Diane Downs

Diane Downs is an american woman who was incarcerated for the murder of her child and attempted murder on the other two. She is currently spending her years in the prison for 35 years now. 

Being denied parloe two times already, she has an opportunity to request for the third one this year. Her story was written in a book by Ann Rule which was later made into a movie named “Small Sacrifices” in 1989. 

Quick Facts: Diane Downs

Name Diane Downs
Birthday August 7, 1955
Age 64 years
Gender Female
Nationality American
Profession Postal Worker
Married/Single Married
Husband Steve Downs
Divorce Divorced

10 Facts on Diane Downs

  1. Diane Downs (born on August 7, 1955) is an american woman convicted of the murder of her daughter Cheryl Lynn Downs. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 
  2. On June 17, 1984, Diane was incarcerated for murder, attempted murder and aasault. She was sentenced life imprisonment plus 50 years of jail time. 
  3. As of today, she is still in jail. However, she escaped at 1987 but she was recaptured shortly after her escape. 
  4. Moreover, Downs had five children before she successfully murdered one. One of her child, Jennifer was born from surrogate pregnancy. Her other children are Christie, Daniel and Amy Downs. 
  5. Likewise, she was married to Steve Downs in 1973. But later at 1980, the couple were divorced and she was a single mother raising three children then. 
  6. After what she did, Down infamously has a wikipedia biography dedicated to her. 
  7. Furthermore, her parents were Wesley Linden and Willadene Fredrickson. She didn’t spend her childhood on the petals of roses. She testified that her father sexually abused her then. 
  8. According to the reports, she shot her three kids and herself on May 19, 1983 and took them to a hospital. Her daughter, Cheryl died but the other two survived. 
  9. Furthermore, her children were adopted by the lead prosecutor of her case, Fred Hugi. Her children are far away from the media and keeping the low profile as of now. 
  10. During her prosecution, she made up a story that a stranger tried to carjack her and shot all of them. She even shot herself to make it look real. However, the case goes as one of the most controversial cases of all time. 
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