Diane Downs

Diane Downs

Author: 50statesofmadness October 26, 2023 Duration: 39:06

This week we discuss Diane Downs, who in 1983 shot her three children, killing one of them.  She was arrested, charged, and convicted 9 months after the shooting and to this day still insists she is innocent. There have been made for TV movies and books written about her. Tune in as we discuss Diane and what has happened since the tragic incident 40 years ago. 

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