She was white She was not breathing. The woman who was on trial for shooting her own children was pregnant again -- and it was no accident. Diane Downs attempts to murder her three young children, eight-year-old Christie, seven-year-old Cheryl, and three-year-old Danny, by faking a carjacking. According to ABC News, as of March 2019, Becky was 34-years-old and working in Salem Oregon as a behavioral health coordinator for children. In 2017, she posted on Facebook about a new job, writing that she works with the mentally ill helping to give them a better life.. Between the verdict and sentencing, the court recessed so that Downs could give birth to a girl she named Amy Elizabeth. Powered by. But what happened to Diane Downs' husband? Downs had also been shot, in the left forearm, though her wound was not life threatening. 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. The tragedy that hit the Downs' kids changed their whole life. All Rights Reserved. As for Danny, he has kept his life private. Too much for her own good, Welch said. While they were unable to find the weapon, they found unfired casings in her home with extractor markings from the murder weapon. 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. District Attorney Fred Hugi asked Christie if she remembered who shot her. Diane graduated from Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, where she met Steve Downs. Despite her difficult start, Becky was adopted and says she had a good childhood. Becky is active on Facebook, where she sometimes shares stories about her background and television appearances, such as one on Dr. Oz and with Oprah Winfrey. This is why I chose to tell my story. On July 11, 1987, she escaped from her cell by scaling an eighteen-foot razor wire fence. She'd been shot in the left forearm, said Welch. The judge made it clear that he did not intend for Downs to ever be free again. For ten days, Downs managed to evade law enforcementdespite a fourteen-state manhuntbefore she was recaptured. Subsequent investigations revealed that she had a strong motive to kill her children. Christie Downs, now 44, and her brother, 39, were adopted by the prosecutor in the case. "Danny, a computer whiz, is still partially paralyzed from the bullet in his back, but he is living a happy and normal life. Heres what you need to know about where Diane Downs children are now: Shes been called evil and the devil. A mother of three, in love with a married man, who did the unthinkable. We believe the motive for the shooting was to get Nick up here to Oregon to be with her. Diane Downs children: Where are Christie and Stephen now? 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. Not just a son, but a couple of other children as well, including a daughter, who she named after her dead sister, Cheryl. Her three small children, Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3, were inside her blood-soaked car, shot at close range. She was afraid of her mother. Downs said she then faked throwing her keys to divert the gunman's attention, pushed him out of the way, jumped back in her car and raced to the hospital with her badly wounded children. He then opened the driver's side door and shot all 3 of her children. 1983: Diane Downs Attempts to Murder Her Three Children. [27] A made-for-TV movie, also titled Small Sacrifices, starred Farrah Fawcett as Downs, and was aired on ABC in 1989. She's been called "evil" and "the . ET. She said she had not seen a male stranger that night. Within two weeks police had tracked her down to the home of another inmate's husband just blocks from the prison. ET) on ABC. The girl was later renamed Rebecca Babcock. [30][31][1] Downs maintained her innocence in all parole hearings. There isnt a whole lot known about where Steve Downs is these days. What did she look like? On a fateful night in May 1983, she rushed to the emergency ward of a hospital . Though she shot all three children, only Cheryl died Christie and Danny survived . They have maintained private lives since and have never spoken publically about their birth mother. "She was white, she was not breathing. Her three small children, Christie, 8; Cheryl, 7; and Danny, 3, were inside her blood-soaked car, shot at close range. Jaeger remembers worrying that Downs' pregnancy could affect the way jurors viewed her. After Downs trial, Christie and Danny were adopted by Hugi and his wife. Downs was employed by the United States Postal Service, assigned to the mail routes in the city of Cottage Grove, Oregon. She went to the University of Oregon and now lives with her husband and children in the town. It's not even known if he still resides in Arizona, where he used to live with Diane and their three kids. In another one of her strange media appearances Downs spoke about the pregnancy. "Why would I have taken my kids to the hospital?" Downs was initially incarcerated at the Oregon Women's Correctional Center in Salem. Diane Downs was convicted of shooting her 3 children, killing 1, in 1983. A year later, when Diane was arrested and put on trial, Christie, at just 9 years old, having just recovered her ability to speak, testified against her in court. