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TIL On May 19, 1983, Diane Downs shot her three children and drove them at 5-7 mph to the hospital. Her 7 yr old daughter was already dead, her other 2 children were in critical condition. She'd also shot herself in the forearm. She claimed she'd been carjacked. She was sentenced to life plus 50 yrs


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