UNLOCKED Full Episode: "Diane Downs and Ann Rule" | The Oprah Winfrey Show | OWN

[@kimporter1744]

I swear every time the camera goes back to Opera her hair gets bigger!!😂😂

[@lauralee9694]

😂😂😂

[@sandrawhishwilson7624]

Flying nun

[@proofisinthepudding6327]

Oprah and that 80's big hair! 😂

[@proofisinthepudding6327]

Yep! It was the 80s. The decade of big hair. 😂

[@becpurcell6773]

😆🤣😆🤣

[@millers3888]

Diane: You falsify names in your book and call it a “true book”, how can you do that?! Ann: I changed the names of your lovers because many of their wives didn’t know their husbands were having an affair with you. Lmfaoooo 😂

[@DiscoverPlatinum]

All the shade Ann threw to Diane!

[@blueizumi]

Lmao notice how Diane stopped interrupting her for a second after that

[@MrScubajsb]

The crazy thing is that was an epic burn and a mic drop but she just rolled right along with it and didn't even flinch. Diane is scary good and she is right where she belongs

[@deadeyes4626]

I love that she tries to outwit/edit a writer..she really dose think she’s a genius *in her own mind*

[@Marah493]

Those with personality disorders make the perfect people for police to investigate. They think they know everything and think everyone thinks like they do., so they overlook a lot of evidence for police to find.

[@sharonthompson672]

"She's never interviewed me" "Well, Diane, I'm sure you remember me coming to the jail and interviewing you." 😆 And just gets better and better.

[@angietwitchel9546]

😂

[@jlbaker2000]

Of course there are solid records of anytthing she disputes.

[@sitcomsTV]

For a Narcisist as Diane 20m talk and all the data colected from court transcripts is not enough time given to her person. For a book to be produced about what she did - Diane would expect the author to be at her comand, lissening to her rubish for hours and hours. Ann was just sharp and knew amazingly well who to do this things. RIP

[@kybardi11.11]

"For 20 mins"😂

[@amye823]

she is so combative

[@tracehatfield3964]

I love how Ann keeps her composure, and goes toe to toe with her.

[@nunya6346]

RIP Ann Rule

[@paranoid_android33]

Anne rules RIP Anne. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@lisamarielund6292]

Ann used to be a cop. She’s a toughie.

[@effiecampbell7409]

Oprah face timing before any of us did lol

[@barryyoungblood1342]

When Ann mentioned her arm being wrapped in a folded towel, Diane almost lost it!

[@efe8085]

Awww them being adopted by the prosecutor is the sweetest thing ever.

[@campgoerOne]

I don't see it as ethical..may be sweet? But unethical!

[@jalynnmannino446]

No. It’s not. They shouldn’t have had to be adopted and shouldn’t have lost a sister. They shouldn’t have to live with what their mother did. What would have been sweet is if they had a normal mother in which they would’ve had a chance for a normal life without a terrible childhood experience causing who knows how much mental problems for who knows how much time before moving on with their lives. I pray no child or children have to ever experience this kind of tragedy due to a mother’s own insanity ever again. I also pray that the seven year old girl Rest In Peace God bless her sweet soul.

[@raea3588]

@@campgoerOne He and his wife went through the same adoption process that anyone else would. They didn't just swoop in. The children were living in a therapeutic foster home before and after the trial. It was on their heart's to not leave these kids without a stable home.

[@annanimity7085]

@@campgoerOne It's highly inappropriate

[@dqverify6797]

@@campgoerOne there is nothing unethical about it. He adopted them several years after the trial. He and his wife had bonded with them. The kids loved and trusted them. What is unethical about their being adopted by a couple they loved, who loved them?

[@kristkreep6668]

R.I.P. Ann Rule - July 25, 2015. Her books are what inspired me to go into Forensic Psychology.

[@beckyboo1433]

That's very cool 😎😁 she was a great woman and author ❤️

[@ClassyCountryGirl630]

@@beckyboo1433Ms. Rule seemed like an amazing woman. I always hoped to meet her one day. I’ve read all her books and she was always extremely thorough and objective. Take “Green River, Running Red”, for example, which is about Gary Ridgeway, the “Green River Killer”. Ms. Rule delved deeply into the lives of his victims. She portrayed them as human beings instead of “just runaways, drug addicts, or prostitutes”. She was a lot more empathetic and compassionate than male authors who published their own version on the same topic. (In my humble opinion, Ms. Rule’s book is the best version.) Maybe her daughter,Leslie, who is also an author, will pen her mom’s biography. It would be really interesting to read about Ms. Rule’s incredible life. May she rest in eternal peace.

[@RLFinTX]

I can remember starting to read Ann’s books 30 years ago. ❤🙏🏻

[@ClassyCountryGirl630]

@@beckyboo1433 She certainly was an amazing, talented woman. May she RIP. ❤️

[@theresacoringgray6885]

Her son treated her like crap after she became confined to a wheelchair....

[@lesaubergines]

Ann Rule RULES. Love seeing her handle Diane without batting an eye

[@Margohagan111]

Absolutely destroyed her, can’t believe I’d never watched this before today!

[@Kellz82-p7p]

DD seems to be one of those people who talk way to much and she thinks she's the smartest people in the room! And Ann is the opposite ,she's letting me dig her own Grave

[@awvickyandryanfan]

I love Ann Rule she tough as nails RIP❤😊

[@Indusxstan]

Ann is both polite and FORMIDABLE

[@embeth446]

I’m actually impressed how quickly she comes up with a decent sounding response to everything. I realize she does get caught in lies but she’s still terrifyingly good at lying. The biggest tell with this woman is her inappropriate affect.

[@cosmiccatzen]

She sounds so convincing, not just with the quickness & ease which she comes up with the lies, but also the assured tone as well.

[@brvndxxxn]

Sociopath, narcissistic, psychopaths all do that pretty well

[@kathleencastle8631]

Maybe she's not lying

[@gaysy1st]

​@@kathleencastle8631I thought that too. People are coming up with 101 reasons why, except for THAT one.

