GUILTY GA - Diane McIver, 63, fatally shot, Atlanta, 25 Sept 2016

[alsleuther]

I don't think it's all about the money for Tex- I think he may have been fed-up with how Diane treated him and then there's the money. I think in Diane's mind, she ruled and treated Tex accordingly- almost like a business deal, with the loan she made to him. Come on...Tex is her husband, not some business associated/friend. So strange...


These are my thoughts, so far:

In my mind, I'm leaning on guilty:

- because Diane didn't want to see Tex for possible the last time in the hospital- something fishy about their marriage

- the masseuse "sleeping on the bedroom floor" thingy- fishy also

- because he tried to cover it all up by asking Dani Jo to leave the hospital- wonder what story he would have told if Dani Jo agreed to leave- she was shot in the bathroom?

- because Tex originally said that he was asleep and a "bump" woke him/the gun went off- when Dani Jo said that the car was stopped at a red light and then the gun went off

I wonder if the denfense is gonna put an MD on the stand to explain what kind of illness that Tex has that makes him sleepy???- he seems alert all thru the long trial day

But I think there will be a hung jury or Not Guilty

I think it's to the defense's benefit to put Annie on- with the innuendos that the State made about her and Tex- I would wonder what was really going on with them (and I do wonder...:facepalm:..). She could just be an innocent bystander who gives Tex some moral support? Of course she could just lie- who would know- unless the State has witnesses that actually saw Tex/Annie doing some hanky-panky.

This is a troublesome trial....:thinking:

Agree with everything you said. I don't think the Defense will bring Annie on. I was disappointed the Prosecution didn't. My guess is there was something "romantic" going on, but nothing could be proven.

I also think Tex's actions that night were fueled by a little liquid courage and a pent up frustration with his wife. It doesn't appear to me that he planned this out very well. While I do believe he purposely killed her, I think it was a spur of the moment decision, and I unfortunately don't think the Prosecution has enough to convince 100% of the jury of that.

Tex may come across as a baffoon now, but in hindsight he was pretty smart. Diane's phone was missing for a period of time, no evidence of a second will. I'd be shocked if he didn't delete emails and other correspondence. He got rid of any and all evidence while he had the chance.

His attitude this whole time was of someone who thinks the law doesn't apply to him and he calls the shots, evidenced from every move he made from telling Dani Jo at the hospital to go home to trying to bribe the DA. I think he knows this can never be disproven as anything more than an accident. It's a sad, sad situation and I think he's guilty, but I bet in one year from now, he's back living on his Ranch and changing his will again to cut out Austin.....maybe he'll include Dixie in it this time, as she appears to be the only family member still in his corner.

 

[YESorNO]

alsleuther I agree with the other things you brought in...especially "the new will"- I think he may have gotten rid of it?

but...all this very hard to prove without reasonable doubt coming in....

 

[YESorNO]

Tex McIver Trial Day 16 Part 2

[video=youtube;9N2SlOdW0HE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N2SlOdW0HE[/video]
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[YESorNO]

David Eisbrouch and Charles Mittelstadt Talk Tex McIver on Law & Crime Network 04/10/18

[video=youtube;RFHZlU2hOYM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFHZlU2hOYM[/video]
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[YESorNO]

Prosecution rests its case in Tex McIver murder trial

"ATLANTA - The prosecution rested its case Tuesday in the Tex McIver murder trial....

The defense plans called one witness Tuesday afternoon, who will return to the stand Wednesday morning...

Follow our live blog below:..."

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/tex-mciver-murder-trial-day-16/730107039
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[alsleuther]

And have you seen Billy Corey's face watching this?

Now that's the type of old Southern wealth that could make a few phone calls and make sure good Ole Tex got accidentally trampled by a horse on his Ranch, or accidentally drowned in Lake Sinclair or got hit in the head with a golf ball going 100mph at the Reynolds Plantation golf course.

 

[BUF]

Agree with everything you said. I don't think the Defense will bring Annie on. I was disappointed the Prosecution didn't. My guess is there was something "romantic" going on, but nothing could be proven.

I also think Tex's actions that night were fueled by a little liquid courage and a pent up frustration with his wife. It doesn't appear to me that he planned this out very well. While I do believe he purposely killed her, I think it was a spur of the moment decision, and I unfortunately don't think the Prosecution has enough to convince 100% of the jury of that.

Tex may come across as a baffoon now, but in hindsight he was pretty smart. Diane's phone was missing for a period of time, no evidence of a second will. I'd be shocked if he didn't delete emails and other correspondence. He got rid of any and all evidence while he had the chance.