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. In 2005, she gave birth to her first child, a boy, and later gave birth to a daughter who she named Cheryl after her sister. [3] Diane came from a family with strict conservative values. But suspicions of Downs herself quickly began to surface. The case of Diane Downs and her three children is one of those a horrible tragic case that people still think about 37 years later. Late one May night in 1983, Diane Downs sped into an emergency room dropoff in Springfield, Ore., with a horrifying story to tell. The more she talked, and she talked a lot and frequently, the more she talked, the more things didn't make any sense. I cant remember a specific time when my mom or dad said youre adopted. But when I was about eight years old, I started asking questions about the adoption. Stephen danny downs was the son of Diane Downs is a murderer who was convicted in the United States and is currently serving a life term for the crime she committed in 1984. 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. On May 19, 1983, Elizabeth Diane Downs and her three small children were shot on a country road near Springfield, Oregon. She shot her three children but claimed that she was carjacked and that her children were shot by a stranger. Diane Downs gave birth to four children. In 1983, Diane Downs three children were brought to an Oregon hospital with gunshot wounds. She was required to serve twenty-five years before being considered for parole. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Danny was the product of an affair. "And it grew dark and upon their return home she decided to -- to do some sightseeing. Growing up, Diane followed those values, however, after the age of 14, she became more rebellious and eventually dropped "Elizabeth" from her name and went by Diane. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 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. It was mainly about my biological mom. Downs had picked someone on her postal route to seduce prior to the start of her trial. And Christie Downs, the only witness to the crime (her younger brother Danny was believed to have been asleep at the time), had suffered a stroke that impaired her speech and prevented her from telling police what she had seen. Our MPs are worse than the Italians - it's so bad I want John Major back, Inside life of Bitcoin trader suspected of faking own death as widow says she tried to kill herself after dream imploded, The Queen knows us. On May 19, 1983, Diane Downs and her three children were shot on a rural road in Oregon. Wilhite said Christie's blood pressure had been so low that she suffered a stroke. Diane Downs' ex husband, Steve Downs, lost a lot in May 1983 when his ex wife shot their three children, following their divorce in 1980. ", 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. Christie is married and had a baby boy in 2005. It was May 19, 1983, a warm spring night. The girl was later renamed Becky Babcock. [24] While in prison, she earned an associate degree in General Studies. But what happened to her kids, Christie Ann and Stephen "Danny" Daniel? Her pupils were dilated. Reporter Ann Jaeger remembers worrying that Downs' pregnancy could affect the way jurors viewed her. Fred Hugi, adopted the children., Famed true-crime author Ann Rule wrote about the case. It was as if she thought that if she kept talking enough, that you would believe her, Jaeger said. In 2005, she gave birth to her first child, a boy, and later gave birth to a daughter who she named Cheryl after her sister. She briefly escaped in 1987, but was quickly recaptured. She knew that, if she got pregnant, that people would look at her and say, How could a woman who loves children this much and got pregnant have killed her children? What happened to Diane Downs' children? Despite being convicted, Downs has always maintained her innocence. The Diane Downs case is well-known and infamous; she's accused of shooting her three children along a roadway in Springfield, Oregon on May 19, 1983. [She said] she had been out visiting a friend who had a horse up in the Marcola area -- she and the kids -- and when it grew dark they headed home. In 1984, Diane Downs was convicted of shooting her three children, 3-year-old Danny, 7-year-old Cheryl, and 8-year-old Christie. May 12, 2010 — -- Late one May night in 1983, Diane Downs sped into an emergency room dropoff in Springfield, Ore., with a horrifying story to tell. When then-prosecutor Fred Hugi asked Christie if she remembered who shot her, Christie Downs replied, "My mom.". That's insane to think that I would do such a thing and then bring the witnesses in against myself -- that's crazy.". On May 19, 1983, Diane shot the children Cheryl, 7, Christie, 8, and Danny, 3 multiple times at a close range. While Danny and Christie survived, Cheryl, the. Via an email sent through her brother, James Frederickson, Downs told OregonLive, Every time the World News shows the big red circles on the national map, I look at Oregon because thats where Christie and Daniel are Compared to other States, it appears Oregons red circle is smaller than most places. Danny, a computer whiz, is still partially paralyzed from the bullet in his back, but he is living a happy and normal