[@kathleencastle8631]

@@gaysy1st it is scary that a person can be sentenced for life just because people don't agree with their descion making. All of the evidence is circumstantial and subjective

[@sallyburke3266]

Farrah Fawcett did an incredible job portraying her in Small Sacrifices

[@kinamiller9613]

She really did..I just watched it on here Saturday

[@sallyburke3266]

@@kinamiller9613 she was so underrated as an actress but I loved her in dramatic roles

[@Gladriel-Llorian]

Definitely

[@gracesmith3349]

Watched the burning bed after I watched this

[@Jessica-gs1hv]

Yes she did 🎉

[@naviifra2374]

This woman is more concerned with the book rather than her kids being shot

[@forgottenpalace4472]

Yes!

[@simplysabrina5294]

It’s one of THE most significant indicator of a narcissist and guilty person. Only what other people will think of them

[@jenm9099]

Narcissistic injury, for sure. She actually reminds me of a smarter version of my mother in law, same harping on irrelevant points to twist the conversation. Crazy!

[@aliciascott4299]

And the transcript! “Read the transcript!” Lol

[@leahjonze]

protect false self at ALL COSTS

[@BrandilineMelt]

Loves to hear her own voice. Not one tear for her kids. So sad.

[@lovepet4565]

She talks talks and says nothing

[@theresacoringgray6885]

I am reading the book, small sacrifices now. SAD story 😔

[@saintsmadeline]

Please tell me I’m wrong when I say that I understand that you believe this woman.

[@shannonwilson1165]

She never showed no sympathy for her babies she me ,me,all about her sad person

[@barryyoungblood1342]

She’s never cried for them….they were lucky and she couldn’t tie her damn shoes for about 2 months! Poor Diane 😜

[@Sassy4826]

Diane is the definition of narcissism. The way she continually smiles and laughs proves she's guilty. She has shown absolutely no remorse at all. And the fact that her daughter identified her as the shooter pretty much sealed her fate, but way before the daughter's statement, everyone knew she was guilty as sin.

[@BeatlesFan1975]

Where u get your psychology degree?

[@Sassy4826]

@whatsinaname3034 University of Maryland, how about you?

[@Sassy4826]

@@BeatlesFan1975 where did you get your English degree, lol?

[@eclecticvicki8376]

I believe she is beyond being a narcissist. More like a sociopath. Her diagnoses I don’t completely remember, one was histrionic personality and maybe borderline personality disorder.

[@Sean-dl8ym]

She is the definition of a psychopath.

[@Sahlstrom1550]

My father was an attorney in Eugene during this time. He knew the prosecutor who adopted the two surviving kids. Prosecutor commented on the fact that Diane Downs drove VERY slowly to the Marcola hospital. The nurse who helped them at the hospital was appalled at how she was more interested in her injured arm than he dying children. The daughter who survived had a second stroke after she testified against her mom in court. Brave little girl.

[@DianaEmilia911]

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing this

[@sonya1815]

So, why didn't the dad of these kids get the kids

[@TeamSherry]

@@sonya1815 I never knew the answer to that. All I know is that the adoption was done legally and in Oregon the father would have had first rights.

[@khasualentertainment6734]

@@sonya1815 he didnt want them the grandparents neither.

[@connievino4226]

Very brave little girl. Shame on Downs.

[@pamelajudithrwanyarare8429]

All I can think about is Oprah's hair. Reminds me of myself in secondary school... Man the 80s were hilarious.

[@edreid7872]

Oprah's hair and fashions were all the rage back then..God I miss the 80's...

[@VOIICENetwork]

i just can't stop laughing hahaha

[@angelicjames]

🤣🤣🤣 it’s hard to miss

[@isaidwhatisaid2750]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ajoe_1953]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦

[@yasminx16]

I love how calm and authoritative Ann is. A great lesson on decorum and composure.

[@olgatrilogymartin3143]

Agree

[@peggyreely8339]

RIP Ann. You are missed.

[@judethaddeus9856]

Why wouldn’t she be calm?

[@yasminx16]

@@judethaddeus9856 because Downs is being extremely rude ans aggravating.

[@shirleyclark6074]

“”)

[@timcotton9874]

When I try and talk about putting my dog down of 14 years, I cannot talk about it without breaking down and this was 10 years ago and she can talk about her children being shot with no tears or even sadness in her voice. It was all about her arm which was grazed by a bullet. She has an answer for everything. Most parents would be distraught for their entire life and would care less about their own injuries and would take as many bullets as necessary to save their children. What a monster!!

[@HurricaneCamille-us6mp]

​@@vdvyoutube You're a troll...in my opinion.

[@ouestlelivre]

I agree with you. I cry when I even think of my 14 year old dog's last day on earth. I can't imagine losing a child and the other two being severely injured. She's a psychopath!

[@kristina-oy3zs]

The way she minimized her sons paralysis alone proves her guilt of shooting him.

[@nolagirl2458]

She also wanted to have Christy taken off of life support

[@HopefulInterventions]

Good point.

[@arianneherglotz5704]

It’s so sick

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Evil woman

[@LostNFound432]

Yep. A mother who is angry at someone for hurting her child does not minimize the damage they did to them! If anything, they may exaggerate bc of how angry they are and how significantly it's impacted their lives.

[@smcc649]

I love how she thinks the audience is laughing with her. Beyond delusional.

[@lanas1149]

I’m laughing at how she thinks everyone is believing her!

[@josephcumberbatch4248]

Ann Rule hit the nail on the head pateinin when it comes to this crack head...I hope she's in MAXIMUM security

[@brenne8030]

@@josephcumberbatch4248 😂 “ crack head” I haven’t heard that in a while. I agree!

[@migdaliaangelin5112]

Why is anyone laughing to begin with? There is nothing funny about this story. It is such a tragedy. One of her children died. The other two suffered permanant injuries. 3 innocent children. Yet this feels like a "tell all" for a reality show.

[@RnBReworked]

@@migdaliaangelin5112 That's what I was thinking. We're talking about the murder and attempted murder of three tiny, innocent people. But this was the 80s where political correctness wasn't what it is today. That, and talk show audiences are encouraged to be actively vocal by the warm up person before the show.

[@ginb981]

I almost died 😂, the sketch she gave of the guy that supposedly killed and paralyzed her children (actually had her eyes!) She described herself to the cops, priceless! She's crazy af 🤪

[@olgatrilogymartin3143]

And the shaggy hair !!

