Diane Downs told emergency room personnel at the hospital where she drove her shot and bleeding children, that a man had flagged her down and subsequently shot her and her 3 children. Shortly thereafter the Diane Downs murder investigation began.Diane Downs was ultimately convicted on shooting her three children; Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3; and killing Cheryl. She had shot herself in the arm as well; claiming she was shot by the same man who supposedly shot her children.
The motive in the Diane Downs murder case came to light when investigators read her diary. She was involved with a married man who didn’t want her children. Eliminating her children seemed her only option. Diane Downs was obviously a very sick woman. Later, during the trial, daughter Christie was able to testify.
