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Shrewd but sweet: Testimony gets personal as witnesses tearfully testify about Diane McIver

During Day 2 of court proceedings, the prosecution spent most of the day pounding away at a possible motive, asking witness after witness about Diane as a person and the couple's finances.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Testimony for the Tex McIver murder trial continued for the second day, Wednesday, and court proceedings were much more emotional as witnesses called in the case shed tears during questioning.

Prosecutors argue Tex intentionally shot his wife Diane as they rode in their SUV near Piedmont Park. Tex has always contended it was a terrible accident.

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During Day 2 of court proceedings, the prosecution spent most of the day pounding away at a possible motive, asking witness after witness about Diane as a person and the couple's finances.

The prosecution called up witnesses who knew Diane best – employees and friends who all described her as having a sharp tongue and a shrewd business sense. But, they said, Diane was also a loving and caring person.

"She had a very strong personality. She was a very dominant woman. I mean, she had to be. She worked in a man's world," her personal assistant Terry Brown explained. "But she could also be quite friendly, so don't take that in the wrong way. But when it comes to business there was no fooling around with Diane."

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Her employees said they could come to her with their personal issues, several of them crying on the stand about how compassionate she was. She was also willing to lend her friends money – but always expected to pay back in-full at a 5 percent interest rate. Brown said she meticulously tracked her and who owed her what.

A fact that the prosecution continued to hammer home when it came to the huge financial disparity between Tex and Diane and the fact that they kept their finances completely separate. Tex apparently owed her $350,000 at the time of her death, and had been paying about $1,500 a month and only touching the interest on the loan.

During questioning, Brown cried as he detailed everything he did for Diane day-after-day, including paying all of her bills. He said money was very important to her, testifying that she thought the worst thing that could happen was to not have enough money to live.

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After Diane's death, Brown said he met with Tex to go over her finances – the bills that had to be paid, the different bank accounts she had. He said Tex expressed he was disappointed she didn't have more money, but Brown felt it was his duty to fully educate Tex about the money she did have.

"I just– I felt like it was my job...I'm sorry. I felt like it was my job to help finish up her life," Brown told the court through tears.

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