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

That sketch looks like her.

[@traceyarnaud8433]

I noticed that too!

[@Munstermash1313]

@@landofthelivingskies3318 Exactly ! These types of sociopaths can't help but confess/brag about their evil. Often it's subconciously.

[@Munstermash1313]

She is so deluded!!

[@haintedhouse2990]

"i could sit here and cry and be all sad - what's that gonna prove?" uh that you have a shred of human emotion about your own children !!?? such a beast.

[@iiiMUNiiiQUE]

Thanks for finally becoming less stingy with the classic FULL Oprah episodes OWN! Keep it up! It was a CLASSIC and made to be watched.

[@sherinebonsu8572]

Agreed.

[@hespermiller2018]

That hair is HUGE! 😂

[@mimhahn]

That's what I was thinking. They've really been holding out! 😁

[@ashleelarsen5002]

@@mimhahn we need vintage Oprah back!

[@mimhahn]

@@ashleelarsen5002 I agree, 80's-90's Oprah was the best! 👍😁

[@Sunflowers9191]

Diane Downs is a spitting image of Janelle from Teen Mom.. 😅

[@Richard-lh3te]

And they’re both nuts

[@NajSinghs...NajNibbles]

🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

🤔🤣🤣🤣🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Kikitil]

Omg she is

[@Jaz-nm4fw]

Omg yes I couldn't put my finger on it 😂

[@Galloway278]

Anne Rule rocks. May she rest In peace. Years ago my mother-in-law was a witness in a local murder that made national news and I emailed Anne about it and she emailed me back right away. Her books are fantastic. And she was not fooled by Diane Downs. Total psychopath.

[@WVgrl59]

❤️

[@sandra2631]

I too emailed Ann about a great story from my neighborhood! She replied right away and said it was too intense for her. That she was careful about what she wrote about because the stories stayed with her. Best true crime writer ever!

[@tinafrompasadena3192]

@@sandra2631 Wow. I hope the story gets out there.

[@jeffmather728]

What story?

[@jeffmather728]

@@sandra2631 what story if you don't mind sharing?

[@agnesmalloy7384]

Diane sounds like she’s reading a script from a movie and she’s the star of the show. That’s just how calm she is. She shows no emotion for her children 😢

[@jessicabates1223]

Agreed. The actual movie had the beautiful and talented Farrah Fawcett play the part of Downs. Can you imagine her delight at that.

[@redfogwhitefrost2583]

"I searched my dreams for the answer" When she hit us with that line. That was pretty much my response. She thinks she's the main character of a movie.

[@theresacoringgray6885]

I noticed that. Her voice sounds rehearsed like she had been practicing the words...

[@perfumelady9089]

Oprah’s hair is everything!! I have to give it to these 2 lady’s for staying composed & letting Diane speak

[@unknown-lf6zx]

The hair and outfit too! Big hair Oprah on point 😂

[@schmittyconstanz]

They knew not only would she dig a hole,but that she would throw herself in.

[@TSquare7741]

@@unknown-lf6zx I find Oprah sort of looks like a giant, shaggy bird with her hairdo… lol

[@RYMAN1321]

@@unknown-lf6zx Wasn’t that quite common in the 80’s ?

[@gardendormouse6479]

Yep.

[@fee9971]

Her poor daughter living through her own mother shooting her and her siblings!!! Heart broken!!!

[@joyrees7966]

Yes, her daughter is living knowing her mother killed her sister and paralyzed her little brother 😢

[@conniemoore4801]

The other daughter she was carrying while on trial was on Phil Donahue if I'm not mistaken!!

[@raea3588]

@@conniemoore4801 Yes, her name is Becky Babcock. She went through a tough time when she found out who her biological mother is but she's an amazing woman and has tried to help others who have found themselves in this kind of situation; having parents or relatives who are in prison for unspeakable crimes.

[@czechchicklet6890]

@@conniemoore4801 You can watch her on 20/20, it's uploaded on youtube. I highly recommend it. She contacts Diane and her letters are crazy 🤪. She has gone even more crazy, didn't know it was possible. I would go into more detail, but it's all there to watch for yourself, if you're interested.

[@conniemoore4801]

@@czechchicklet6890 I read the book by Ann Rule if I'm not mistaken!

[@jenm9099]

Diane was LOVING every moment of the attention she was getting during the trial, and especially during her Oprah debut. She was positively gleeful on the show! Psycho.

[@cheryl5994]

I SAW NONE OF THAT, SHE DOESN'T NEED THE ATTENTION OF BEING ON A SCREEN ON A TV SHOW. SHE HAS NOTHING TO GAIN BY GOING OVER THE SAME QUESTIONS SHE'S REPEATEDLY ASKED. SHE'S NOT WHAT THAT SO-CALLED AUTHOR SAYS SHE IS, INFACT SHE'S MORE DENENTED THAN DIANE DOWNES WILL EVER BE.

[@chrisbevis7725]

She has never talked how terrible what happened to her children; no sympathy, no empathy just on and on about herself.

[@princessromanov]

@@chrisbevis7725 she always makes everything about herself. Everything is bad for her

[@rodneysmith9177]

That is a feature of the histrionic personality. They crave attention.

[@CalamityJane3280]

@@chrisbevis7725 Reminds me of Jeff Macdonald. It’s ALL about them! Thank goodness we’ve come a long way with dealing with these psychopaths.

[@LighthouseLover1989]

Diane claimed in this interview that she would see her kids again, and that she was going to regain custody of them. It's now 40 years later, and Christy and Danny still want absolutely nothing to do with Diane or her crazy family. 😂

[@jeanniepetrov9934]

Better for their health!

[@Serendipityonyoutube]

When I was in prison with her she had this little box of items that she said were gifts for her grandchildren when she gets to meet them one day. She's delusional.

[@The_Real_HeatherMarie]

@@SerendipityonyoutubeDid she ever show any real emotion for her children when she talked about them?

[@Serendipityonyoutube]

@@The_Real_HeatherMarie no. She was completely cold blooded. A con artist.

