Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
Northwest of Normal is a true crime podcast featuring stories from the Pacific Northwest. Hosts Meghan and Jon share harrowing stories from their neck of the woods. They focus on victims and their families and dive into the deeper elements of these stories, exploring wider cultural implications of law, punishment, psychology, and the human condition.
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
46. The Bushy-Haired Stranger
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A woman arrives at an Oregon hospital with her three children. Two of them are grievously and injured and one is dead. The mother claims that a man attacked them but soon after, her story unravels.
Sources
Wikipedia – Diane Downs
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
KEZI Eyewitness News 1984 Special with Anne Jaeger – “Diane Downs' most disturbing interview”
ABC News “In 1983, Diane Downs said a stranger shot her 3 kids, but police decided she was lying” by Sean Dooley, March 19, 2019
The Trouble with Justice - “The Diane Downs Case was No Small Sacrifice” by TheTroubleWit
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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