His attitude this whole time was of someone who thinks the law doesn't apply to him and he calls the shots, evidenced from every move he made from telling Dani Jo at the hospital to go home to trying to bribe the DA. I think he knows this can never be disproven as anything more than an accident. It's a sad, sad situation and I think he's guilty, but I bet in one year from now, he's back living on his Ranch and changing his will again to cut out Austin.....maybe he'll include Dixie in it this time, as she appears to be the only family member still in his corner.

Not a little liquid courage, but quite a bit...both he and Diane. One thing though...she had no qualms about getting that gun out of the compartment and handing it to him.

 

[alsleuther]

I don't think Diane was scared to hand him the gun in the least bit. I think she wore the pants in that relationship and would never have expected him to shoot her.

It's unfortunate that not more of the relationships came out in this trial (i.e. Annie, Dani Jo and Tom, etc), b/c I think that would have told us a lot more. I think it's possible there was another motive besides just the money.

 

[YESorNO]

And have you seen Billy Corey's face watching this?

Now that's the type of old Southern wealth that could make a few phone calls and make sure good Ole Tex got accidentally trampled by a horse on his Ranch, or accidentally drowned in Lake Sinclair or got hit in the head with a golf ball going 100mph at the Reynolds Plantation golf course.

For sure- he hates Tex, IMO.

 

[YESorNO]

Prosecution's three biggest takeaways from Tex McIver trial (short video clip)

http://www.11alive.com/video/news/p...e831&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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[YESorNO]

Did I post this already.... sorry- I'm tired (allergy meds.....)

Spokesman Says Tex McIver Suggested He Share Bonus With DA to Drop Charges

"...Dickerson said he’s known Howard for more than 30 years and told McIver and Maples he could help, “because I knew Mr. Howard and would be able to reach out to him.”

Maples left the room at one point during that meeting, Dickerson testified. That’s when McIver offered a “success bonus,” if Dickerson persuaded Howard to drop or reduce the pending criminal charges, he testified.

And, Dickerson said, McIver added, “It would be OK with him—those were his words—if I shared that with others.”

Dickerson said he was initially puzzled.

“The offer to share it with others was vague,” he explained. “I really didn’t know who else he might have on his team he would want me to share it with. I asked for a clarification.”

The response left him with the clear impression McIver meant Dickerson could share that bonus with the district attorney, Dickerson said.

“When it became clearer to me he was talking about sharing money with the district attorney, I told him in no uncertain terms I would never make such an offer to the district attorney and that he would never accept it,” Dickerson said. “It would have been, at the very least, an unethical thing to do and at most illegal. Criminal.”..."

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonli...ested-he-share-bonus-with-da-to-drop-charges/

I find it.... suspiciously strange that the lawyer Maples left the room and then Tex talked to Dickerson about the "success bonus"....why not say it in front of your own lawyer.

And I think that Dickerson knew exactly what Tex was talking about- without ever having to say "share the money with the DA"..

Dickerson is no fool and can decipher what a client wants, IMO. How frustrating...

 

[Niner]

I have to say once again

:tyou: YESorNO for keeping all of us up on what's going on!

:clap:

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, April 11th:
*Trial continues (Day 17) (@ 9am ET) - GA - Diane McIver (63) (Sept. 25, 2016) - Claud "Tex" Lee McIver III (74/now 76) arrested (12/14/16) charged (4/27/17) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and 3 counts of influencing witnesses and bribery. Pled not guilty.
4/10/18: Pros rested their case. Before the Defense started attorneys argued about whether the judge should drop charges 5-7 of the #TexMcIver indictment. Those charges deal with influencing witnesses. The judge is taking the motion to dismiss the charges under advisement. If he doesn't have his decision by the morning, he advises he will by lunch. Defense started their case calling their first witness.

 

[turaj]

Wednesday, April 11th:
*Trial continues (Day 17) (@ 9am ET) - GA - Diane McIver (63) (Sept. 25, 2016) - Claud "Tex" Lee McIver III (74/now 76) arrested (12/14/16) charged (4/27/17) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and 3 counts of influencing witnesses and bribery. Pled not guilty.
4/10/18: Pros rested their case. Before the Defense started attorneys argued about whether the judge should drop charges 5-7 of the #TexMcIver indictment. Those charges deal with influencing witnesses. The judge is taking the motion to dismiss the charges under advisement. If he doesn't have his decision by the morning, he advises he will by lunch. Defense started their case calling their first witness.

