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 ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon mother made national headlines in the ‘80s when she was convicted of murdering one of her children and attempting to murder the other two. More than 40 years later, ...
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) — After more than four decades behind bars, Diane Downs told Oregon’s parole board Tuesday she remains innocent of shooting her three children, but admitted guilt for putting them ...
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Diane Downs, convicted of killing her 7-year-old daughter in Springfield in 1983, has been denied parole, according to the Oregon Board of Parole. A representative for the board ...