Diane Downs shot three of her children in 1983 and only two survived Suzanne Vlamis/AP Photo Elizabeth Diane Downs shot all three of her kids and then claimed a carjacker was responsible for the ...

It took over 40 years, but fate finally brought Elizabeth Diane Downs and me together. Or at least onto the same television screen in a Lane County courtroom anyway. That is me, camera in hand, upper ...

More than four decades after one of America’s most infamous family murder cases, the surviving children of Diane Downs have largely chosen lives far away from the spotlight. In May 1983, Downs shot ...

In December 2025, a parole board denied Diane Downs's release from prison for the fourth time. Downs, a single parent convicted in 1984 in Eugene, Oregon, killed her 7-year-old daughter and attempted ...

In 1983, Diane Downs wounded two of her children and killed one, then claimed a stranger was responsible. Her surviving daughter’s testimony and secret journals exposed the truth, leading to her 1984 ...

Elizabeth Diane Downs, convicted of shooting her three children in 1983, is seeking DNA testing on 43-year-old evidence to prove her innocence. In 1984, Downs was sentenced to life in prison for ...

Elizabeth Diane Downs shot all three of her kids and then claimed a carjacker was responsible for the brutal act. On May 19, 1983, Downs shot her Christie Downs, then 8, Cheryl Downs, 7, and Stephen ...