Diane Downs - Wikipedia
Elizabeth Diane Downs (née Frederickson, born August 7, 1955) is an American woman who murdered her daughter and attempted to murder her other two children near Springfield, Oregon, on May 19, 1983. Following the crimes, she made claims to police that a man had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children.
The Diane Downs Story: 1983 Murder Case Focuses on Mom
May 12, 2010 -- Late one May night in 1983, Diane Downs sped into an emergency room dropoff in Springfield, Ore., with a horrifying story to tell. Her three small children, Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3, were inside her blood-soaked car, shot at close range.
Diane Downs, The Mom Who Shot Her Children To Be With Her …
On May 19, 1983, Diane Downs shot her three young children in her car in Springfield, Oregon — then blamed the attack on a "carjacker." She tried to murder all of her kids because the man she was having an affair with told her that he didn't want children in his life.
Convicted child killer Diane Downs files petition claiming …
Nov 4, 2024 · In February 2024, Downs filed a petition in Marion County asking for relief from what she calls a wrongful conviction. She claimed that the jury in her case was not unanimous of four of her charges, voting 10 to two on charges of attempted murder and assault.
Diane Downs - Crime Museum
On the night of May 19, 1983, Diane Downs entered an emergency room bay in Springfield, Oregon. Her three children, Christie, 8, Cheryl, 7, and Danny, 3, were in the back seat covered in blood: they had been shot point blank.
The Tragic & Deadly Story Of How Far Diane Downs Went For …
On June 17, 1984, a jury found Diane Downs guilty of murder and attempted murder. She was given a life sentence plus 50 years. In an interesting development, in 1986, Christie and Danny Downs were adopted by Fred Hugi, the lead prosecutor who put their mother behind bars for …
Oregon child killer Diane Downs appeals sentence, citing court …
Nov 27, 2024 · Notorious child killer Diane Downs this year challenged some of her 40-year-old convictions, citing court rulings that declared split verdicts as unconstitutional.
In 1983, Diane Downs said a stranger shot her 3 kids, but police ...
Late one May night in 1983, Diane Downs sped into an emergency room dropoff in Springfield, Ore., with a horrifying story to tell. Her three small children, Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3, were inside her blood-soaked car, shot at close range.
Diane Downs: How a Mother Shot Her 3 Kids for Her Lover
Jun 21, 2019 · On May 19, 1983, Diane Downs drove herself and her three children to an emergency room in Springfield, Oregon, saying she had been shot by a “bushy-haired man" who had tried to steal her car on a...
’20/20’ special explores the notorious case of Oregon child-killer ...
Mar 19, 2019 · One of the most notorious crimes in Oregon history will be revisited this Friday, in a “20/20” two-hour documentary about Diane Downs, the woman convicted of shooting her own three children, and...
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