[@The_Real_HeatherMarie]

@@Serendipityonyoutube How sad for those children 😭

[@thekonversationwithkaleaf]

The way Oprah & Ann Ate This Woman Up 😩😩

[@KingAce49ers]

Do you notice she dosen't show any remorse of concern for the children?!

[@LillyGreene84]

I love it. Chef’s kiss

[@joywimer4281]

TRUE that

[@beverlygold6442]

I lived in Salem Or when this happened. I was horrified and devastated. That a mother could be so heartless. I'm glad she's locked up.

[@Prawnlet]

No one breaks the RULE

[@billyjack8]

Ann Rule was the premier writer of true crime. Rest in Peace, Angel. You were truly talented in dissecting and putting back lives that were devastatingly troubled and damaged. Most of those people that committed those crimes were victims themselves. Showing the cyclic trauma of abuse passed on time and time again.

[@nolagirl2458]

She wrote a book about the Darlie Routier case also, great Arthur I didn't know she passed.

[@geeky12ful]

I loved Ann Rule, read everything she wrote. May she RIP!!

[@angelamiller4113]

I didn't know she died! 😔

[@dayo8843]

Her books were fantastic! No wonder she was so well known. Rest In Peace 🙏

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

I once took everything Ann wrote as gospel. Not anymore, unfortunately.

[@simsimmer893]

Diane gave numerous interviews to the press after the children were shot. You can see her laughing and expressing concern about her arm, but you never see her cry or express concern about her children. She's as cold as they come. Pure evil.

[@oluncleruckus3362]

Right?! She never shows any remorse about the kids position in all this…and it’s sad to say but this is one of her more normal interviews… The ones she’s had right after the shooting were so crazy lol

[@emmm_5787]

"I very, very rarely talk about what happened that night" Sure Jan

[@MalonsMilk]

I actually don’t think it even occurred to her to think about her children. She’s that self absorbed.

[@joywimer4281]

You are so right

[@angelapyle7301]

Yes, when Mrs.Downs was describing her daughter after the she was shot, she was smirking !! Who smile while describing what your daughter did after getting shot ?!?!?!

[@Anna-loves-you]

Ann Rule was the Queen of true crime journalism, love her. RIP

[@Susan-n6q]

I always enjoyed reading Ann Rules books

[@peggyreely8339]

Much respect and RIP Anne Rule.

[@ashleighsollitt5748]

Omg the sketch of the 'shaggy haired man' was literally her own reflection 😂

[@kathyduby8150]

shaggy-haired-man is always a dead giveaway.

[@heatherh.197]

😂

[@melissaowens1559]

Swear

[@smileyface5908]

Why would you try to argue that the son is not really “that paralysed” if you weren’t the shooter? Why would an innocent person try to downplay the victims injuries?

[@stashabrown4935]

So True💯

[@camisims1848]

That’s what I was thinking too

[@angeltillman1323]

Wow , this comment says alot without saying alot , if I didn't think she was guilty already this comment would definitely make me second guess "why would she downplay his injuries" very good observation!!

[@TerryMarshall-h9u]

Good point!

[@dalalhumood4085]

👌

[@larkinh1]

So, I guess this is what it takes to get me to actually watch Oprah.

[@made-line7627]

True 😅

[@vickeysteffin8061]

Same

[@hlowrylong]

I would have loved to meet Ann Rule. She was legendary. Start to finish she created such an amazing life. Fantastic mind.

[@KindTiffany]

The mere thought of stopping on a dark road for a stranger terrifies me...add my children to that thought, and I feel anxiety taking over my body as I type these words. There's NO WAY IN THE WORLD a mother would do this!!

[@shonii119]

I was so glad to see that the audience figured her out almost immediately and knew she was lying every step of the way.

[@Margohagan111]

AGREED 10x!!!

[@Irod567]

I couldn't understand why she was outside of the car after stopping for the guy. Why get out? Then there was the part of tossing the car keys, yet after the shooting she jumped in the car and rushed to the hospital. At which point did she look for the keys?

[@MelVonMonkers]

Diane likely thinks the audience was on her side, she's too narcistic to believe anything else. Nutjob times 100

[@martinsorenson1055]

@@Irod567 She had to amend her story to "pretended to toss" her car keys.

[@RobinsonJRoss]

Diane Downs is the textbook definition of the Sociopath Next Door. She lies with relative ease and has no problem with getting rid of her kids because they were inconveniences. All that for a man who ultimately didn’t want her. Thankfully, this dangerous woman will never be free again.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

She and Susan Smith should be forced to be cellmates.

[@madhavi108]

Devil defending itself. Only time she comes alive. No remorse. Just anger at those revealing the truth.

[@charlenemonique1]

Yes she is💯‼️

[@sassycat6487]

I remember watching an interview with a retired homicide detective and he said one thing to always look for to see if a person is lying is how they keep adding unnecessary details! Notice Ann said that Diane asked the prosecutor if he would like details of her affairs. I noticed this with the Jussie Smollett interview, too.

[@Learningisfree808]

@@sassycat6487 and Susan smith

[@TaharkahX]

I screamed when I saw Oprah's hair! 😮 😅

[@edmontonhermit1156]

The 80s were a wild time for hairstyles 😂

[@dcnative1618]

I don't miss the shoulder pads.

[@savedbyjesuschrist9748]

😂😂😂

[@firstnamekaty8830]

She looks like she’s about to take flight with those wings!😂

[@beckyboo1433]

Oh yes, aqua net in the white can lol maybe even Oprah used that kind because it was the best at wings 🤣

[@toniroberts8117]

I just adore Anne Rule. What a classy and incredibly intelligent woman. ❤️ I’ve read many of Anne’s books. Favorites are actually some early one’s. Such as 1-5 killer, stranger beside me, and I particularly loved all her short stories. Especially the one on Christopher wilder. Such an incredible author.

[@davidmansell5986]

Seconded.

[@katscratchfever3506]

She was an amazing author! May she Rest In Peace 💜

[@heytimgarcia]

"...and they're doin' GREAT." *final slap in the face* love it!!! Go Ann Rule!!!

[@savie.s]

Subtle yet powerful

[@skeptigal2785]

"She never interviewed me... TWENTY MINUTES, Ann!"

