Elizabeth Diane Downs ... to assault and attempted murder against her other children Christie, then aged eight, and Danny, three, were split court records show. Downs is seeking freedom through ...

A unanimous jury convicted Downs, whose full name is Elizabeth Diane Downs, of murder in 1984. The judge confirmed with the jury foreperson that the verdict on the murder charge was unanimous ...

Elizabeth Diane Downs has ... on May 19, 1983. Downs was convicted by a nonunanimous jury verdict in 1984 on five charges, including two counts of attempted murder, two counts of first-degree ...

Notorious child killer Diane Downs this year challenged some of her 40-year-old convictions, citing court rulings that declared split verdicts as unconstitutional. Downs, who received a life ...