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EXCLUSIVE: Is Tex McIver influencing murder case? Listen and you decide

Claud “Tex” McIver is brought into court for a recent appearance. McIver shot his wife Diane as they rode in their SUV in midtown Atlanta in the fall of 2016. McIver has said it was an accident and initially faced involuntary manslaughter charges. A grand jury indicted him for murder in April. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM.
By Craig Schneider
June 29, 2017

Fulton County prosecutors allege Tex McIver is trying to influence the murder case against him from behind bars.

Not so, say his defense lawyers.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Craig Schneider has been covering the case from the start and obtained exclusive recordings of the jailhouse phones calls and visits at the center of the dispute.

Go to myajc.com to listen to the calls. Then you decide.

Claud “Tex” McIver is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of his wife, Diane McIver. He says the shooting was an accident. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM.

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