Deadly Fortune | 4. The Deeper You Dig
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What happened on September 26th, 2016?
Hello? Hey, Mr. Maples? Yes. Detective Smith, how are you?
Just fine, sir.
How's everybody doing?
Mr. McIver had an anxiety attack there at the hospital, and he's going home, going to sleep.
Tex had an anxiety attack while at the hospital. It was all becoming too much for him. Detective Smith wanted to talk with Tex.
I don't know if he talked to the ER doctor. Well, she came in to brief him. She treated Mrs. McIver in the emergency room. before they took her up for surgery. Right. And she said before she put her to sleep that Mrs. McIvor said that it was an accident.
Were you in the room when that was said?
Yes, I was.
What did Diane say before her surgery?
Maples continued to make the point that key hospital employees and himself had heard Diane say that tax didn't shoot her intentionally.
Yeah, and the last thing that she said was, before taking him to surgery and before she was sedated, Diane said that it was an accident.
I'm still trying to figure out what happened, and I understand he's probably going through a lot with the situation with his wife, but I was trying to see what would be best just to go through him to see if you'd like to come in or I can meet up and talk about what happened.
What part do you think is confusing
Well, I need to get from him exactly what happened as well. I mean, I already talked to the driver, obviously, but, you know, in most cases like this, I'd like to get everybody's opinion on what happened, not just one-sided. And the only person that would know that would be him if, you know, if it's an accident that happened or they hit a bump or something. I don't know. I wasn't in the car. We know the gun went off. It's unfortunate the way it happened, but guns only go off one way. Particularly that gun. It's only going to go off when the trigger's pulled.
You know as well as I do how guns go off.
They don't.
Somebody puts their finger inside the trigger guard.
Yes, and the trigger is pulled.
Why was Tex's behavior at the hospital suspicious?
That is a very first no-no. in all of life. I mean, I know you watch television shows, you watch movies, and everybody goes in and pulls a hammer back, you know, and find, you know, a single action, and they got their finger inside the damn trippy car.
I know. You know, as well as I do, that's something the DA's office is going to need is his side of the story.
Yeah. And, you know, the DA's office, that function is to prosecute. And so just about anything that he says is going to be discredited, right?
Not necessarily. I mean, we work well with those guys. I mean, I've had similar cases before.
That same day, Detective Darren Smith received a call from Tex McIver.
Mr. Smith, Detective Smith, this is Tex McIver.
Hey, sir, how are you today? Oh, horrible. I know you guys are going through a lot right now.
Oh, man, I tell you, you're not here to hear me fuss, but I'm a Vietnam guy. I put boys in body bags and stuff. Nothing hurts like this. Right. Can't even imagine. It's just awful. God, it's just awful. Anyway, I understand that we should come in to see you, or at least I should.
That would be great. I didn't want to obviously call you today because of what was, uh, what did, uh, just go on. So I wanted to give you guys a little time for that.
Thank you. I spent the day calling relatives. I mean, obviously you and I both know it's not a murder.
What was Tex's account of the incident?
No, no.
We both know that it's not a voluntary manslaughter. And, you know, it's not that sort of thing. Tex McIver is a senior partner with a very, very large, well, it's the nation's largest labor law firm, Fish and Phillips.
Tex and his lawyers were already building a wall.
And there was no disagreement. This couple never argued, never fought, never had any disagreements whatsoever. He's very, very successful. Of course, Diane was very, very successful, right? She worked for Billy Corey.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened on September 26th, 2016?
0:46–1:39
2
What did Diane say before her surgery?
1:39–3:07
3
Why was Tex's behavior at the hospital suspicious?
3:07–4:49
4
What was Tex's account of the incident?
4:49–7:05
5
How did the detectives view Tex's story?
7:05–10:15
6
What were the key details from the police interview?
10:15–33:50