been hearing testimony for weeks concluded there was enough evidence to charge Tex McIver with the murder of his wife.

Tex would spend the next eight months in jail, seeing loved ones only through video screen visitations.

And desperately trying to get out on bond again.

Then Bruce Harvey took over the case.

Harvey got Tex released and put on house arrest.

Then he set about preparing for trial on a case where there had been one public blunder after another.

Are you concerned about being able to seat an impartial jury?

Jury selection in the trial of Tex McIver began on March 5th and took a whole week.

Well, today, jury selection got underway in a Fulton County courtroom.

And a pool of more than 140 potential jurors.

Good morning, everyone.

When the trial began, Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Salita Griffin delivered the state's opening argument.

The day that the defendant shot his wife in the back, his life was spinning out of control.

And what became fairly clear is that the prosecution believes Tex McIver's motive for murder was money.

The easiest way for him to gain control was to kill Diane.

Is money a motive here?

Testimony in the murder trial of Tex McIver began on March 13th and lasted 20 days.

By closing arguments, the jury had heard two very different theories of why Tex McIver shot his wife.

Prosecutor Clint Rucker and his team painted an ugly picture of a man who they say was broke and so desperate for money that he murdered his wife.