life. Elizabeth Diane Downs talks about her conviction for killing her 7 year old daughter and wounding two of her other children in Springfield, Ore., during an interview at the Correctional Institute for Woman in Clinton, N.J., March 12, 1989. A judge had already placed Downs' two surviving children in protective custody. By the time Wilhite arrived, Downs had driven her blood-soaked car to the emergency room. "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. It was scary. Becky Babcock was born while Diane was incarcerated. Christie, now in her mid-40s, still lives in Oregon, in Springfield, and has a big, loving family. She was the star witness in her mom's prosecution and her testimony helped convict her. She says it was during the struggle with the stranger that she was shot in the arm. Amy, who was adopted and given the name BeckyBabcock, went public about her mother in 2010 and has also met her in a bid to find out about her roots. Danielle Peterson/Statesman Journal via AP, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Wilhite said he also noticed that when Downs went to visit Christie in the recovery room, her stats would spike. ', I didnt just tear it open and start reading, Babcock tells the show. Christie is married and had a baby boy in 2005. Christie is married and had a baby boy in 2005. Downs' launched a violent attack on three of her children, Danny, Cheryl Lynn, and Christie Anne in 1983. "People would see little sound bites of her talking on television, and I think they started getting the feeling that there's something really wrong with this person," Jaeger said. Downs said she then faked throwing her keys to divert the gunman's attention, pushed him out of the way, jumped back in her car and raced to the hospital with her badly wounded children. [2] She has testified that her father sexually abused her when she was 12 years old. [10] Downs herself had been shot in the left forearm. After that, she was charged with killing her 7-year-old daughter. Golden State Killer: Where Is the Prolific Rapist and Murderer Today? Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? By the time she arrived at the hospital, Cheryl, seven, was already dead and the other two children had suffered devastating injuries. Anne Bradley Jaeger was a local reporter for ABC affiliate KEZI in Eugene, Ore., at the time. "They have grown up in a very happy home with the Hugis.. "And they give me love, they give me satisfaction, they give me stability, they give me a reason to live and a reason to be happy, and thats gone, they took it from me, but children are so easy to conceive.". A 27-year-old divorced postal service worker, Downs claimed a bushy-haired stranger had shot them and maintains her innocence to this day. I was very stern with her.". And Christie's mother, Diane, could-- say whatever she wanted. They have both graduated from college. When I looked at Christie I thought she was dead, he said. She described him as a "bushy haired stranger". 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. And as she drove down the road, a man stepped out from the brush, the side of the road, and she stopped the car. But Im on track and Im really happy with the way life is.. Late one May night in 1983, Diane Downs sped into an emergency room dropoff in Springfield, Ore., with a horrifying story to tell. Today, Downs is incarcerated at the Central California Womens Facility in Chowchilla, California. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. By the time she arrived at the hospital, Cheryl, seven, was already dead and the other two children had suffered devastating injuries. Danny was permanently paralyzed from the waist down as a result of his injuries. Thirty-five years ago, Diane Downs, now 64, was convicted of shooting her three children- Danny, Cheryl, and Christie- in Springfield, Oregon. She, too, is now a mother. A judge had already placed Downs' two surviving children in protective custody. She claimed that she was carjacked on a rural road near Springfield by a strange man who shot her and the children. 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 named one of her children after her dead sister Cheryl. The baby was taken by the state and delivered to adoptive parents. Within a few weeks, the kids who had survived were placed in protective custody and were no longer in Steve's care. She's the biggest threat to him, not three sleeping children.". Diane Downs always wanted to be a mom, she told Inside Edition in its first-ever episode in 1989. They told of her obsession with a married man who didn't want her kids around. She wed Steve Downs in 1973 when she was just 17 and the couple had two children together . In 1984, Diane Downs was convicted of shooting her three children, 3-year-old Danny, 7-year-old Cheryl, and 8-year-old Christie. After Babcock found out about her notorious mother, she decided to make contact. She named the fourth baby Amy Elizabeth before the state handed her over to her adoptive parents. Prior to her sentencing, Downs gave birth to a baby girl whom she named Amy Elizabeth. From their wounds, Christie suffered a stroke that left with a speech impairment, and Danny got paralyzed from the waist down. Her 7-year old daughter Cheryl