Power couple's marriage ends in murder mystery

In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: Diane and Tex McIver were no strangers to socializing in powerful social and political circles in Atlanta. But with great power comes great responsibility, and Tex McIver was about to find that out the hard way.

On September 25th, 2016, Diane, Tex, and their friend Dani Jo Carter, were driving back to Atlanta after spending some time at the McIver’s horse farm. Dani Jo was at the wheel while Diane sat in the front and Tex in the back. During their travels back into Atlanta, Tex asked Diane to hand him his gun.

His reasoning behind wanting the firearm changed over time. At first, he said he was nervous about Black Lives Matter protesters in the area and didn’t want to get carjacked. Then, he claimed he was worried about the amount of homeless people nearby.

After Diane handed him the gun, Tex fired and shot Diane in the back. Dani Jo drove Diane to a hospital, where she died from her wounds. He claimed he fell asleep and accidentally pulled the trigger.

Tex was indicted in April 2017 on several charges. He also was accused of influencing a witness.

He went to trial in 2018, and prosecutors argued he killed Diane for her money because he was going through some financial hardships. In the end, he was acquitted of malice murder, but convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and influencing a witness.

A judge sentenced him to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Tex’s attorneys appealed the conviction and argued that the judge who presided over the case did not inform the jury they could have convicted Tex of involuntary manslaughter.

In June 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned Tex’s conviction. However, he is still behind bars and in October, a judge denied him bond. Prosecutors reportedly plan on retrying him.

Let’s look back at the case of a husband who killed his wife, but whose intent remains a mystery.