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EspañolDIANE ZAMORA
'Diane Michelle Zamora' (born January 21, 1978), is a former US Navy midshipman who is serving a life sentence for her role in the December 3, 1995 murder of Adrianne Jones, a woman Zamora believed was a romantic rival to her boyfriend, David Graham.
Zamora, the oldest child of an electrician and nurse, grew up in Crowley, Texas. She was a member of the National Honors Society and belonged to several clubs at Crowley High School including the Civil Air Patrol. At the time of her high school graduation in 1996, Zamora was scheduled to attend the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Reared by a very religious family, Zamora reportedly was known as a person who kept to herself while in high school, devoted herself to her studies, and was very careful about whom she dated and with whom she associated. With the exception of David Graham, Zamora found most high school boys immature. Apparently, she very rarely wore makeup at school and although viewed by teachers and former classmates as "not unfriendly," Zamora was not considered a high school socialite.
Friends and family of the couple said that Graham and Zamora were enthralled with each other. Their relationship seemed intense; Graham and Zamora began dating in August 1995 and only about a month later they announced their engagement to their families. Graham and Zamora planned to marry each other in the year 2000, shortly after their scheduled graduations from their academies. Some friends and relatives, however, thought Graham and Zamora had an unhealthy obsession with one another. According to reports, Zamora supporters claim that Graham dominated the relationship, always having his arm around Zamora and even allegedly refusing to let her family members hug her during her high school graduation.
On November 4, 1995, David Graham had sex with track teammate Adrianne Jones, who was from Mansfield, Texas. After returning from a track meet in Lubbock, the two have their encounter after Graham parked his car behind an elementary school while driving Jones home. Ridden with guilt over his infidelity, Graham confessed his affair to Diane around December 1. An enraged Zamora allegedly demanded that Graham atone for his trangression by killing Jones.
On December 3, 1995, Graham and Zamora carried out their plan. Late that night, around 10:30 PM, Graham called and arranged a date with Adrianne Jones. Unbeknownst to her parents, Jones snuck out of her house later that night to go out with Graham, who picked her up outside her house.
Prosecutors say that Graham then drove to a deserted road near Grand Prairie, Texas. Zamora was hiding in the hatchback of the car. According to reports, the original plan was that Zamora would come up behind a seated Jones and snap her neck. Graham would help her dump the body in nearby lake. Graham and Zamora planned to tie weights to Jones's body so that it would sink to the bottom of the lake.
However, things did not go as planned. Apparently, when Zamora grabbed Jones, a struggle ensued. Zamora then hit Jones in the head with a weight, but Jones somehow managed to get out of Graham's car and run away. According to his confession, Zamora told Graham that he could not let Jones get away. Graham took his gun, tracked Jones down in the field, and shot her twice in the head. According to Graham's confession, when he returned to the car, he and Zamora exchanged "I love you's." Then, Zamora allegedly told Graham, "We shouldn't have done that, David." They then disposed of their bloody clothes and went home. Adrianne Jones' body was discovered the next day.
In the months following Jones' murder, Graham entered the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while Diane enrolled at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Amazingly, she confessed the murder to her two roommates at Annapolis during a late night conversation in late August 1996. Zamora apparently told her roommates that she and Graham loved each other so much that they had killed for one another. As a result, Zamora's roommates reluctantly reported her story to the naval chaplain, who then reported the story to the naval attorney at Annapolis. Police in Dallas-Fort Worth were then contacted.
Diane Zamora’s two-week trial began in February 1998 in Fort Worth with Judge Joe Drago III presiding. It received national media attention, providing Court TV with some of its highest ratings ever in their film coverage of the capital murder trial. Some of the interest centered on whether she was the submissive victim or the jealous driving force behind the murder.
Under Texas law, murder is the intentional killing of another human being, while capital murder includes murder with an underlying felony of kidnapping, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, or obstruction. In this case, the prosecutor believed that Adrianne Jones was deceptively lured from her home by David Graham asking her for a bogus date, or she would not have been in the car. Moreover, the couple committed obstruction when Zamora allegedly ordered Graham to stalk Jones out into the field and to shoot her so that she could not tell the authorities.
On February 17, 1998, after over six hours of deliberations over two days, a Texas jury found Diane Zamora guilty of capital murder in the death of Adrianne Jones. Because of the Jones family's request that prosecutors not seek the death penalty against her, Zamora received a mandatory sentence of life in prison. She will not be eligible for parole until she has served at least 40 years of the sentence.
On June 17, 2003, Diane married another inmate in a Texas prison. A judge in San Antonio performed the wedding ceremony in which Zamora's mother and a male friend stood in for the imprisoned couple. Earlier that year, Zamora and Steven Mora wrote the county clerk office asking for permission to get a marriage license. KDFW-TV in Dallas obtained a copy of the marriage certificate -- dated June 17 and issued by Bexar County -- naming Zamora, and Mora of San Antonio.
On April 8, 2007, Zamora was interviewed by Stone Phillips on Dateline, where she was questioned about her failure of a polygraph test in relation to the murder. She is currently incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas.
In 1997, a made-for-television movie called ''Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder'' was released. The movie tells the story of the murder of Adrianne Jones. The character of Diane Zamora was played by Holly Marie Combs.
