Charlie tells Sophie the horrific story this week that shocked America in 1983. Something wasn't quite right when Diane came screaming into a hospital, wailing that somebody attacked her and shot her three children. But what would eventually come to light would paint a rather different story, one of obsession and neglect.

Diane Downs interview footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQrNTxsPbbY&t=401s

Sources for this episode are:

Diane Downs: Her Children Got in the Way of Her Love -- The Crime Library - Crime Library on truTV.com (archive.org)

The Mother & - The Washington Post

Diane Downs Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements (thefamouspeople.com)

The Daughter of Diane Downs (oprah.com)

Guilty As Sin — Diane Downs: Her Children Got in the Way of Her Love -- The Crime Library — Crime Library

Music by Pawel Fezczuk - Free Music Archive - Paweł Feszczuk