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

[Bootsctr]

Exactly Caribou Birdie.

Here is a great video report from GMA
First time I've seen Nancy Grace in a long time. I miss her!.
Excellent summary of the case!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/atlanta-attorney-jailed-allegedly-shooting-wife-44342142

I think Nancy is spot on in this case as usual! Good to see Ryan too!

 

[Bootsctr]

I have a huge problem with this guy blaming Black Lives Matter. :notgood:

 

[True Crime Lover]

Another article:

"Atlanta attorney accused in wife's death bonds out of jail"
...
His next court appearance is*January 5.

A Fulton County judge issued a $200,000 bond for McIver on Thursday. Prosecutors had requested a much higher bond of $1 million, but that request was denied.
They believe McIver is a flight risk and he will have to wear an ankle monitor if he bonds out. He will also have to surrender his passport.*
The state also mentioned a panic attack McIver had the night of the shooting and requested that the estate sale of Diane McIver's belongings stop immediately.
...

http://www.cbs46.com/story/34123237/tex-mciver-bonds-out-of-jail

 

[Bootsctr]

McIver borrowed $350,000 from wife


Prominent attorney Claud “Tex” McIver had borrowed $350,000 from his wife, who he shot and killed in September.

McIver borrowed the money in 2012 from a business owned by his wife, Diane McIver, called Clay Management Co., according to court documents. He was supposed to pay back the loan with interest by 2014, but when that didn’t happen he received an extension to 2017.

http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/mciver-borrowed-350-000-from-wife/4Pw2UlQyT7gwLSyKnE4KUI/

 

[True Crime Lover]

McIver borrowed $350,000 from wife
...
http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/mciver-borrowed-350-000-from-wife/4Pw2UlQyT7gwLSyKnE4KUI/

Wow! The plot thickens...

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Now we're getting somewhere.....

From Boots' link:

"He added that he planned to pay off the loan by the end of 2016."

......so, did he have this $$ available to pay DM back, had she not otherwise died in September? I bet not.....JMO

 

[bwt42]

Two charges. One they can't prove to satisfy the Atlanta Journal & a misdemeanor that they can get a conviction on but is meaningless. jmo

 

[Bootsctr]

Now we're getting somewhere.....

From Boots' link:

"He added that he planned to pay off the loan by the end of 2016."

......so, did he have this $$ available to pay DM back, had she not otherwise died in September? I bet not.....JMO

I think not either.

There is more about the case at this link too at the Eatonton Messenger, although it is from December 29th:

https://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Eatonton1//Magazine151247/Full/index.aspx?II=151247#1/z

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Hey Boots - I tried to access that link and it requires a paid subscription. If you have a chance could you please summarize it for me? Thanks!

 

[Bootsctr]

PDA board’s McIver remains in Atlanta spotlight

Putnam County officials have said they will take no action to remove or suspend Tex McIver from his Putnam Development Authority post. McIver has continued to attend and participate in the PDA's monthly meetings in Eatonton following the shooting. It was unclear whether or not his being outfitted with an ankle monitor would prevent him from attending the January PDA meeting, which is set for 2 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 6 in Room 204 of the Putnam County Administration Building at 117 Putnam Drive. The PDA is also scheduled to have a retreat-style meeting 9 a.m.-4 p.m. this Monday, Jan. 9 at the Middle Georgia Regional Commission, 175 Emery Highway, Suite C in Macon. Both meetings are open to the public.

https://etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Eatonton1//Magazine151973/Full/index.aspx?II=151973#9/z

McIver was due back in court on January 5th for preliminary hearing. No update yet.

 

[Bootsctr]

There is a PI on the case:

Diane McIver's loan to Tex could hurt him in court

CBS46 Law Enforcement Analyst Vincent Hill was a police officer and is now a private investigator. He says the loan isn't good news for Tex.

"It definitely leads to possible motive. I mean maybe he couldn't pay the $350,000 back, maybe that deal went bad. We don't know the circumstances of that but it definitely leads to a possible motive," Hill said.

http://www.wsfa.com/story/34167337/diane-mcivers-loan-to-tex-could-hurt-him-in-court

 

[True Crime Lover]

There is a PI on the case:

Diane McIver's loan to Tex could hurt him in court

CBS46 Law Enforcement Analyst Vincent Hill was a police officer and is now a private investigator. He says the loan isn't good news for Tex.

"It definitely leads to possible motive. I mean maybe he couldn't pay the $350,000 back, maybe that deal went bad. We don't know the circumstances of that but it definitely leads to a possible motive," Hill said.

http://www.wsfa.com/story/34167337/diane-mcivers-loan-to-tex-could-hurt-him-in-court

Great! Who exactly is the PI working for?

