Jay Grover

Most people who were in the room who attended, he was there with Danny Joe Carter and a couple of other members of the company. And I believe Jay Grover, every single day of that trial, he sought no interviews. He sought to give no comment. He wanted to witness it. He did. But most of the people in the room didn't know. I mean, certainly they did in the DA's office and certainly the defense did.

Most people who were in the room who attended, he was there with Danny Joe Carter and a couple of other members of the company. And I believe Jay Grover, every single day of that trial, he sought no interviews. He sought to give no comment. He wanted to witness it. He did. But most of the people in the room didn't know. I mean, certainly they did in the DA's office and certainly the defense did.

But most people in the room didn't know who he was.

But most people in the room didn't know who he was.

Two days before trial. to not testify to this, to not say it again. And then a representative was sent to my uncle that was not entirely threatening, but it was implied. And I just, I told, I called his lawyers who I do know. And I said, the last time before trial,

Two days before trial. to not testify to this, to not say it again. And then a representative was sent to my uncle that was not entirely threatening, but it was implied. And I just, I told, I called his lawyers who I do know. And I said, the last time before trial,

If you bother my uncle again, if you reach out to any family member, you get a phone call to me on this issue, which I'm not going to lie for you. I'm not going to lie to the court. I'm going to start remembering things from an earlier point in Texas life that will not be helpful.

If you bother my uncle again, if you reach out to any family member, you get a phone call to me on this issue, which I'm not going to lie for you. I'm not going to lie to the court. I'm going to start remembering things from an earlier point in Texas life that will not be helpful.

Jay believed from that morning at his home. that it was intentional and that things did not add up. He was a former DeKalb County police officer, former Rock Hill County police officer, I believe sheriff's deputy, and a detective. And whereas I was watching this unfold and being shocked that this longtime family retainer lawyer was destroying himself, Jay and I are friends of four decades.

Jay believed from that morning at his home. that it was intentional and that things did not add up. He was a former DeKalb County police officer, former Rock Hill County police officer, I believe sheriff's deputy, and a detective. And whereas I was watching this unfold and being shocked that this longtime family retainer lawyer was destroying himself, Jay and I are friends of four decades.

And I remember the conversation with him about this and saying, You know, I'm not going to help Tex anymore. I'm not going to be a spokesman anymore. But my story isn't going to change because I wasn't there. I wasn't in the car. I can only relay what was told to me.

And I remember the conversation with him about this and saying, You know, I'm not going to help Tex anymore. I'm not going to be a spokesman anymore. But my story isn't going to change because I wasn't there. I wasn't in the car. I can only relay what was told to me.

And as crystal clear as I can, I will repeat what was told to me, assuming at least at one point in time that was, you know, I recommended the night of, the night of that first conversation. Let's get a video camera.

And as crystal clear as I can, I will repeat what was told to me, assuming at least at one point in time that was, you know, I recommended the night of, the night of that first conversation. Let's get a video camera.

Let's get you to lay every detail you remember about that entire day out now, give it to the Atlanta Police Department, give it to the district attorney's office, and for your own purposes, you'll have a consistent story to fall back on and rely on. Your memory will fade. He wouldn't do it.

Let's get you to lay every detail you remember about that entire day out now, give it to the Atlanta Police Department, give it to the district attorney's office, and for your own purposes, you'll have a consistent story to fall back on and rely on. Your memory will fade. He wouldn't do it.

Jay's take was this was intentional, there was a plan, and when did it start? And so they started looking for things like the second will and motive.

Jay's take was this was intentional, there was a plan, and when did it start? And so they started looking for things like the second will and motive.

So pretty early, pretty early on, I think just literally the not forthcoming of what happened that day when we were delivered the news.

