Tex McIver

She was beautiful and there was such an energy and electricity about her.

The year was 2000.

47-year-old Diane was recently divorced with no children and a thriving career as the executive vice president of a real estate and advertising company.

In search of a fresh start, she moved into this luxurious condominium in Atlanta's swanky neighborhood, Buckhead.

Everyone in the building was talking about her.

Linda and Rance Winkler say their new neighbor was hard to miss.

She wore St.

John and Chanel on the golf course.

She wore hats just about every day.

And she had a presence and a way of carrying herself.

But, says Linda, no one paid more attention to Diane than another popular divorcee in the building, wealthy labor lawyer Tex McIver.

Before he met Diane, did he have a love life that you knew of or a dating life?

No.

He was so consumed with his work

He'd been through a very painful, difficult divorce.

It wasn't until Diane came along that he was interested in having a romantic life.

Tex was a decade older than Diane, but they soon became inseparable, spending much of their free time at Tex's weekend home, fondly known as The Ranch.

where the couple was known for throwing parties for Atlanta's rich and powerful, says friend and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.

After five years together, Diane agreed to become Mrs. Tex McIver.

He cared about her, which was probably the very first time she had that experience in a lot of years.