I mean, she is so close to death, its unbelievable. Dianes emotionless, cold demeanor about the children convinced people immediately that she was the shooter. Fearing there could be a gun-wielding killer on the loose, police released information to the public to be on the lookout. Within a month of the shootings, with her two surviving children still in the hospital, Downs began giving a series of bizarre interviews to the media. Then, 10 days after Diane was sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years, she gave birth to a daughter she named Amy Elizabeth. Look at her," Jaeger said. DIANE Downs made international headlines for callously shooting three of her children - her fourth wasn't yet born. [2], On November 13, 1973, Diane married Steve Downs after running away from home. There are some stories that stick with you for a long time. "I'm never going to see Cheryl on Earth again and I just, you can't replace children, but you can replace the effect they give you. Fred Hugi, adopted the children., Famed true-crime author Ann Rule wrote about the case. [7], On May 19, 1983, Downs shot her three children, and drove them in a blood-spattered car to McKenzie-Willamette Hospital in Springfield, Oregon. Downs' launched a violent attack on three of her children, Danny, Cheryl Lynn, and Christie Anne in 1983. She didn't know when to keep her mouth shut.. Downs said: "I got pregnant because I miss Christie and I miss Danny and I miss Cheryl so much. The surgeon who helped to save Christie's life told ABC News: When I looked at Christie I thought she was dead. Watch the full story on "20/20" Friday, March 22, at 9 p.m. Danny and Christie survived the attack while middle child, Cheryl, died from her injuries at the time. https://t.co/cPfs75obUg pic.twitter.com/uSnlFF2IRw. That girl was later renamed Rebecca "Becky" Babcock.[6]. Diane Downs always wanted to be a mom, she told Inside Edition in its first-ever episode in 1989. He and his wife, Joanne, adopted them in 1986. "Sightseeing when it's pitch black out? Boris Johnson is stuck in a chaotic spiral of scandal, walkouts, and leaving dos so where does he go from here? According toHeavy, crime author Ann Rule said: "Crime author Ann Rule wrote on her website: "Christie and Danny who somehow survived their gunshot wounds have no contact with Diane. The Queen has almost never put a foot wrong as she marks 70th year on the throne. Elizabeth Diane Downs, the convicted childkiller who escaped July 11, 1987 from the women's prison in Salem, Ore., is escorted out of state police headquarters in Salem following her capture July 21, 1987. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. What did she do?. District Attorney Fred Hugi asked Christie if she remembered who shot her. Her older two children have remained out of the public eye. By the time she arrived at the hospital, Cheryl, seven, was already dead and the other two children had suffered devastating injuries. I got blood all over the back of it, I knew within 30 minutes of talking with that woman that she was guilty., And then, Wilhite said, even more shocking to him was when Downs told him that she knew Christie was brain dead and told him, I want you to pull the plug., In other words, let her die, Wilhite said. In 1987, just three years into her sentence, Downs escaped from the correctional facility in Oregon where she was being held. Under Oregon law at the time, as a dangerous offender, Downs would have been eligible for a parole hearing every two years until she is released or dies in prison. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? "She saw the kids as a burden, they were in the way and he wasn't going to join her as long as she had the kids," Welch said. But as . He then opened the driver's side door and shot all 3 of her children. Is Oregon relatively virus-free, or are my children in greater danger than the red circle size suggests? It was scary. Downs was found guilty in June, and sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years. In a statement to Heavy, Terry Thornton, Deputy Press Secretary of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, stated, Elizabeth Diane Downs, 64, is currently housed at Central California Womens Facility. DIANE Downs is serving a life sentence for horrific crimes she committed against her own children. [27] A made-for-TV movie, also titled Small Sacrifices, starred Farrah Fawcett as Downs, and was aired on ABC in 1989. I was nervous. She said she pulled over and got out to talk to the man. [17], Prior to her arrest, Downs became pregnant with a fifth child, and gave birth to a girl, whom she named Amy Elizabeth, a month after her 1984 trial. When police arrived at the scene, Downs, 27 at the time, told them a bizarre story of being flagged down by a bushy-haired stranger on a dark and deserted country road. There were all kinds of red flags that went up as we took her statement, but we wanted her to give us a complete statement, Welch said. She was denied parole in 2008 and again in 2010. She was denied parole in 2008 and continues to proclaim her innocence. She wed Steve Downs in 1973 when she was just 17 and the couple had two children together . The outlet reported that the prison houses 3,000 inmates and, as of April, was being locked down to protect against the spread of the virus. In May of that year, the trial against Downs began with yet another inconceivable twist. On July 11, 1987, she escaped from her cell by scaling an eighteen-foot razor wire fence. She briefly escaped in 1987, but was quickly recaptured. Do I open it? She says it was during the struggle with the stranger that she was shot in the arm. They had another sibling, born in the middle, in 1976, Cheryl Lynn, but she didnt survive the shooting. Prior to being sentenced, Downs gave birth to a girl she named Amy Elizabeth. Her first three children with her husband Steve are Stephen "Danny" Daniel (born 1979), Cheryl Lynn (born 1976), and Christie Ann (born 1974). Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. DIANE Downs is serving a life sentence for horrific crimes she committed against her own children. But Im on track and Im really happy with the way life is.. The child was later renamed Rebecca Babcock by her adoptive parents. After high school, she enrolled at Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in Orange, California, but was expelled after one year for promiscuous behavior and returned to her parents' home in Arizona. Whether it tugs at your heartstrings or angers you to the core, these stories could have happened years ago, and they still take up space in your memories. A mother was driving one night down a rural road in Oregon when her three children, who were asleep in the car, were shot at point-blank range by a stranger in the dark. Following the crimes, she made claims to police that a man had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children. Diane graduated from Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, where she met Steve Downs. Reporter Ann Jaeger remembers worrying that Downs' pregnancy could affect the way jurors viewed her. As an adult, Rebecca (Becky) appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show[18] and ABC's 20/20,[19] where she discussed how she felt about her biological mother. Conflicting reports say Downs also acted as a surrogate during her fourth pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter after her trial in 1984. Conflicting reports say Downs also acted as a surrogate during her fourth pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter after her trial in 1984. [5] When Downs went to trial in May 1984, she was again pregnant. [28], In her first application for parole in 2008, Downs reaffirmed her innocence. Although Downs denied having ever owned a .22 caliber gun, ex-husband Steve Downs told police she took one with her when she moved to Oregon. For ten days, Downs managed to evade law enforcementdespite a fourteen-state manhuntbefore she was recaptured. However, according to her interviews and Facebook page, Becky today appears to have forged a successful life. Fearing there could be a gun-wielding killer on the loose, police released information to the public to be on the lookout. Her brother Danny was permanently paralyzed from the waist down but both survived. Shortly before her death, Cheryl Lynn reportedly told a neighbor of her grandparents that she was afraid of her mother. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. [10] Downs herself had been shot in the left forearm. "Why would I have taken my kids to the hospital?" We just ignored it, Wilhite said. EUGENE -- It was 27 years ago tomorrow that single mother Elizabeth Diane Downs shot her three children -- killing one and seriously injuring the other two -- on a dark, rural Lane County. As for Danny, he has kept his life private. She was white She was not breathing. In a sense, Diane was her own worst enemy.". [3] Diane came from a family with strict conservative values. One died; two survived but had serious injuries. While he was looking for the keys, she jumped back in the car and sped off to the nearest hospital. As for Danny, he has kept his life private. It's very seldom that does my body tingle like that, he added. When she got out to talk to this man, he immediately demanded that she give him her car keys, Downs claimed she refused and they got into a physical altercation that resulted in him shooting her in the left arm. After being recaptured, she was transferred to a more secure facility. She shot her three children but claimed that she was carjacked and that her children were shot by a stranger. Cheryl Lynn followed in 1976, with Stephen Daniel being born in 1979. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Diane Downs with her three children Stephen, Christie and Cheryl, Diane Downs is serving a life sentence for the attack on her children, Downs gave birth to a fourth child after her trial in 1984, Christie testified against her mother, pictured. Diane Downs gave birth to four children. Downs is serving a life sentence for shooting her children, killing one They married in 1973, before divorcing in 1980. "You cant replace children, but you can replace the effect they give you. READ NEXT: COVID-19 Stimulus Check: Did the HEROES Act Pass? And Christie knew that.. The outlet also reported Downs as saying that prisoners at the facility started suffering from COVID-19 symptoms in February. [23] The Salem prison was located 66 miles from Hugi's home in Springfield; during her ten days of freedom, Hugi had feared that Downs would attempt to travel there in hopes of contacting her children, Christie and Danny. I've never been so hyped in my life.. The Diane Downs' Case Was no Small Sacrifice On May 19, 1983, Elizabeth Diane Downs and her three small children were shot on a country road near Springfield, Oregon. [3][14], Downs was convicted on all charges on June 17, 1984, and sentenced to life in prison plus fifty years. Downs Family Diane Downs and her three children. Wilhite said he and the hospital staff who worked on the Downs kids on that horrific May night were not surprised by the outcome of the case. During the search for the strange gunman Diane kept giving bizarre interviews , one of the detectives on the case stated "she couldn't keep her mouth shut" ("The Diane Downs Story", 2010). Doug Welch remembers getting the call for what would turn out to be his first homicide investigation. Wilhite said he then found a judge who issued an order making him and another doctor Christies guardians. Prior to her sentencing, Downs gave birth to a baby girl whom she named Amy Elizabeth. Downs was sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years for killing her 7-year-old daughter and wounding her two other children on a rural road outside Springfield, Ore., on May 19, 1983. After leaving the public eye in 2010, she spoke to ABC News' "20/20" to share her life now. Diane Downs remains in prison in California. "You cant replace children, but you can replace the effect they give you. Diane Downs laughs while reenacting shooting of 3 children: Part 2 Police found Downs' behavior suspicious. At the time Diane had told police that a stranger attempted to carjack her and shot the kids, and thats what her ex husband was told, too. Video related to diane downs children now: christie, danny & becky today, My Mothers Sins l 20/20 Diane Downs l Part 2, WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF 20/20: bit.ly/2uqkFD4 Diane Downs laughs while reenacting shooting of 3 children Police found Downs' behavior suspicious. A surgeon told ABC News of treating Christie: When I looked at Christie I thought she was dead, he said. [12], Diane did not disclose to police that she owned a .22 caliber handgun, but both Steve and Knickerbocker informed authorities that she did. Her three small children, Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3, were inside her blood-soaked car, shot at close range. Ten days after her sentencing, Downs gave birth to a daughter named Amy Elizabeth. Jaeger remembers worrying that Downs' pregnancy could affect the way jurors viewed her. And Christie's mother, Diane, could-- say whatever she wanted. [24] In 2010, she was relocated to the Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, California,[23] but was transferred out when the facility was converted to an all-male institution in 2013.