died, but her 3-year old son Danny and her 8-year old daughter Christie survived. It was an interesting interview. She was later adopted by another family. "They have both graduated from college. DNA Test Kits Are Helping Solve Cold Cases Decades Later, After Nearly a Year, There Could Finally be an Investigation Into the Death of Elijah McClain. Previously, Diane was housed in a maximum-security prison for women in Clinton, N.J. As for why she wasn't in Oregon where the crimes took place, " [prison] officials said they . Now Dianes youngest child is speaking out 36 years later. Dr. Steven Wilhite had just walked into his house after a long day working at a Springfield, Oregon, hospital when his beeper went off. Ten days before Downs' sentencing, Amy was seized by the State of Oregon, and adopted by Chris and Jackie Babcock, who subsequently renamed her Rebecca. If youre here because youre curious to know where the surviving children are now, youve come to the right place. One died; two survived but had serious injuries. According to The Cinemaholic, Steve was found to not be a good fit to care for his kids who would need specialized care and had been through a very traumatic event. DIANE Downs is serving a life sentence for horrific crimes she committed against her own children. Elizabeth Diane Downs ( ne Frederickson; born August 7, 1955) is an American criminal who murdered her daughter and attempted to murder her other two children near Springfield, Oregon, in May 1983. You know, she just asked, How is she doing? Not one emotional reaction, he said. And she took a deserted country road with three sleeping kids in her car. Christie was the star witness in her mothers prosecution; she testified that her mother was the shooter. Following the crimes, she made claims to police that a man had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children. They also found a diary in which she expressed a desire to be with a married man, and the focus of the investigation shifted to Downs herself. Christie is now in her forties, according to Tuko, and the accident left her with a speech handicap. While he was looking for the keys, she jumped back in the car and sped off to the nearest hospital. Det. Fearing there could be a gun-wielding killer on the loose, police released information to the public to be on the lookout. Critics said she deliberately became pregnant in order to garner sympathy from the jury. During the time they were together, Diane gave birth to three children, Stephen "Danny" Daniel (born 1979), Cheryl Lynn (born 1976), and Christie Ann (born 1974). Christie became the star witness in the case, bravely testifying against her monster mom. Downs Family Diane Downs and her three children. Babcocks exclusive interview airs on 20/20 on Friday, March 22 (9:00 11:00 p.m. Her 7-year old daughter Cheryl died but her 3-year old son Danny and her 8-year old daughter Christie survived. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Cheryl died; the other two children survived, but they suffered terrible wounds according to Glamour, the bullets paralyzed Danny and gave Christie a stroke. Wilhite, a general surgeon, checked the page -- in those days you didn't have cell phones, he said -- and was instantly filled with dread and adrenaline. Why is she wounded in the arm? Diane Downs continues to this day to proclaim her innocence, even though she has changed her story dozens of times as to what exactly happened the night her 3 little children were shot, and even though one of her other daughter's admitted in open court that it was her mother that shot all 3 children. 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. And I thought to myself, What am I going to do with three shot children?. Her Facebook photos showcase a loving family living a normal life. [28], In her first application for parole in 2008, Downs reaffirmed her innocence. Downs' sentence meant she could not be considered for parole until 2009. She replied, 'You've got to be kidding,' at which time he pushed her aside and reached in and shot the sleeping kids.". [12], Diane did not disclose to police that she owned a .22 caliber handgun, but both Steve and Knickerbocker informed authorities that she did. . Although police had found spent .22 caliber bullet casings at the crime scene, an exhaustive search of the area did not turn up the murder weapon. Police arrested Downs Feb. 28, 1984, nine months after the shootings. Do I open it? And she's not. 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. According to witnesses, she then drove at a pace of between 5-7 mph to the local hospital, where she then claimed to hospital staff she had been car-jacked by a stranger who shot herself and her children. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. And he replied, I want your car. She said, You've got to be kidding, at which time he pushed her aside and reached in with a gun and began shooting the kids-- the three kids.. Although police had found spent .22 caliber bullet casings at the crime scene, an exhaustive search of the area did not turn up the murder weapon. The child was adopted and was later named Rebecca. View our online Press Pack. 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