So pretty early, pretty early on, I think just literally the not forthcoming of what happened that day when we were delivered the news.

very quickly into the next day Jay was very much an observer a listener especially in something like this where something was not right you know even if it had been an accident this just wasn't right something this was this was horrible so he was very in tune very very early on trying to get the details the correct details you know pieced together and very quickly

very quickly into the next day Jay was very much an observer a listener especially in something like this where something was not right you know even if it had been an accident this just wasn't right something this was this was horrible so he was very in tune very very early on trying to get the details the correct details you know pieced together and very quickly

to the conclusion that this is not making sense. This is what we're being told. It's not adding up. That coupled with the things texts were saying just weren't making sense. And then his actions. He started doing very strange things that just didn't seem normal for somebody who just lost their spouse for whatever reason. But it was...

to the conclusion that this is not making sense. This is what we're being told. It's not adding up. That coupled with the things texts were saying just weren't making sense. And then his actions. He started doing very strange things that just didn't seem normal for somebody who just lost their spouse for whatever reason. But it was...

Definitely by midweek, I think Jay was 100% convinced that this was not an accident. He was on a mission for Diane, a mission to get answers and the right answers.

Definitely by midweek, I think Jay was 100% convinced that this was not an accident. He was on a mission for Diane, a mission to get answers and the right answers.

The initial investigation questioning, I don't think, well, I know, wasn't going to go any further with the police department. They were done. Case closed. We're done. It was an accident. Move on to the next one was the way they pretty much handled it. It would have been left alone. It would have been left to that had it not been for Jay going to D.A.

The initial investigation questioning, I don't think, well, I know, wasn't going to go any further with the police department. They were done. Case closed. We're done. It was an accident. Move on to the next one was the way they pretty much handled it. It would have been left alone. It would have been left to that had it not been for Jay going to D.A.

Rucker and saying, no, you need to look at this. And by that point he had already gone into full detective mode.

Rucker and saying, no, you need to look at this. And by that point he had already gone into full detective mode.

The Binge.

The Binge.

We were just waking up on that Monday morning, and Tex called Jay. Jay had already gotten out of the bed and gone into the bathroom to get ready for the day, and he had just gotten up and gone in there.

We were just waking up on that Monday morning, and Tex called Jay. Jay had already gotten out of the bed and gone into the bathroom to get ready for the day, and he had just gotten up and gone in there.

And I heard his phone ring. I heard one side of the conversation. Of course, he was in the other room, so I didn't hear word for word what was going on. But I could just tell from the tone, I guess, or... You could sense some reaction, and I knew it wasn't good. I didn't know what it was. I didn't know who the phone call was from. I just knew it wasn't good. My first thought went to Mr. Gorey.

And I heard his phone ring. I heard one side of the conversation. Of course, he was in the other room, so I didn't hear word for word what was going on. But I could just tell from the tone, I guess, or... You could sense some reaction, and I knew it wasn't good. I didn't know what it was. I didn't know who the phone call was from. I just knew it wasn't good. My first thought went to Mr. Gorey.

Something had happened to Mr. Gorey, naturally, just given his age. It was a very short phone call. He came out of the bathroom very quickly, and by that point, I knew something was wrong, so I had already sat up in bed and immediately met him with, what is it? And he said, it's Diane. She's gone. I said, what do you mean she's gone? He said, there was an accident, and she didn't make it.

Something had happened to Mr. Gorey, naturally, just given his age. It was a very short phone call. He came out of the bathroom very quickly, and by that point, I knew something was wrong, so I had already sat up in bed and immediately met him with, what is it? And he said, it's Diane. She's gone. I said, what do you mean she's gone? He said, there was an accident, and she didn't make it.

She's gone. And he said, I got to get to Mr. Quarry. So he was immediately throwing on clothes and out the door. That was all I got.

She's gone. And he said, I got to get to Mr. Quarry. So he was immediately throwing on clothes and out the door. That was all I got.

It was before noon that Jay called me and said it wasn't a car accident. She was shot. And then, of course, my brain's real. I'm like, what do you mean she was shot? We had a million questions. But yeah, at some point that morning before noon, they knew that It was a gun accident and that Tex had done it.

It was before noon that Jay called me and said it wasn't a car accident. She was shot. And then, of course, my brain's real. I'm like, what do you mean she was shot? We had a million questions. But yeah, at some point that morning before noon, they knew that It was a gun accident and that Tex had done it.

He was not forthcoming with exactly what happened and he definitely repeatedly reiterated it was an accident.

He was not forthcoming with exactly what happened and he definitely repeatedly reiterated it was an accident.