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48 Hours

The Last Ride Home

4/15/202644 min

When wealthy lawyer, Tex McIver, shot his wife, Diane McIver, the case was rich with intrigue. It happened on a car ride while their friend drove them home. But what led to the gunshot that killed Diane is at the heart of the case against her husband. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/15/2018. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    [dramatic music] I loved you before this ceremony, and I love you more because of it.

  2. Speaker 10:14

    You may kiss your bride.

  3. Speaker 00:15

    [cheering] They were inseparable. Tex absolutely adored Diane, and Diane adored Tex. [dramatic music] I feel like the prosecution has tried to make this out to be about someone who is successful and powerful trying to get away with something like murder. They don't know Tex and Diane personally like I do.

  4. Maureen Maher· Host0:40

    A woman died after she was shot inside a car on this block.

  5. Bill Rankin· Soundbite0:45

    Previously on Breakdown. Welcome back. Before we plunge back into the story of Tex McIver, I wanna tell- I'm a reporter with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and we've been covering the Tex McIver case since day one. This was a enormously high-profile case. They were a big-time power couple.

  6. Speaker 11:06

    We're gonna have plenty of beverages over here, so just everybody start walking, please.

  7. Bill Rankin· Soundbite1:11

    Tex owned a ranch out in Putnam County.

  8. Speaker 01:13

    Cheers.

  9. Bill Rankin· Soundbite1:15

    Which is a pretty nice place for a vacation home. They woke up that morning. Tex made sausage biscuits and coffee, and took them upstairs to

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