Funny with my non legal mind I see more evidence for 5-7 than the rest...and honestly after Dickerson yesterday even 5-7 are weak....as much as I want Tex to pay for this reckless action I think anything beyond NG or HUNG is doubtful.

 

[YESorNO]

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[Hopeful One]

I don't think it's all about the money for Tex- I think he may have been fed-up with how Diane treated him and then there's the money. I think in Diane's mind, she ruled and treated Tex accordingly- almost like a business deal, with the loan she made to him. Come on...Tex is her husband, not some business associated/friend. So strange...


These are my thoughts, so far:

In my mind, I'm leaning on guilty:

- because Diane didn't want to see Tex for possible the last time in the hospital- something fishy about their marriage

- the masseuse "sleeping on the bedroom floor" thingy- fishy also

- because he tried to cover it all up by asking Dani Jo to leave the hospital- wonder what story he would have told if Dani Jo agreed to leave- she was shot in the bathroom?

- because Tex originally said that he was asleep and a "bump" woke him/the gun went off- when Dani Jo said that the car was stopped at a red light and then the gun went off

I wonder if the denfense is gonna put an MD on the stand to explain what kind of illness that Tex has that makes him sleepy???- he seems alert all thru the long trial day

But I think there will be a hung jury or Not Guilty

I think it's to the defense's benefit to put Annie on- with the innuendos that the State made about her and Tex- I would wonder what was really going on with them (and I do wonder...:facepalm:..). She could just be an innocent bystander who gives Tex some moral support? Of course she could just lie- who would know- unless the State has witnesses that actually saw Tex/Annie doing some hanky-panky.

This is a troublesome trial....:thinking:

I agree with most everything you said! I'm just very torn as to guilt or innocence. I really don't see the need for him to kill her and the manner in which he did (if intentional) is rather bizarre to me. How could he have known they were going to turn off into the "bad area" that they did? Would he have shot her "accidentally" no matter which direction they had gone? And how could he have known that one shot would kill her? Seems if he wanted to be sure she was dead, he would need to make sure he had a good aim to a surely lethal part of her body.

I'm really torn here. I can totally see him being guilty but so far, I don't see evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

And I really hope the defense calls Annie!! I want to know more about that!

On a side note, thanks to everyone for all of the updates. I watch at work but can't always catch everything so the updates are helpful.

 

[Niner]

Did you leave all alone YESorNO?? No tweets?

 

[YESorNO]

Niner- don't bug me about when I post the tweets (usually start posting when they take the lunch break)...:slap:

-besides....I'm very sleepy right now....

....:facepalm:


:floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

 

[YESorNO]

Wild About Trial@WildAboutTrial
1m1 minute ago
Day 17 in the #TexMcIver trial begins in a few minutes


Law & Crime Network@LawCrimeNetwork
2m2 minutes ago
#TexMcIver - The judge is on the bench. We are waiting for him to rule on the defense motion to dismiss the influencing witnesses charges. The motion was argued late yesterday. https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials...ve-now-lawandcrime-network/law-crime-network/ …


Mike Petchenik@MPetchenikWSB
2m2 minutes ago
CFO of mining company in which #TexMcIver had stake is back on the stand. Defense wants to show his shares were lucrative for him, that he didn’t solely rely on Diane.

Law & Crime Network@LawCrimeNetwork
9m9 minutes ago
#TexMcIver - Jury is shown a letter from the mining company's CEO estimating McIver's holdings between $1.5 - $2.5 million.

Mike Petchenik@MPetchenikWSB
7m7 minutes ago
Mining Co. CFO says the company still owes #TexMcIver about $250k.


Veronica Waters@MissVWaters
44m44 minutes ago
Arcilla Mining's CFO McKenzie Davenport reiterates what State expert said: #TexMcIver sold his shares for some $700K in Jan. 2017. Seems McIver may have interest in other unmined tracts. Defense calls Emory RN Blair Brown, who also testified in the State's case. @wsbradio
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Christian Boone@ReporterJCB
51m51 minutes ago
Emory nurse Blair Brown, who testified for the state, called by the defense #TexMcIver

Veronica Waters@MissVWaters
41m41 minutes ago
Defense replays video of a gunshot Diane McIver being brought to Emory Hospital. Asks nurse Blair Brown, "Did you hear #TexMcIver say, 'I shot my wife in the bathroom while cleaning the gun?'" She says no. @wsbradio

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