Becky Babcock, Diane Downs' youngest child, spoke out on "20/20." By the time Diane arrived at the hospital, her 7-year-old daughter, Cheryl, was dead. Diane Downs was sentenced to 50 years for murdering her daughter and attempting to murder her other two children. It was damning to say the least. Diane Downs gave birth to four children. Upon arrival, Cheryl (aged 7) was already dead, Danny (aged 3) was paralyzed from the waist down, and Christie (aged 8) had suffered a disabling stroke. 30 years have passed, but the parents of Diane Downs, Wes and Willadene Frederickson, ... Downs' 8-year old daughter Christie. Her father, to this day, believes in his daughter's innocence. CHRISTIE DOWNS. DIANE DOWNS: MURDERER OR VICTIM. https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/06/diane-downs-children-kids-now-today Christie Downs was called as a witness to testify against her mother. 4 Downs' launched a violent attack on three of her children, Danny, Cheryl Lynn and Christie Anne in 1983. Her own children are Stephen "Danny" Daniel (born 1979), Cheryl Lynn (born 1976) and Christie Ann (born 1974). On May 19, 1983, Downs shot her three children and drove them in a blood-spattered car to McKenzie-Willamette Hospital. Diane Downs gave birth to four children. Downs also acted as a surrogate during her fourth pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter after her trial in 1984. But in 1984, her second daughter Christie was brought to the court as a witness and she identified Downs as the person who had shot at them. She’s been on the news lately and is a children’s behavioral coordinator in Salem, Oregon. Diane Downs gave birth to four children.. Eight-year-old Christie had lost so much blood she suffered a stroke, and 3-year-old Danny was left paralyzed. Downs herself had been shot in the left forearm. (ABC) California Department of Corrections Diane Downs now: Her most recent prison photo from 2018. Downs told investigators that she and her children had been shot in a carjacking, but police found a secret diary detailing her obsession with a married man who did not want kids. Pic credit: Oregon Dept of Corrections 20/20 on ID is … The youngest, delivered while Diane was in jail, was adopted and given the name Rebecca (“Becky”) Christine Babcock and went to school in Bend, Oregon. Diane told police she pushed the man away and sped to the nearest hospital—but a witness testified she was driving less than 10 miles an hour. YOU BE THE JURY. After being in state custody for several months, the girl testified that her mother shot her and the other two children. However, investigators and hospital workers became suspicious becaus… Pic credit: Oregon Dept of Corrections 20/20 on ID is … He operates a webpage on which he is offering $100,000 to anyone who can offer information that will completely exonerate Diane Downs and free her from prison. Diane Downs was sentenced to 50 years for murdering her daughter and attempting to murder her other two children. Diane Downs' father denied that the accusations of incest and Diane later recanted that part of her story. Christie testified in court, "My mom shot Cheryl then Danny then me." Downs was then charged with killing her daughter and convicted and sentenced to life in prison, plus 50 years. Her first three children with husband Steve are Stephen "Danny" Daniel (born 1979), Cheryl Lynn (born 1976) and Christie Ann (born 1974).. Shockingly, it was Downs’ daughter, Christie, who identified her mother in court as the shooter. She claimed she was carjacked on a rural road near Springfield, Oregon, by a strange man who shot her and the children. The State had been preparing Christie for over a year and she was "the" key witness. Isaiah Chapter 41 Verses 10-13 . Downs shot her and the children Oregon, by a strange man shot. In 1984 and Willadene Frederickson,... 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