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Diane Downs

Diane Downs

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Oct 5, 2026

JoyHOST
44:03
It doesn't matter at this point, like obviously in terms of sentencing and stuff, it matters why it matters what went into it and matters how it matters.
JoyHOST
44:14
If like, there's a difference, there's a reason why we look, we're looking at Lindsay Clancy differently than Diane Downs.
JoyHOST
44:21
Diane Downs lied.
JoyHOST
44:23
She covered it up.
JoyHOST
44:25
She killed her children so that, so that she couldn't be found out the only reason she well other than the fact that i really truly think she would have been found out she's a horrible liar self-absorbed i mean really you want to go talk about last week's episode um diane downs wow um And she failed to kill one of her victims, and that's why she was not, I mean, that was the definitive proof.
JoyHOST
44:54
But she's not sorry.
JoyHOST
44:55
She was never sorry, but her victims were able to receive justice.
Joshua MilesHOST
0:12
A U.S. mail carrier and a mother of three stood accused of the murder of her daughter, 7-year-old Cheryl, and the attempted murder of her two other children, 8-year-old Christy and 3-year-old Danny.
Joshua MilesHOST
0:26
Her name, Diane Downs.
Lars LarsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:30
Diane Downs was pure evil, wrapped up in someone who had a smile.
Lars LarsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:36
To this day, she has never admitted that she did the deed.
Joshua MilesHOST
0:41
But when her daughter Christy testified, the terrible truth was all too clear.
Joshua MilesHOST
0:53
It was a court case that shook America, and all the while Downs insisted she'd never harmed her family.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
1:02
She violated that sacred duty and attempted in cold blood to kill all three of her children.
Joshua MilesHOST
1:08
The callous murder of her daughter and attempted murder of her two other children makes Diane Downs one of the world's most evil killers.
Gavin TigheHOST
16:42
In all of these cases in the U.S., it is all or nothing.
Gavin TigheHOST
16:46
So then there was the Diane Downs case.
Gavin TigheHOST
16:47
She was also convicted.
Gavin TigheHOST
16:49
She was sentenced to life plus 50 years, parole denied.
BrittanyHOST
1:43
And today we're going to be discussing a...
BrittanyHOST
1:46
Truly evil woman named Diane Downs.
BrittanyHOST
1:49
So today I'm going to tell you the story of Diane Downs.
BrittanyHOST
1:51
She's an evil woman who tried to kill all of her children and succeeded in killing one of her daughters.
BrittanyHOST
1:57
It's really, really horrible.
BrittanyHOST
2:04
And that is this.
BrittanyHOST
2:05
What do you believe was Diane's motive for trying to kill all of her children? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below at the end of this video.
BrittanyHOST
2:12
Now, with all of that said, come gather around and let me tell you the story of a truly evil woman named Diane Downs.
Joshua MilesHOST
0:48
[dramatic music] Lane County Courthouse, Eugene, Oregon, May 8th, 1984, a US mail carrier and a mother of three stood accused of the murder of her daughter, seven-year-old Cheryl, and the attempted murder of her two other children, eight-year-old Christie and three-year-old Danny.
Joshua MilesHOST
1:18
Her name, Diane Downs.
Lars LarsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
1:22
Diane Downs was pure evil wrapped up in someone who had a smile.
Lars LarsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
1:27
Uh, to this day she has never admitted that she did the deed.
Joshua MilesHOST
1:33
But when her daughter, Christie, testified, the terrible truth was all too clear.
Joshua MilesHOST
1:45
It was a court case that shook America, and all the while Downs insisted she'd never harmed her family.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
1:53
She violated that sacred duty and attempted in cold blood to kill all three of her children.
Joshua MilesHOST
2:00
The callous murder of her daughter and attempted murder of her two other children makes Diane Downs one of the world's most evil killers.
LaurieHOST
11:22
I think it's kinda the same thing.
LaurieHOST
11:23
Oh, Diane Downs.
LaurieHOST
11:24
She drove...
LaurieHOST
11:25
Yeah.
Joshua MilesHOST
2:49
A U.S. mail carrier and a mother of three stood accused of the murder of her daughter, 7-year-old Cheryl, and the attempted murder of her two other children, 8-year-old Christy and 3-year-old Danny.
Joshua MilesHOST
3:03
Her name, Diane Downs.
Lars LarsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
3:07
Diane Downs was pure evil, wrapped up in someone who had a smile.
Lars LarsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
3:13
To this day, she has never admitted that she did the deed.
Joshua MilesHOST
3:18
But when her daughter Christy testified, the terrible truth was all too clear.
Joshua MilesHOST
3:33
And all the while, Downs insisted she'd never harmed her family.
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
3:39
She violated that sacred duty and attempted in cold blood to kill all three of her children.
Joshua MilesHOST
3:45
The callous murder of her daughter and attempted murder of her two other children makes Diane Downs one of the world's most evil killers.
Candice DeLongHOST
32:51
But evil had nothing to do with Lindsay's actions, nothing at all.
Candice DeLongHOST
32:57
Now, if we were talking about Diane Downs or Susan Smith, that's a totally different situation.
Candice DeLongHOST
33:04
Diane's children were a burden to her, and a man she was interested in had told her he did not want any children.
Candice DeLongHOST
33:11
Rather than find another man, she chose to kill her children so the guy would find her more appealing.

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