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On May 19th 1983, Diane Downs was driving down a secluded country road, with her three children Christie (8) Cheryl(7) and Danny (3).  They were out sight seeing after dusk, on the way home from Diane's friends home.  Everything, was going fine, until a 'bushy haired stranger' stepped out into the road, seemingly flagging down Diane as she drove.  Diane, not one to shy away from helping people, stopped her car, and got right out to address the man and, see if she could be of some assistance.  It was then that the man brandished a gun!  He informed Diane that he wanted her car, and when she responded with "you have got to be kidding me" the man, reached into the vehicle, somehow able to spot the children that were laying down, and he shot Cheryl, Danny, and Christie twice.  Diane, knew if she let this man take her car her children were going to die.  So she pretended to throw her keys, and when he fell for the trick, she got back in her car a drove like crazy to Mackenzie-Willamette Hospital.
If you know this story, you know that not everything is as it seems. This is the story of the worlds most (or at least in the running for) evil mother.
Sources are 'Small Sacrifices" by Anne Rule
Operah Winfrey interview with Diane
Inside Edition
ABC News
1984 interview with Ann Jaeger
All of her Parole interviews #dianedowns #evil #evilmommy #evilmommy #murder #truecrime #vile #brassunicorn #oregan #rot #podcast #truecrimepodcast #tuesday #patreon

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