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July 21, 2023 107 mins

Hello lovely listeners! Here is the 1st part of the 2nd instalment of the Pernicious Parents series... hence the 'ish'

This week we look at the life of Elizabeth Diane Frederickson or more commonly known as Diane Downs... oh yes that lady. IYKYK. Join me as we discuss her life until the events of May 19th, 1983. We'll see she's a textbook narcissist, a 'pick me' girl, someone with obsessive and demanding needs who will do *literally* anything to have things her way. Strap in, we are almost going to reading the plot of a sitcom

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Diane Downs, The Mom Who Shot Her Children To Be With Her Lover (allthatsinteresting.com)

Diane Downs | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

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Who is Steve Downs? The story of Diane Downs' ex-husband - Tuko.co.ke

ELIZABETH DIANE (FREDERICKSON) DOWNS - CMM-Crime, Mystery & Mayhem (tapatalk.com)

The Mother & - The Washington Post

Diane Downs - Crime Museum

Small Sacrifices, Ann Rule - Kindle





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