Any thoughts on that? It was cited that she keeps her emotions close to the vest. It sounds like this was not the case with Dianes children. Ann Rule has always been sensationalist, and her books were almost unreadable at the end of her publishing days. These women did not show emotions and did not fold when asked to. In fact, watching that was the first time I heard her voice and saw her presence, it was a year or so later that old interviews showed up on YouTube. Almost from day one, Diane was perceived as a cancer they had to remove. If you want to defend Diane Downs, more power to you. Because she had driven that area for years for her work. And other inmates were released with worst backgrounds. She learnedat a young age to keep her emotions in check and to always present a strong and brave front. She was no mother of the year and in the car when the kids got shot. All the years in prison probably made her way more disturbed than she ever was. Someone said to me that any of us, if scrutinized under a microscope, would come out looking pretty bad. You need real evidence in court. Nowadays, this insanity would never be tolerated. I like your approach. One of the jurors finally declared. The poor jury went along and Jagger did not put much ofa defense anyway. But Diane was not the one dragging Knick out of Charlenes bed every morning intent on making or breaking his relationship with another woman. The grandparents were babysitting the children often and had several children who were well adjusted. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Years later, Christie was heard saying by classmates that she did not know who shot her. If he was getting too close to the witness emotionally he should have stepped away from the case. I will agree that it was suspicious that Diane got away with one bullet in the arm, even if the injury was severe, but she was outside the car and many scenarios are possible to that effect. It should have raised a red flag concerning her mental stability or the possibility that more people were involved. Also, the title of the website clearly demonstrates an inherit bias. Her husband turned out to be a player and a very irresponsible guy who did not really love her. The problem with high profile cases is that the media, the DA, the cops and authors like Ann Rule dictate the narrative and it becomes almost impossible to look any other way unless you are a critical thinker devoid of emotions related to the case. (that one is more of a question). He strung her along, played with both womens emotions, and after saying he would join her in Oregon, reneged and stayed with his wife. High profile cases usually do not get the same treatment as regular folks. They went after Diane at trial for tapping her foot when they played Hungry like the wolf. You indicated you were not going to get a divorce? In fact, with her continuing to deny committing the crime or expressing remorse, she may never get out. The BBC weather presenter, 60 . So Diane did what she thought would bring her the deepest satisfaction in life; she became a mother. Halo 4. Ruger #14-76187; described as the gun used by Diane and belonging to Steve Downs, was not the murder weapon. What is known for a fact, is, Prosecutor Fred Hugi took physical custody of Christie and Danny shortly after Christies confessions to her school mates, and he officially adopted them in the summer of 1986. According to Detective Welch, Steve Downs followed Diane to Oregon, they fought and Steves rage took the last step on the path hed been treading for a long time. Thanks for the link. Most doctors would tell you that it is normal for our brains to block out a traumatic incident especially when combined with a serious physical injury. How asinine. Blood, cuts, limo driver who saw him come in, the shoe print, the blood in the car and on the socks in his bedroom. Her family members were quite capable of taking care of the children. Only after these avenues are exhausted should non-relative placement be looked at. And she laughed at it by saying it was healthy to want to join the free world, especially if you proclaim your innocence. On a side note, what do you think of parole of Leslie Van Houton? No OTHER reason. It should have been investigated further. she flat out says, they are saying Duran Duran made her shoot her kids!..Im like HUHOkay now this is my favorite groupstill is at 44yrs old.I had to investigate this. Id have more influence arguing for better relationships with Mexico at a Donald Trump rally in Mexico. But as usual, it was slanted in the worst possible way. She folded it neatly around her arm. Just state that at the beginning of the blog. Maher also didn't specify that two of three authors weren't even from Johns Hopkins University: Jonas Herby, MS, whom the working paper described as a special advisor at Center for Political . But there were discrepancies; the tool marks did not matchand the detective lied on the stand about it. How could Christie say anything but the things they told her to say with that kind of influence? There is also a critical shortage of Foster Carers internationally, so that the Hugis offered to take the children in could be viewed as altruistic. But saying that you are not very smart is useless. Click here to read the complaint. If Diane was bipolar, the non-stop chatter would have been inherent to the situation: bipolar wasnt a diagnosable condition at the time of her first trial. The gun presented at trial being the wrong one is a fact. Christie was it though. Diane may very well be guilty, but YIKES this investigation and trial seemed so butchered and tilted in the prosecutions favour. Not right at all. Diane asked for proof that her ex husband was behind the shooting. please express them and I will print them. But I know that there were major problems with this case. A slightly humorous observation is that you said, and others have, that James Haynes physically resembled the sketch. They were in foster care for two years before the prosecutor adopted them. So imagine when you are troubled to begin with. Their goal was to make Dian look crazy, because sane people dont shoot their children. Page 6 of Case History. Mr. Downs must have had a bad feeling about Jagger because before trial, he tried to retain defense attorney Melvin Belli who had the reputation of fighting for his clients and to win all his cases. After all, Cheryl Downs is basically serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole for her mothers crime. you quoted what diane said as to what happened When