[@dominiquecanon625]

Lol right

[@quantumrobin4627]

Diane is simply fascinating from a psychological perspective, she literally bought a trinket to memorialize the deaths of her children a week before she shot her kids… 😳

[@Seando42069]

There’s something wrong with you

[@quantumrobin4627]

@@Seando42069 I did say from a “psychological” standpoint, as in someone who studies human psychological behavior, I’m very precise with words for this reason, I just wanna understand, I can only assume you are in the comments of the same video I clicked on, likely out of curiosity, exactly like me, but yea something is “wrong” with me because you shoot from the hip, make assumptions and don’t consider detail

[@quantumrobin4627]

@@iamjeona 😊

[@Jersey.D3vil201]

​@@iamjeonathose of us with a reasonable grasp on vocabulary and comprehension understood what you meant. Some of these people are too much.

[@Smiles2U4Ever]

@@quantumrobin4627 You don't have to explain yourself. We are all fascinated which is why true crime is a popular genre. Psychopathy IS fascinating, and Ann was right when she said that there are degrees of it. Many people have psychopathic tendencies but they don't have the inclination to kill.

[@manuelkeats296]

We've lost a truly wonderful human being and one of America's greatest crime writers when Anne passed. Such a blessing to have this footage! Big thanks!

[@julietclark5736]

Dianne is such an incredible liar. She doesn’t quit. And she does it with absolutely no hesitation.

[@jenniferlawrence9473]

I believe her. She's innocent. They railroaded her on this show!

[@jillholly4175]

I believe she is guilty... Why would she be looking in the car watching her daughter be shot by the mystical man instead of beating him with all you have to save your kids!!!.. Where did the man go allowing you to get back in the car and drive away???? How come the man driving behind her not see the "The Man" ???

[@PrayerOfMannesah]

@@jenniferlawrence9473 she's not innocent she's proud of not having a guilty conscience

[@marsche9571]

I mean her daughter said her mom shot her 😩 so innocent how 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

@@jenniferlawrence9473 Lol, that’s a great joke! 🤣😂

[@Mmdmade]

This is what intense conversation used to sound like. People actually listened to each other and replied. No matter how insane.

[@sarahbishop3416]

Great comment and I agree it’s sad this is now rare.

[@Mhel2023]

Ikr, it was so much easier to follow the flow of information on talk shows. Shout out to Ricki Lake, Montel, Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy, etc. Even Jerry Springer used to be good back in the day. Can't understand anything today because everyone's screaming over each other

[@2FRESH-4U]

I miss our once great society

[@jamesnove6313]

"i very very rarely talk about that night because of how painful it was" so painful that you did a bunch of interviews right after it happened and even in prison still did interviews whenever the opportunity presented itself 😂😂😂

[@craigbrickey775]

I think she starts to believe her own lie the more she tells it.

[@ThePlaneterra]

Her creepy smiling just shows how crazy she is.

[@midnightstar1996]

Yeah, like Ted Bundy. The more lies he told the more he started to believe them.

[@christar9527]

That’s how people with personality disorders are. They lie so much and believe their lies after awhile. Thus they’re delusional.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@midnightstar1996 That’s actually quite common with pathological liars

[@amyeastman8764]

Yes! Narcissistic people are so far in their delusion that they don’t see things how they really are. I dated one and he would describe himself as “zen” but he was the complete opposite. He’d lose his mind over the smallest things. Not a zen thing about that guy! He’d fly off the handle at tiny things most people wouldn’t be phased by. Meanwhile if I got even remotely irritated by something he’d say I was overreacting or unstable. LOL. It was like projection? Of course this experience is nothing compared to this monster of a woman. Just scary.

[@jameskeeth4037]

She can’t be let out. She’s absolutely bonkers. Completely mad. She genuinely believes her fantasies. Her surviving children know she did it and to protect them she must never be let free

[@S_8-]

I don’t think she genuinely believe her fantasies. She is manipulative, not crazy.I can be wrong , I’m not a doctor. I d think she is a manipulative narcissistic sociopath .

[@czechchicklet6890]

No governor would ever sign off on parole, I doubt that the board would ever approve anyway. She'd have to admit guilt and show remorse for years 1st and that will never happen. She will die in prison 😃 😊.

[@eloiseobrien2761]

Bonkers

[@davidmansell5986]

Yes. Mad as a box of frogs. But as dangerous as a cage of tigers.

[@swish3432]

@@davidmansell5986 fishy like a can of sardines and hungry like the wolf

[@thedudeabides2531]

It's hilarious how Diane always thinks she's the smartest person in the room and thought she had Ann Rule on the ropes. She just oozes narcissism.

[@MindsetOfMarge]

Diane “She never interviewed me” Ann “ well I’m sure you remember me interviewing in jail” oop! Lol

[@Kellyzebras713]

Ann was such a boss in this interview. She just stayed quiet and let Diane bury herself. It was amazing. Rest In Peace, crime queen. Diane contradicted herself completely. She was fighting so diligently that she doesn’t remember anything. But then suddenly remembered everything like fifteen minutes later. Sociopaths have such little self awareness. She still talks like this. She is and will always be a danger.

[@davidmansell5986]

Yes, good on Ann. Wind 'em up and watch 'em go. Or give them enough rope and they'll hang their self!

[@gaysy1st]

Ann stayed quiet once Diane challenged her about the transcript. She didn't have an answer. I don't know if Downs is guilty or not, but Ann certainly portrays her that way, as it suits her money making book writing.

[@jupiterssong8127]

@@gaysy1stseriously ? she’s guilty . Her kids testified their mother shot them Have you watched any of her trial ? Read a book? , watched anything other than this ? She’s guilty as f .

[@pipermccool]

The way she refers to herself in the third person - “Mom” -is disturbing.

[@Kellyzebras713]

@@gaysy1stLiterally no one agrees with you. Besides Diane. I’m afraid for your safety if you can’t see a predator when it’s so glaringly obvious.

[@TheGreekPianist]

I never saw one motherly instinct in Diane for her children. She seemed so emotionally disconnected from them! I love Ann Rule and her book. It was hilarious watching Diane trying to shoot down the book lol

[@Dustandfuzz]

I think her mother spoiled her rotten and when others didn’t or she had to give of herself, she just couldn’t deal with it. It was all about her growing up. Do not over compliment your kids at every little thing. An example is complimenting them for something that they should be doing anyway, like eating their dinner. I see so much coddling and complimenting kids today no wonder they grow up thinking everyone else is beneath them. Couple this with letting them get away with lies and you got a sociopath.

