Episode 2: Diane Downs
Can't Look Away: A Mother/Daughter Obsession with True Crime
Release Date: 02/08/2019
Episode 2: Diane Downs
Can't Look Away: A Mother/Daughter Obsession with True Crime
We examine the case of Diane Downs, the mother who claimed that she and her three children were shot in an attempted carjacking in Springfield, Oregon in 1983. By the time she reached the hospital, 7 year old Cheryl was dead, 3 year old Danny was paralyzed, and 8 year old Christie was barely clinging to life. Police began to suspect that the person who was supposed to love them most had tried to sacrifice them in order to be with her married lover, a man who did not want children. Sources: Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule (TV Movie) "" by Charles Montaldo, ThoughtCo "", Elizabeth...
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Blotter Episode 1: Etan Patz & Jayme Closs
Can't Look Away: A Mother/Daughter Obsession with True Crime
We talk about the rerun of the "48 Hours" special on Etan Patz and the recovery of Jayme Closs! Sources: "", "48 Hours" "", CBS News
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Episode 1: The Abduction and Murder of Adam Walsh
Can't Look Away: A Mother/Daughter Obsession with True Crime
In our first official episode, we discuss the case that started it all for both of us - the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh, as well as the accomplishments of his parents, John and Reve, who became the country's leading advocates for missing and abducted children. Sources: by Les Standiford and Joe Matthews by Dan Harris and Claire Pedersen, ABC "" by Olivia B. Waxman, Time "" by Yolanne Alamanzar, The New York Times "", NBC News "" by Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter "" by Rich Phillips & Ann O'Neill, CNN "" by Lily Echeverria, The Miami Herald "", CBS News , Crime Museum ,...
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Episode 0: True Crime Origins
Can't Look Away: A Mother/Daughter Obsession with True Crime
In our intro episode, we look at how we got into true crime, talk about a few of the cases that have stuck with us, and discuss our goals for the podcast. For Episode 1: The Abduction and Murder of Adam Walsh Read Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed the World by Les Standiford and Joe Matthews Read Tears of Rage by John Walsh Watch Adam (1983) Watch Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
info_outlineWe examine the case of Diane Downs, the mother who claimed that she and her three children were shot in an attempted carjacking in Springfield, Oregon in 1983. By the time she reached the hospital, 7 year old Cheryl was dead, 3 year old Danny was paralyzed, and 8 year old Christie was barely clinging to life. Police began to suspect that the person who was supposed to love them most had tried to sacrifice them in order to be with her married lover, a man who did not want children.
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Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
Small Sacrifices (TV Movie)
"Diane Downs: The Mother Who Shot Her Three Children" by Charles Montaldo, ThoughtCo
"Becky Babcock: A Girl's Fight to Escape Her Mother's Crimes", Elizabeth Vargas, Gail Deustch, Alan B. Goldberg, and Jessica Hornig
"Blood Ties (Part 1)", ABC News
"Blood Ties (Part 2)", ABC News
Farrah Fawcett Interview (1989)
"Diane Downs 1988 Prison Interview", The Oprah Winfrey Show
"Diane Downs 2010 Parole Hearing"
"50 Years of KEZI 9 News: The Diane Downs Case (Part 1)"
"50 Years of KEZI 9 News: The Diane Downs Case (Part 2)"