she resisted, he shot her kids and struggled with her. ?.the fact you are ignoring something SO OBVIOUS is a red flag. I enjoyed your take, and agree their are several reasons with this, and lets be honestevery other case ever prosecuted, to take pause and question but Diane continues to lie, make up brand new stories about people after her, and has made no moves to better herself in any way shape or form while shes been in prison, by her own admission. This video of Jagger absolutely looks like the photo that you find on search engines for Fred Hugi. U seem very one sided on every case Ann Rule has ever written just as u claim she did to u. N her parents didnt want custody of the children just like the father. Some of your facts arent facts at all. A very reasonable request that was rejected. Danny was the product of an affair. Halo Infinite. This really makes me angry, that prosecuter and judge should be sued along with the writter. Lack of blood spatter is not evidence of innocence Especially when a shooter is leaning in and shooting into a box (car) while standing outside. Of course, her mental health has deteriorated. 1) Gunshot residue/blood splatter. Thats why Diane wouldnt agree to marry unless Knick first signed a premarital agreement that when they divorced, Knick would take nothing from their marriage. So there was a transfer, but nothing else was found. Everything I outlined should be public knowledge. My opposition to movies about true crime stories is unshakable. Bannon, a former adviser . I care about what was said at trial. I talked about her still being locked up, all these years later, because I really want to know is it because we believe she will commit more crimes or is it because we need more revenge? I am also engaged in other wrongful convictions that have taken place within the US. They removed them and proceeded to interrogate the poor girl until she gave them what they needed. Only the people who present ongoing threats to the safety of the public in general are the ones this sentence is reserved for. The last time I checked, it is my website and if you find it tiresome, no one is inviting you to stay or read the content; which you evidently did not read anyway. It turned out to be a mistake because he was married to a County Circuit Court Judge who would become a colleague of Foote and he had no intention of defending Diane vigorously. It can safely be presumed, other children told their parents, and that some of those parents reported the disturbing revelation to states Attorney, Prosecutor Fred Hugi. This case had many similarities to the Alice Crimminsstory. The cops admitted that they never investigated the tips about a bushy haired stranger. Thanks again. Up. She had been isolated from her whole family and being unethically interrogated. After arriving at the nearest hospital where the nursing staff and doctors attended to the children, the police were called in and her parents arrived promptly. The inconsistencies and obvious lack of evidence in this case should have called for a wider investigation instead of solely focusing on their prime suspect. 4.Diane was NOT arrested for almost a year after the shootings the d.a. Only in Hollywood and in Ann Rules books, would you find such fantasy: Relevance? Then ask yourself if thats how you want your son to grow up. No matter how much Ive read, or how many of her constant at the time interviews I watch on YouTube, the things that come from her brain to her mouth never cease to amaze me. Dilantin is known to cause mental confusion and you can check it online, but consider the dosage she was on and it needs no clarification. And according to the law, she should have been released by now, independently of what she says or not. The fact that the judge who presided over the child welfare case and the criminal case was the same individual is absolutely a conflict of interest. There was no question in Dianes mind that Knick would take another mistress if she married him, and that hed move on again. They never found the gun and she showed no signs of having fired one. Hardly circumstantial or coincidental what are the chances that a bushy haired stranger, masked men, or someone that knew her (take your pick from Dianes ever shifting account) would have the exact same bullets matching to bullets from a gun owned by Diane ? I am a firm believer of where there is smoke there is fire. During closing arguments, Fred Hugi said that the murder weapon used by Diane was a Ruger, and the state had the model number and the bill of sale. It was flawed. The tape is real and probably not admissible, but it seems to indicate that her testimony was coerced: Why is it not admissible? Are you still taking comments by email? They claimed to have found two lead cartridges in Dianes rifle at home that supposedly matched the ones used during the crime. The photo of Hugi I used is the one you find when you do a search online for Fred Hugi who prosecuted Diane Downs. She has been denied parole 2x and is up again in 2020. And when kids are hurt, emotions keep flowing endlessly. Ultimately, the blogger is entitled to their opinion as is everyone else. She was judged very harshly for her character and her defense was dismal. How do you expect the daughter to have any fair understanding of the situation or any decent contact with Dianes family when the people who have been calling her mother a murderer and a monster are dragging her in the media spotlight in the hope of writing another book or getting a new scoop, but all one sided. Of course buying drugs with three kids in the middle of the night from a guy like that is not the mindful thing to do, but would be more consistent as an explanation for her actions. You do not have to agree with my general opinion outside of the facts of the case, but I would appreciate some comments on what matters; how this case was handled at trial and during the investigation. I think it posible she brought the kids there to be shot by someone else. We dont know what the Hugi family was doing during this time, probably seeing the kids regularly and getting licensed and approved to take the kids home with them. Is it the one you tried to use? They were traumatized and needed familiar faces to feel safe. DA Pat Horton declared early in the game to the local paper that the search for the bearded stranger was not very high on their priority list.. It always feels like punishment at all costs. Saudi Princesses in Captivity for More Than a Thousand and One Nights Are Tweeting the Blues, Having recently done research