 

[Bootsctr]

Great! Who exactly is the PI working for?

Well, I was going to say probably DM's family, but I'm not sure. I found his public Facebook media page. What say you?

https://www.facebook.com/VincentHillTV/

 

[True Crime Lover]

Another article on McIver case from the Daily Mail in UK

Atlanta lawyer who 'accidentally' shot his wife dead from backseat of car owed her $350,000 when she died

• Claud 'Tex' McIver borrowed money from wife Diane McIver's company in 2012
  
• McIver, 74, was supposed to repay it by 2014 but received a three year*extension*
  
• The lawyer said the money went to $1.3m barn on the couple's farm in Putnam County*
  
• He recently sold $350,000 of his wife's wardrobe to cover bequests in her will
  
• McIver is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct for shooting Diane dead in September

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...accidentally-shot-wife-dead-owed-350-000-died

There were more than 100 comments on this article before they were deleted and comments shut off. I bet there were some doozies!

 

[True Crime Lover]

Well, I was going to say probably DM's family, but I'm not sure. I found his public Facebook media page. What say you?

https://www.facebook.com/VincentHillTV/

January 2, 2017 (6 days ago)

...
CBS46 Law Enforcement Analyst Vincent Hill was a police officer and is now*a private investigator. He says the loan isn't good news for Tex.
"It definitely leads to possible motive. I mean maybe he couldn't pay the $350,000 back, maybe that deal went bad. We don't know the circumstances of that but it definitely leads to a possible motive," Hill said.
CBS46 reached out to Tex McIver's attorney again on Monday. He*would not comment on what the loan was for.
...
http://www.cbs46.com/story/34167337/diane-mcivers-loan-to-tex-could-hurt-him-in-court

Vincent Hill appears in the video here.
Note that 6 days ago, Mr. Hill was not working on the McIver case other than as an analyst for Channel 46. Now he is reportedly hired by someone to work on the case.

I still don't know who hired the PI, but I am so glad that they did.

I wonder maybe if Tex McIver's attorney hired Mr. Hill just so that he would stop investigating and publicly reporting the truth from a LE standpoint?
Maybe like the guy in Palmyra, NY who recently bought up almost 1000 local papers after the report of his arrest for DUI and his mugshot appeared in that issue. Now the whole world knows about it!

 

[True Crime Lover]

Another article on McIver case from the Daily Mail in UK

There were more than 100 comments on this article before they were deleted and comments shut off. I bet there were some doozies!

The comments on the Daily Mail article are up, but new commenting is suspended. Love people's candid comments! Seems that the tide of public opinion is definitely against Mr. McIver!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-dead-owed-350-000-died.html#reader-comments

 

[dancinunderthemoon]

How many homes did they own? I see in putnam co, eatonton, ga in Great Waters they are listed on Fernbank dr and also his address is pearidge in eatonton ga and he borrowed money from her? WHy not just quit spending? sounds like the love of money to me Wonderin if this Eugene Smith on the Putnam co bd of dir is kin to his wife Diane Smith McIver........https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/18673143-claud-l-mciver.............tax records at Putnam county qpublic..........

 

[dancinunderthemoon]

There is a PI on the case:

Diane McIver's loan to Tex could hurt him in court

CBS46 Law Enforcement Analyst Vincent Hill was a police officer and is now a private investigator. He says the loan isn't good news for Tex.

"It definitely leads to possible motive. I mean maybe he couldn't pay the $350,000 back, maybe that deal went bad. We don't know the circumstances of that but it definitely leads to a possible motive," Hill said.

http://www.wsfa.com/story/34167337/diane-mcivers-loan-to-tex-could-hurt-him-in-court

It's a definite motive, he knows the law and a weasle thats trying to slide too, sneaky guy

 

[dancinunderthemoon]

Who keeps a loaded gun in a grocery bag?

thats what i was thinking!!

 

[dancinunderthemoon]

putnam development authority.......http://putnamdevelopmentauthority.com/board-of-directors/

1990 charges............http://www.myajc.com/news/local/tex...90-shooting-teens-car/NgCSQDruQjiEL6gCVfsW7I/

An Atlanta attorney who says he accidentally shot and killed his wife last month was charged some 25 years ago with firing a gun at a car containing three teens in DeKalb County.
A grand jury indicted Claud “Tex” McIver but prosecutors declined to pursue the 1990 case after the parties settled it privately, according to court records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. No one was injured in the incident. But afterward McIver was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm in connection with a crime, and criminal damage to property.