[@kathygrosvenor7900]

Her rambling dialogues remind me of meeting people like her. They leave me wondering if they are highly intelligent, slightly quirky or downright psychotic. I’ve only discovered the “highly intelligent” once.

[@HopefulInterventions]

@@Dustandfuzz That’s not valid! There’s absolutely no studies done that says there’s a correlation between over coddling your children and sociopaths. Sociopaths are usually born that way! Their brains are wired differently. As a behavior therapist it’s important to raise children who are confident and believe in themselves! Of course maladaptive behaviors need punishment. But we need to be more proactive as parents to prevent children from acting out of control and or behaviors that are undesirable. This means positive behavior supports, etc.,

[@Shericonyers]

@@HopefulInterventions thank you! That person sounds like my dads “wife” when they talked about saying to your kids how proud they are of them. That horrible excuse of a human didn’t know how to be a parent and what proud or love was!

[@benjamintriplett3]

She made the comment " I just love children they're so easy to make." That tells you everything you need to know about her right there! She didn't value those kids anymore than someone values an old pair of sneakers. She loved the attention of being pregnant but not actually raising her children.

[@seanthomas7441]

Not one single time has she ever came close to getting emotional when she's talking about her kids.i have absolutely no doubt she did it...

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 You are right, not once has she genuinely shown any emotion, a true psycho & nutter. She wrapped her arm carefully, evidence of this was no blood was found on driving side. Plus she even wrapped the towel in triangulated shape, it’s not possible to do this when your 3 kids were just shot? She thinks of nothing else but herself and to this day she still maintains all the lies.

[@quanticawilson584]

It's so obvious she did

[@MsTlambert]

Ann Rule died July 26, 2015 - May she rest in peace

[@wetsponge175]

And Diane is still ALIVE? What?

[@aaleyah5380]

Diane is super scary, she is a classic case of a narcissistic sociopath.

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Chilling soulless monster

[@shawnduncan5779]

I agree with you there. This woman sends a chill down my back

[@shilohivy4590]

The way she laughs is chilling. Also she said well I can’t replace my dead child but it’s so easy to conceive another one hahahhaha. Wtf.

[@GOOF-AID]

Exactly, which proves Ann's overall reasoning and conclusion at the end

[@kristinasymons]

I lost brain cells during this.. heartbreaking for her children. She’s loving this limelight 😢

[@camfan54lisa]

Watch her parole hearings! It's insane and hilarious (in an awkward can't believe she is saying this way).

[@Bootystank99659]

Fr the audience even shook their heads at her when she made up stuff

[@karlasoraya2175]

Right

[@amandacarrier8818]

She said a ton of words and also a ton of nothing

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

I do miss these 'talk shows' watching this in March 2024

[@DwaneDe]

OWN please upload more full episodes.

[@SamJohn52]

The Betty Broderick espisodes would be great to see again. That case is still relevant for many reasons.

[@ninathompson5823]

Diane is a piece of work honey! Absolutely a character! Bless her children. They had no choice for this person.

[@janieparsley969]

Diane just loves to hear herself talk. You can tell she has thought and thought about what will sound most believable. I have heard her parole hearings, and each time the story gets a little more elaborated and a little less like the truth.

[@sueknoll8567]

I live in a state neighboring Oregon, and we have lonely old roads exactly like the one Diane was on. During the day there was probably traffic on the road but at night it would be so isolated that only someone that lived out in that area would have been on it. If I accidently over stayed on a visit to a friends house and had to drive that road to get back home, I would be scared, it would be dark out there at night with no street lights and only a few sparse farmhouses along the way and they almost always have long winding narrow little driveways. The sight of a bushy haired stranger leaping out of the darkness to get my attention would send me instantly into a panic and I would be going as fast as that kind of road would allow to get away from him. There would be no stopping, no chatting, and certainly no brave little old me getting out of the car to see what he wanted. I mean that isn't evidence, but I bet 99% of women and a good share of men hearing her story about that simply could not believe it. It just wasn't a realistic scenario.

[@emmismom8347]

Especially since she says in another interview that she absolutely despises men. Why would she stop? Total bs.

[@emann1855]

"Oh Ann I can hear you in the background moaning, are you in pain?" I am laughing so hard... Diane is an absolute lunatic

[@Crasher1982]

and "Ann you must be in permanent heat." WTF does that even mean.

[@Jean-tj2uz]

Agreed!!!

[@monicapyle]

​@@Crasher1982it means she's always thinking about sexuality

[@paradisedreaming6363]

@@Crasher1982that is simply projection on Diane’s part…..if anyone was like a rabid dog in heat, it was Diane Downs!!

[@Crasher1982]

@@paradisedreaming6363 Very true!

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

This is the first time I have seen Oprah being a real reporter. She was good.

[@TiaaBankss]

She did her thing ❤

[@TwoBs]

Oprah used to have a good show in the late 80s and early 90s - had a knack for keeping her pulse on topics the people wanted to hear, leading to many others emulating what she did. She would bring attention to cases, get exclusive interviews, and often go out of her way to hear the stories from the middle and lower classes of America when no one else would listen. I remember my uncle and his family going on her show in the early 90s because she had heard that their house burnt down and lost everything - the farm, the home, all belongings, etc. and she brought them on to hear their story and help them. She also did a brief interview with family members on my dad’s side of the family who helped give shelter to an abused boy that was friends with my cousin. I’ve tried finding the videos, but I do believe they’re just lost to time. She was always doing something and trying to hear the other side, giving a voice to those that needed it and bringing on those who needed to be exposed. Nowadays, though … she’s kinda’ secluded herself with all of her money and largely covering stories that aren’t in tune with average people anymore. Don’t get me wrong, she still tries to connect and share others’ stories, but the way she goes about it now is wildly different compared to when she was just a talk show host during television’s prime time era. I still consider her the greatest solely for that time as no one has come close and been able to last as long as she, but man do I miss that era of Oprah.

