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"The Officer's Wife" is now "Intent: The Tex McIver Case."Investigators in Atlanta have always known who shot successful Atlanta businesswoman Diane McIver in Sept. 2016—and so did she. Diane was shot by her husband, Tex McIver, and she knew it was him because she handed him the gun. But Tex says he doesn’t know how the gun went off, and Diane’s death was a terrible accident.It’s a story Tex McIver has always stood by: he loved his wife, and he never would have harmed her on purpose. But is that story true or was there more to the McIvers’ relationship than even their closest friends might have realized?11Alive WXIA News Reporter Kaitlyn Ross and VAULT Studios investigate the shooting, its a…
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A murder conviction is reversed, and the case turns on what the jury was not asked to weigh.
Intent: The Tex McIver Case follows the legal afterlife of a 2018 murder conviction, from the Georgia Supreme Court reversal to the jury question at its center.
Jurors reject an accident theory while wrestling with whether Tex McIver meant to kill Diane or meant to shoot her.
Caitlin Ross follows closing arguments in the Tex McIver trial as both sides press the same hard question: what did McIver intend when a loaded gun fired from the back seat of a car?
A courtroom turn from gun evidence to testimony that sharpened the trial's questions of motive.
The trial's sharpest turn comes as the prosecution's focus on a .38-caliber revolver gives way to the courtroom's wait for massage therapist Annie Anderson.
Danny Joe Carter's testimony gives the McIver shooting a steady, unsettling courtroom focus.
Intent's fifth chapter centers on Danny Joe Carter's testimony, the trial's only firsthand account of Diane McIver's shooting and death unless Tex McIver takes the stand.
Jury selection turns an accidental-shooting defense into a test of instinct, credibility, and courtroom strategy.
This single-episode review centers on Tex McIver's defense and the hard sell behind it: asking a Fulton County jury to accept that the gun went off by accident.
Measured true crime with uneasy questions.
The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously reversed Tex McIver's felony murder conviction after saying jurors should have been allowed to consider involuntary manslaughter.
["After four days of deliberation, the Tex McIver jury convicts him of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during a felony, and influencing a witness, while finding him not guilty of malice murder.", "Before the verdict, Kara Convery tells jurors that reasonable doubt works like spotting pollen on a freshly washed car, while Don Samuel and Bruce Harvey argue that the evidence leaves too many unanswered questions.", "Clint Rucker answers with Diane McIver's photograph, the ranch, the money disputes, and the claim that Tex lied about the night she was shot.", "The episode closes with Tex McIver's sentencing statement about Diane, Chick-fil-A, telepathy, and his \"earth suit,\" followed by Judge Robert McBurney's life sentence and five-year firearm term."]
Intent: The Tex McIver Case, Chapter 6 follows the Fulton County murder trial as testimony turns on guns, sleep behavior, and Annie Anderson.
Danny Joe Carter gives the clearest eyewitness account in the Tex McIver trial, saying she heard 'a big boom' after Tex asked, 'Darling, would you hand me my gun.' Prosecutor Clint Rucker walks her through the September 25, 2016 drive from the Putnam County ranch, including the red wine in a Yeti tumbler, the stop at Longhorn Steakhouse, and the 20-minute ride back toward Atlanta.
Intent: The Tex McIver Case, chapter four, follows the buildup to Tex McIver's murder trial after Diane McIver died on September 25, 2016.
This episode recounts the 1990 incident where Tex McIver fired shots at a car, leading to charges that were later dropped, setting the stage for his later murder case.
A podcast episode discussing the baffling murder case of Diane McIver, shot by her husband Tex, with investigative journalists reflecting on the case.
This episode recounts the story of Jessica and Matthew Boynton's troubled marriage and a suspicious incident at Walmart.
A narrative true crime podcast investigating the shooting death of Diane McIver by her husband Tex, exploring whether it was an accident or murder.