Diane Downs' Crimes
Why did Diane Downs shoot her children?
4.4 (30)
47 mins
Discover the grim crimes of Diane Downs in Oregon in 1983. Explore how Downs claimed a stranger attacked her family, but investigators uncovered evidence pointing back to her, and how this remains one of US's most infamous cases of familial violence.
Ep 1:
A Mother's Chilling Betrayal
Diane Downs built herself from a lonely girl into a blonde bombshell obsessed with being wanted—setting the stage for the unthinkable night she shot her own three children.
Ep 2:
Old Mohawk Road
Desperate to win back a married lover, Diane invents a chilling story of a bushy-haired stranger on a dark road—but her fabricated tale begins cracking almost immediately.
Discussions (5)
Richard
Level 6 · 2 mo agoShe worried about her car seats tho
Jensen
Level 3 · 2 mo agothe moment Christy's heart rate spiked every time Diane walked in the room said everything. An 8 year old who couldn't speak was still screaming the truth with her whole body.
Rowan
Level 5 · 2 mo agoMom of the year, she is not