[@Andi-81]

The smile on her face throughout says it all. Disgusting woman

[@kimmoore0427]

In 1 interview she smiles saying Christy had blood coming out of her mouth. Disgusting

[@druzcrew]

@@kimmoore0427 I saw that one... absolutely repulsive!

[@wvrjl]

Now, some people are nervous smilers, and I do think she is one (I am too). That being said, I absolutely believe she murdered her children. The times that seriously bothered me (her smiling) is when she reinacted the shooting, when she described her daughter reaching for her with blood coming out of her mouth (duper's delight, I think), and when she said that she wasn't lucky because she "couldn't tie her own damn shoes for two whole months".

[@lynnkayee1015]

As someone who has both lost a child and is a nervous smiler/laugher...what Diane does is different. When my daughter died I'm sure more than a few people thought it was strange how I reacted when speaking about her or her death. But Diane's eyes tell the truth, that woman's face lights up like a child on Christmas when she talks about it sometimes! And the way she calls the kids lucky while saying she's unlucky by cause she couldn't tie her shoes for a few weeks. 👀 I was so distraught that even though I would smile or laugh at inappropriate times, I could NEVER think of saying something that cold. I remember doing things like choosing clothes and eating or drinking made me feel guilty because my daughter couldn't anymore. A grieving parent tends to feel unlucky because of what they CAN do, not the other way around. A grieving parent would be willing to be trade being tortured every single day if it meant that child could come back and live a normal life during that time. It's horrible helpless feeling that I wouldn't wish on any loving parent.

[@thomassergeant2217]

She could be Biden's spokesperson

[@Gayoinion]

I have no clue why I love vintage Oprah episodes but I can not get enough of them

[@annwitten4359]

It’s the hair hypnotizing you….

[@savie.s]

The aesthetic was top notch. Takes you back a good time. Nostalgic.

[@jasperdilincoln2341]

I was 6 in '88. Sometimes depending on how sensitive the topic of the show was, my grandmother would watch this whiles we had dinner. It's amazing how over 30 years ago, styling which was normal looks so strange now. Eventhough I was a little kid back then,it was fun times.

[@lolli2943]

I was 5 I don’t remember people looking like this at all lol

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Oprah’s hair was teased so high, it was reaching for the stars. 😆

[@forgottenpalace4472]

I was 8. I remember this look somewhat.

[@hollysorensen1711]

I know, right!?! I was 4 or 5, and I don't remember ppl looking like that, either lol 😆 I often wonder if we'll feel the same way about today's clothing/style 10-20+ years from now as well!

[@TiffyVella1]

Yep it is so odd to be returned to that time and see the styles. The murderer's dress would have been the height of fashion (how on earth did she even manage to dress like that while in prison, even for a telly show?) yet now we can se how hideous it all looks.

[@maryault8928]

Ann Rule was the greatest true crime story author that has ever lived!! Rip Ann 🙏🏻

[@kcrow430]

True ❤

[@lorraineaylward8167]

I remember this. I really miss Ann Rule. She was such a good writer

[@hollytooker507]

Ann was also a lovely person. I had the great pleasure of getting to talk with her at a book signing at a mystery bookshop that used to be on my block. She was just as you’d imagine she’d be.

[@Connie-p8y]

Did Anne pass?

[@susanbelrose2767]

Reading Ann's book again. Diane is unbelievable. Answer for everything. Not one bit of sadness

[@amyleigh8394]

THANK YOU for not facing her, for looking away from her, and shutting her down.

[@chrystalburg8941]

I gotta say Wow Oprah Wow. I grew up knowing she was a really good interviewer , but was never a daytime watcher. She is masterful at not pandering or condescending and still making her stance known. I would love to see her do criminal interviews without the constraints of commercial breaks and an audience to be conscious of. I feel like we’re seeing her work with one hand tied behind her back.

[@nancyharris5530]

I miss big hair and shoulder pads. It was the only time my hips were in proportion to the rest of my body!

[@rj33015]

Hahaha!

[@darkcontinentschild2962]

🤣😂😩😩

[@elainekellogg6345]

I’m an inverted triangle so have natural shoulder pads lol

[@blondie9422]

Bring them back!! Try and start a trend

[@JennaLeigh]

Nancy, you cracked me up! There ARE some fashion lines bringing back blazers and shoulder pads!!

[@HunterHusnay]

Farrah Fawcett did an excellent job in the mini series!

[@concernedcitizen1382]

AGREED!!

[@alanadaniel755]

I remember watching this as a kid. I literally remembered her striped blouse, how emotionally detached she was and how many times she said "quite frankly." She is absolutely insane.

[@missinterpretation4984]

Ok but do you recall Oprah’s hair being that big. I don’t. 😂

[@bontlemakofane6044]

My heart breaks for her innocent children, especially her daughter. To have to deal with all that trauma at just 9 years old just makes me lose faith in humanity. Diane's lack of emotion of the brutality and severity of the situation scares me to the core. Some women should not have children

[@hollysorensen1711]

Yes! And some of these men need to wrap it up!!

[@bontlemakofane6044]

@@hollysorensen1711 amen to that 🙌🏽

[@Vbluevital]

Absolutely

[@ruthsmith3448]

she's depraved.

[@choochiefreddy]

If you loss Faith in humanity then you lose....Keep your faith in God and the rest is easy...💞

[@namelessgrace6319]

It's like Diane Downs is talking over tea about her day. And watching her almost makes you forget about what she's done. That's what makes her so dangerous. She's laughing, smiling the whole time. A loving, innocent mother would be a wreck, and want her kids. She doesn't give an ounce of authentic emotion. Sick.

[@peggypeggy4137]

I always wonder why a person that is actually guilty of a crime would do this kind of interview. It's like being cross examined in court without the benefit of a defence lawyer. Diane D must think that she can convince everyone of her innocence, no matter how compelling the evidence is. When Scott Peterson did those interviews with Diane Sawyer and Gloria Gomez, he walked out of there looking so much worse.

[@preemptive74]

I think I read small sacrifices in 1992. It was my introduction to true crime. Been hooked ever since. Ann Rule is the Michael Jordan of true crime.

