Tex McIver

He was taking that money and he was regaining control.

Evidence showed that McIver's salary at his law firm had been cut by more than half, while the state says he was living way beyond his means.

And remember, the McIvers kept their finances separate.

Remember this email?

This is a couple of months before the murder.

This is what the defendant says to his wife.

The state believes that Tex was using Diane for her money.

But what drove him to murder is this.

Before they were married, Tex borrowed $750,000 from Diane.

As payment, the state says he deeded her half of his ranch.

In 2011, Diane loaned Tex another $350,000.

But this time, she made Tex sign a promissory note that gave her the right to foreclose on the ranch if Tex didn't pay up.

So when the loan didn't get paid, she said, I'm going to put another clause in here that says, you know what?

It's not that I don't have to wait until you don't pay me.

I can foreclose at any time.

The jury heard Danny Joe's claim that Tex asked her to lie.

They also heard about the Black Lives Matter statement and the auction.

But there was more.

They heard what happened to Diane's ashes after she was cremated.

But the defense team told a very different story, a love story.