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Tex McIver released on bond after 8 months in Fulton jail

12-11-17 - Atlanta, GA - Tex McIver, 74, (right) and his attorney, Don Samuel, leave the Fulton County Jail Monday night after McIver was released on bond. He was carrying a plastic bag full of papers and books.(CASEY SYKES, CASEY.SYKES@AJC.COM)

Credit: Casey Sykes

Credit: Casey Sykes

12-11-17 - Atlanta, GA - Tex McIver, 74, (right) and his attorney, Don Samuel, leave the Fulton County Jail Monday night after McIver was released on bond. He was carrying a plastic bag full of papers and books.(CASEY SYKES, CASEY.SYKES@AJC.COM)
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Dec 12, 2017

Claud "Tex" McIver, accused of murder in the shooting death of his wife, Diane, posted bond on Monday and was released from the Fulton County Jail shortly before 9 p.m.

McIver was granted $750,000 bond in October, but it took him two months to come up with the required $75,000, or 10 percent of the full bond.

McIver, showing white stubble on his chin, had no comment for the waiting media as he walked out of the lockup.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney granted a new bond for McIver in October, but it took the defendant two months to raise the money required to secure his release.

"The McIver Murder Case" has been the subject of Breakdown, a podcast by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. You can listen on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast platform. Or you can stream the first episode here:

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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.

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