Menopause is Murder17 Nov 2025

Bullets and Bad Decisions

This week, Angela takes the wheel — literally — as she drives us through the wild, winding, and wildly self-absorbed saga of Diane Downs, the mom who claimed a “bushy-haired stranger” shot her children on a dark Oregon road. With just the right blend of disbelief and dark humor, Angela peels back Diane’s tangled motives: forbidden love, jealousy, and a dangerous case of main-character syndrome. As Marguerite gasps, groans, and occasionally shouts “She WHAT?!,” the ladies steer us straight into the heart of one of the most jaw-dropping true-crime cases of the 1980s — proving once again that when love and ego collide, somebody’s bound to get run over.

Show sources:

Small Sacrifices: The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs by Ann RuleDiane Downs: Her Children Got in the Way of Her Love

https://web.archive.org/web/20080705202536/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/downs/3b.html

Elizabeth Diane Downs declares mistrial in child murder case https://share.google/TkukK7fwCz2FC7lEH

Woman on finding peace after learning mother is child killer Diane Downs: 'Though that's biologically my makeup, it's not who I am inside' - ABC News https://share.google/4stxiBdJVEl6XEp6T

Diane Downs' Children Now: Christie, Danny & Becky Today https://share.google/jsvCvOamzncRt9yif

Woman who shot her children escapes from prison - UPI Archives https://share.google/0HNqulYr3bmnC5XuQ

Video Diane Downs laughs while reenacting shooting of 3 children: Part 2 - ABC News https://share.google/lxytQ477aRmTEqPgc

Convicted child killer Diane Downs files petition claiming wrongful conviction | News | kezi.com https://share.google/LRcc0K65TA9qQ5DwJ

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