[@randompersonn4]

28:30 Diane: "Well I'm sorry I have to be honest, I'm not going to sit here and lie about it." Entire crowd starts to laugh because they know she has been sitting here lying this entire time

[@carrieeloff2220]

And then, when Oprah reads off her kill list, she nods like she's a game show contestant.

[@mrsv5736]

The fact that Diane laughs too 😂like ok guys I am lying

[@dqverify6797]

I remember watching this when it originally aired, and have been trying to find it/see it again for years!! I was 14 or 15, watching with a friend the same age, and we were both absolutely convinced that Diane was guilty-as I still am, because she is. Thank you for putting this up!!

[@kelleytowle4381]

I remember my mom reading this book when this happened.

[@sarahholland2600]

Anne giving a masterclass in how to let someone dig their own grave.

[@charlotteboyett-napper4780]

Best comment!

[@AngiO-f1s]

Ann Rule looked so sick of listening to that looney tune lol her letters of course were rambling on too😂

[@lulu-bt1nq]

The woman is too composed for a mother who has gone through the trauma that she claimed.... unbelievable!

[@avalsifif]

this is not what a grieving mother looks like

[@KateBabaali]

She doesn’t deserve to be named “mother”, she is a “monster”

[@kieratalks2662]

it took me almost a year to show emotion when my toddler was shot (bad neighborhood)… does that make me a bad mom??? but this lady is beyond crazy

[@Pookiebabymuva]

@@kieratalks2662 no but this lady has never showed emotion years later, I’m sorry that happened to you though

[@raea3588]

@@kieratalks2662 I'm so sorry that happened to you and to your baby :( You're a wonderful mother! Yes, everyone reacts differently to trauma. Diane's case was different. Not because of how she did or did not react but because of her narcistic behavior.

[@jeannemonaghan7314]

Totally agree

[@litgal783]

The faces on the audience members when she talks so nonchalantly about the blood coming out of her child's mouth... This woman is unreal!

[@Zaft_K]

The faces of the audience throughout... especially the longer she talks, the more they don't buy it.

[@litgal783]

@@Zaft_K Exactly! Good grief!!

[@Stand-g3i]

I laughed so hard when she told anne she's permanently in heat and then apologized to oprah for anne, putting her through that.

[@Prawnlet]

OH GEEZE ANNE

[@taurusgirlxoxo4541]

Ann Rule is my all-time favorite author. I have all of her books.

[@aliciarenk4279]

OMG!!!! Oprah´s interviewing style, is just amazing.

[@suzannestone798]

she really is completely clueless. No woman would EVER stop on a dark road at night for a stranger, children in the car or not, how could she really think that was going to be believed.

[@Galloway278]

And what exactly what she going to do to “help” the man? There were no cell phones back then so she couldn’t have called for help for him. She had young children in the car so where was he going to sit? All lies.

[@RYMAN1321]

Even back in the 80’s I too doubt a parent would do that with their three children in the car But was that around the time people started to see hitchhiking wasn’t a good idea ?

[@taylorqueensbury170]

@@RYMAN1321 after

[@taylorqueensbury170]

The stranger was having trouble with his car, chose to steal one, shot 4 people and somehow got the malfunctioning car off Old Mohawk Road before the Police could get there. No one saw the stranger but Diane and no car repair shops or tow trucks saw the car or stranger. Diane makes up a ridiculous story.

[@beanj580]

And get out of the car no less?@!

[@janicewebber5584]

Funnily enough, I just stumbled on her 37 years behind bars at a 2022 parole hearing. She was denied, again! She was diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder & and is still denying it to the bitter end! Bitter as is, she won't leave prison alive.

[@passionateforjesus4019]

Narcissists don’t admit they’re narcissists. They don’t acknowledge their wrong. They always want to be praised, admired and be at the center wherever they are.

[@lynnlaura2919]

They're.

[@noik_11]

The author read that woman to filth 😂😂😂

[@katrina5820]

Imagine the drama Diane creates in prison on a daily basis☺

[@colinmclennan1465]

Nice that Diane was able to make an outfit out of her prison bedsheets.

[@chellefell1331]

🤣🤣

[@olgatrilogymartin3143]

Good one .100%.polyester

[@Totalchaos0228]

that dress is hideous!!

[@andreastuart2402]

😂 yea

[@ms.porsche3676]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pamelas2225]

Why does Oprah keep saying, ‘Accused’ ? She’s been convicted and sentenced !!!!!

[@meemeepalmer4144]

I remember Farrah Fawcett played her in the TV movie “Small Sacrfices”.she did an awesome job!

[@S_8-]

I was thinking kristen stewart would make a good diane but farrah Fawcett is a good choice 👍

[@tracygault1074]

She did a great job may she rip:)

[@antpoo71]

Watching this from the 🇬🇧 I didn't realise there had been a movie. I was watching thinking Shelley Long would've been a good choice. I'll have to try and find it to watch.

[@sunflowermonroe666]

Way too beautiful to play horse faced Diane Downs though.

[@srilalita99]

@@antpoo71 it's on KZbin

[@junevandermark952]

I read Ann Rule's book, Small Sacrifices, and what I remember the most about the book, was the part where the prosecutor could not encourage Christie to talk about what had occurred, until he set up a scenario, with a fake car, and asked Christie to pretend she was her mother ... whereupon Christie immediately pretended she had a gun, and that she was shooting each child through the fake windows of the car. It was as though she had to be able to take on the persona of her mother before she could give herself permission to divulge the horrific truth of the occurrence. I recommend reading the book to see who you believe is telling the truth.

[@bettycasvin8877]

Such a great prolific writer. The book was a work of art.

[@BeroTheHero]

I love how extra Oprah's look is considering the seriousness of the matter at hand 💀💀💀

[@desertwind306]

Well.... you can't help but notice. lol! It was not her best look. Happy Holidays!

[@skeptigal2785]

Her hair is bigger than she is...

[@mchevre]

Thing is it wasn't really extra for TV in the 1980s.

[@sametoyoutoo8509]

Lol

[@dess1k532]

😂😂😂😂

[@rosenbaum75]

Her parole hearing is on KZbin and it's insane. She spins this convoluted account of what happened that night as she tries her best to reconcile her conflicting stories.