★ http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/002012.html
★ http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/cadet0718.html
★ http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/zamora/
★ http://www.cnn.com/US/9802/11/briefs/midshipman.trial/index.html
★ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0758513.html
★ http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/cadets0218.html
| Contents |
| Early Life |
| Relationship with Graham |
| The Crime |
| Loose Lips |
| The Trial |
| Conviction |
| Updates |
| The Movie |
| External links |
Early Life
Zamora, the oldest child of an electrician and nurse, grew up in Crowley, Texas. She was a member of the National Honors Society and belonged to several clubs at Crowley High School including the Civil Air Patrol. At the time of her high school graduation in 1996, Zamora was scheduled to attend the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Reared by a very religious family, Zamora reportedly was known as a person who kept to herself while in high school, devoted herself to her studies, and was very careful about whom she dated and with whom she associated. With the exception of David Graham, Zamora found most high school boys immature. Apparently, she very rarely wore makeup at school and although viewed by teachers and former classmates as "not unfriendly," Zamora was not considered a high school socialite.
Relationship with Graham
Friends and family of the couple said that Graham and Zamora were enthralled with each other. Their relationship seemed intense; Graham and Zamora began dating in August 1995 and only about a month later they announced their engagement to their families. Graham and Zamora planned to marry each other in the year 2000, shortly after their scheduled graduations from their academies. Some friends and relatives, however, thought Graham and Zamora had an unhealthy obsession with one another. According to reports, Zamora supporters claim that Graham dominated the relationship, always having his arm around Zamora and even allegedly refusing to let her family members hug her during her high school graduation.
On November 4, 1995, David Graham had sex with track teammate Adrianne Jones, who was from Mansfield, Texas. After returning from a track meet in Lubbock, the two have their encounter after Graham parked his car behind an elementary school while driving Jones home. Ridden with guilt over his infidelity, Graham confessed his affair to Diane around December 1. An enraged Zamora allegedly demanded that Graham atone for his trangression by killing Jones.
The Crime
On December 3, 1995, Graham and Zamora carried out their plan. Late that night, around 10:30 PM, Graham called and arranged a date with Adrianne Jones. Unbeknownst to her parents, Jones snuck out of her house later that night to go out with Graham, who picked her up outside her house.
Prosecutors say that Graham then drove to a deserted road near Grand Prairie, Texas. Zamora was hiding in the hatchback of the car. According to reports, the original plan was that Zamora would come up behind a seated Jones and snap her neck. Graham would help her dump the body in nearby lake. Graham and Zamora planned to tie weights to Jones's body so that it would sink to the bottom of the lake.
However, things did not go as planned. Apparently, when Zamora grabbed Jones, a struggle ensued. Zamora then hit Jones in the head with a weight, but Jones somehow managed to get out of Graham's car and run away. According to his confession, Zamora told Graham that he could not let Jones get away. Graham took his gun, tracked Jones down in the field, and shot her twice in the head. According to Graham's confession, when he returned to the car, he and Zamora exchanged "I love you's." Then, Zamora allegedly told Graham, "We shouldn't have done that, David." They then disposed of their bloody clothes and went home. Adrianne Jones' body was discovered the next day.
Loose Lips
In the months following Jones' murder, Graham entered the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while Diane enrolled at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Amazingly, she confessed the murder to her two roommates at Annapolis during a late night conversation in late August 1996. Zamora apparently told her roommates that she and Graham loved each other so much that they had killed for one another. As a result, Zamora's roommates reluctantly reported her story to the naval chaplain, who then reported the story to the naval attorney at Annapolis. Police in Dallas-Fort Worth were then contacted.
The Trial
Diane Zamora’s two-week trial began in February 1998 in Fort Worth with Judge Joe Drago III presiding. It received national media attention, providing Court TV with some of its highest ratings ever in their film coverage of the capital murder trial. Some of the interest centered on whether she was the submissive victim or the jealous driving force behind the murder.
Under Texas law, murder is the intentional killing of another human being, while capital murder includes murder with an underlying felony of kidnapping, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, or obstruction. In this case, the prosecutor believed that Adrianne Jones was deceptively lured from her home by David Graham asking her for a bogus date, or she would not have been in the car. Moreover, the couple committed obstruction when Zamora allegedly ordered Graham to stalk Jones out into the field and to shoot her so that she could not tell the authorities.
Conviction
On February 17, 1998, after over six hours of deliberations over two days, a Texas jury found Diane Zamora guilty of capital murder in the death of Adrianne Jones. Because of the Jones family's request that prosecutors not seek the death penalty against her, Zamora received a mandatory sentence of life in prison. She will not be eligible for parole until she has served at least 40 years of the sentence.
Updates
On June 17, 2003, Diane married another inmate in a Texas prison. A judge in San Antonio performed the wedding ceremony in which Zamora's mother and a male friend stood in for the imprisoned couple. Earlier that year, Zamora and Steven Mora wrote the county clerk office asking for permission to get a marriage license. KDFW-TV in Dallas obtained a copy of the marriage certificate -- dated June 17 and issued by Bexar County -- naming Zamora, and Mora of San Antonio.
On April 8, 2007, Zamora was interviewed by Stone Phillips on Dateline, where she was questioned about her failure of a polygraph test in relation to the murder. She is currently incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas.
The Movie
In 1997, a made-for-television movie called ''Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder'' was released. The movie tells the story of the murder of Adrianne Jones. The character of Diane Zamora was played by Holly Marie Combs.
External links
★ http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/002012.html
★ http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/cadet0718.html
★ http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/zamora/
★ http://www.cnn.com/US/9802/11/briefs/midshipman.trial/index.html
★ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0758513.html
★ http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/cadets0218.html
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