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- Born: About 1956The Register-Guard: No parole for Downs (December 6, 2008)
- Held in the Chowchilla Women's Facility since 1993The Register-Guard: No parole for Downs (December 6, 2008)
- Daughter Cheryl Lynn Downs was 7 years old when she was killed by her mother on a rural road near Springfield, OregonSeattle Times: Convicted child killer Diane Downs denied parole (December 9, 2008)
- Son Danny Downs, 3 at the time, and daughter Christie Downs, 8, were also shotSeattle PI: Convicted Oregon child killer is denied parole (December 9, 2008)
- Danny Downs is a paraplegic and Christie Downs is partially paralyzed from the shootingOregon News: In prison, Elizabeth Diane Downs' imagination runs free (December 6, 2008)
- Downs has given a variety of stories explaining what happenedSeattle Times: Convicted child killer Diane Downs denied parole (December 9, 2008)
- Found guilty on June 17, 1984Oregon News: In prison, Elizabeth Diane Downs' imagination runs free (December 6, 2008)
- The story inspired Small Sacrifices, a book written by Ann Rule and later made into a movie starring Farrah FawcettOregon News: In prison, Elizabeth Diane Downs' imagination runs free (December 6, 2008) Seattle PI: Convicted Oregon child killer is denied parole (December 9, 2008)/sm
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Diane Downs is an Oregon woman who was convicted in 1983 of the murder of her 7-year-old daughter in a shooting that also severely injured her two other children. She was sentenced to life in prison, plus 55 years. Downs was denied parole on December 6, 2008.Seattle Times: Convicted child killer Diane Downs denied parole (December 9, 2008)
Case against Diane Downs
On May 19, 1983, Downs shot her three children while parked on the side of a rural road. She then shot herself in the arm. She told investigators that she had been carjacked by a "bushy-haired stranger." Much of the evidence at her trial was provided by her surviving daughter, 8-year-old Christie Downs.Oregon News: In prison, Elizabeth Diane Downs' imagination runs free (December 6, 2008)Downs escaped from the Oregon Women's Correctional Center in 1987 but was recaptured and transferred a number of times to avert future escape attempts.Oregon News: In prison, Elizabeth Diane Downs' imagination runs free (December 6, 2008)
Quotes
"Downs continues to fail to demonstrate any honest insight into her criminal behavior. Even after her convictions, she continues to fabricate new versions of events under which the crimes occurred."—Lane County District Attorney F. Douglass HarcleroadSeattle PI: Convicted Oregon child killer is denied parole (December 9, 2008)-
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