on the Liysa Northons case which was the subject of a book written by Ann Rule titled, Some 287 errors and falsehoods were documented by Liysa and verified by official sources. Tracy, I never said she was in the car. She signed an affidavit to that effect and wanted the jury informed of it but it was never done. But the Parole Board refused to hear her. A new trial would be out of the question, so to me, parole would be the solution. Her children were obviously more severely injuredbecause being captive in the car while a shooter aimed at them gave them less of a chance to wiggle out of the situation than an adult outside the car. But he overestimated the kind of people that would go along with this soap opera. He said all the police needed was for Diane to bear witness against her ex-husband. I mean, yeah, I can see the no contact order with Diane. The fact that there was a rush to judgment, an investigation targeting only one result and a media coverage often presenting lies is very bothersome. If appropriate family members could not be found to take placement of the children then family friends are the next step. Did she act like a average person? This is what Mrs Downs had to say about the situation. Lets also remember that this is the US of A and we dont lock people up for being narcissistic, antisocial histrionic individuals. Diane was in the hospital for a bone graft from June 2nd until June 6th, 1983. It wasnt their fault, it was the job of the social workers and the courts to make sure the kids were not isolated from family. Maybe I should have elaborated more about this comment. She took care of herself not her children. The goal is always to keep family ties intact. Apparently drug mafia wanted to punish her for messing her nose in forbidden places, not because she was getting any real business in that but simply because she had one of the poorest judgements a person can have. There were days she was unhappy to see the staff and her family because she was very ill. That poor girl had a lot of bad moments where she would cry constantly or trigger the machines and to have defined this single incident as one of terror instead of excitement over seeing her mom was biased and self-serving. I do not believe that this type of abuse would occur today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPLkIcSzftE&ab_channel=DianeDownsArchives. Any thoughts on how the detectives basically made up their mind right away in spite of numerous tips coming in? It appeared rigged and the fact that Ann Rule sat in the courtroom ready to produce a Masterpiece of Guilt could only help the prosecution. Evidence from a ballistics expert. This reminds me of what a jail counselor named Rachel Roth said at the trial of Debra Milke Its my opinion that this young woman has been judged in a way that signifies something to do with how we view women in our society. Much worse. It seems they all went the easy way. I do have to take issue with this article about Diane Downs. It became more about despising Diane Downs than investigating fairly. You are wondering about the question why didn t steve downs get custody but currently there is no answer, so let kienthuctudonghoa.com summarize and list the top articles with the question. All the reports and even the warden thought she was not a threat anymore. The car was splattered with blood, but Diane had none on her. Mind you, it is before the trial. Why does the blogger not clarify this? It could be argued that he developed a relationship with the children and genuinely wanted them to join his family. I wanted to ask you something on this case. At that timeand now!! During Dianes examination at trial, Fred Hugi said in front of the jury, in the form of a question, that she had been diagnosed as a deviant sociopath.. And some are even contradictory: shes mentally ill, but also not mentally ill; the site owner wants to focus on pure facts, yet ignore other facts; things happened in court, but those are irrelevant to what else what also happened in court, etc. So she could not have shot her kids at the distance determined by the state unless she changed her clothing and it did not come up at trial. It really doesnt matter that much of the trial and due process was faulty, because its so obvious that Diane is the one who did it and that justice was served. The american system often reminds me of what Charles Dickens talked about in his novels. Of course, because this is what she does when people put her on the spot and ask questions concerning her mother and the shooting. I actually do not know what really happened. That disinformation was alleged by Mr. Hugi the third day into Jim Jaggers defense and it was never objected to by Mr. Jagger . (This is why Foote was assigned the case. But I would not know what her state of mind is because I did not witness it. We make them president. Most people described Dianes injury as minor or superficial but in reality, it was a very serious injury. In case you did not read the blog: During Dianes examination at trial, Fred Hugi said in front of the jury, in the form of a question, that she had been diagnosed as a deviant sociopath. It would be about November 20th that you would have gone back with Charlene, what, the next day? Celebrity Author Covers Case Ann Rule wrote 'Small Sacrifices,' later released as a movie. I recently found your website and have enjoyed it a lot. Teams of people and detectives combed the area for months looking for the gun but it was nowhere to be found. The media keeps talking about several escapes, but there was only one. Why on earth would anyone recommend leaving the kids with the grandparents? Diane had siblings and parents. That wasn't all that stood in their way, as Diane eventually ran away from home. She is supposed to be locked up for murder, etc. In fact, what investigator Tracy had written in his notes is that the heart monitor jumped because of excitement or intense fear. But in their defense, they were told at trial what gun was used by Diane to shoot the kids and it must have been very difficult to overcome the emotions brought on by the words of little Christie even if it was pretty obvious during her testimony that she was confused and unreliable. 4. The GSR? 2 years in foster care waiting to be legally free for adoption is not that uncommon even today. Are her parents still living (I know they were a few years ago)? 2.Diane herself has stated that the shooter was outside the car and shot THROUGH the window, no blood spatter. 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