[25]. Downs had picked someone on her postal route to seduce prior to the start of her trial. They have grown up in a very happy home with the Hugis., Both individuals chose to live a life away from the spotlight- they didnt want prying eyes to remind them of the horrors of their past and to haunt them more than it already did. Offers may be subject to change without notice. You know, she just asked, How is she doing? Not one emotional reaction, he said. In May of that year, Downs shot her three children in her car at a remote roadside in Springfield, Oregon, before shooting herself in the forearm, cops said. When Wilhite went to go update Downs on her daughters condition, he said he was surprised by her reaction. She had been shot in the left forearm, though her wound was not life-threatening. Christie, now in her mid-40s, still lives in Oregon, in Springfield, and has a big, loving family. She says things to me like, Boy, this has really spoiled my vacation, and she also says, That really ruined my new car. My childhood was of dreams and we had every opportunity that we wanted. On a May night in 1983, the young, divorced letter carrier drove up to the emergency room of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital. Downs then said she pretended to throw her car keys in a bush and the man went to go look for them. Late one May night in 1983, Diane Downs sped into an emergency room dropoff in Springfield, Ore., with a horrifying story to tell. March 23, 2019 13:00 Impact x Nightline The Murders Before the Marathon Learn about Christi (Hugi), Stephen (Danny), and Becky today. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Downs' sentence meant she could not be considered for parole until 2009. pic.twitter.com/HWkkwT86pF. She named the fourth baby Amy Elizabeth before the state handed her over to her adoptive parents. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diane_Downs&oldid=1139832541, Incarcerated; earliest possible release 2025, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 03:51. After Babcock found out about her notorious mother, she decided to make contact. Becky Babcock was born while Diane was incarcerated. Her three small children, Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3 . Knickerbocker also reported to police that Downs had stalked him, and seemed willing to kill his wife if it meant that she could have him to herself; he stated that he was relieved that she had left for Oregon, and that he was able to reconcile with his wife. At around 10 p.m. that May night, police said Diane Downs pulled over to the side of a country road near Springfield and shot her three small children multiple times at close range. Conflicting reports say Downs also acted as a surrogate during her fourth pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter after her trial in 1984. Thank you all for sharing your stories with me and reminding me why I came forward. "They have both graduated from college. Danielle Peterson/Statesman Journal via AP, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I have never changed my story.[29] Her first parole hearing was on December 9, 2008. My parents wanted us to prosper, to learn and to grow, she told ABC. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Her mother was on trial for shooting her siblings, and some believed that Diane Downs got pregnant to gain sympathy. Heavy is withholding that last name and the photos to protect her privacy. He was instead a result of an affair Diane had with a married man. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Diane Downs with her three children Stephen, Christie and Cheryl, Diane Downs is serving a life sentence for the attack on her children, Downs gave birth to a fourth child after her trial in 1984, Christie testified against her mother, pictured. The more she talked, and she talked a lot and frequently, the more she talked, the more things didn't make any sense. "Her initial statement was that she had taken the kids out to a friend's house," said Welch. Danny is said to be going about his daily routine, but specifics regarding his personal life, such as his spouse and children, have remained a mystery, according to Tuko. I think that's one of the things that-- ended up hurting her case. But what happened to her kids, Christie Ann and Stephen "Danny" Daniel? People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Diane Downs was one of the most infamous murderers of the 1980s; the emotionally flat blonde was convicted of shooting her three children, killing one of them, along a roadway in Springfield, Oregon. She's been called "evil" and "the . At around 10 p.m. that May night, police said Diane Downs pulled over to the side of a country road near Springfield and shot her three small children multiple times at close range. She remembers Downs' demeanor in her interviews as peculiar. The girl was later renamed Becky Babcock. Downs said: "I got pregnant because I miss Christie and I miss Danny and I miss Cheryl so much. Watch the full story on "20/20" THIS FRIDAY, March 22 at 9 p.m. Suspicions heightened when Downs, upon arrival at the hospital to visit her children, phoned Robert Knickerbocker, a married man and former coworker in Arizona with whom she had been having an affair. Cops decided she was lying. [11] The forensic evidence did not match her story; there was no blood spatter on the driver's side of the car, nor was there any gunpowder residue on the driver's door or on the interior door panel. When then-prosecutor Fred Hugi asked Christie if she remembered who shot her, Christie Downs replied, "My mom.". Investigators later discovered that she had bought the handgun in Arizona. ET on ABC. 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