Small Sacrifices: The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs

Small Sacrifices: The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs

<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Stranger Beside Me</i> comes a shocking true crime account of the destructive forces that drove a beautiful young mother to shoot her three young children in cold blood.<br><br></b>“Somebody just shot my kids!” Diane Downs brought her car to a halt in front of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital, her three gravely wounded children beside her. Thus begins the tale of a truly unthinkable crime that shattered the tranquility of a tight-knit community. As police searched for the “shaggy-haired stranger” Diane accused of shooting 8-year-old Christie, 7-year-old Cheryl, and 3-year-old Danny, a suspicion grew that was even more horrifying than the crime itself: Did Diane shoot her own children? Haunted by this question, a dedicated district attorney searched for the answer and uncovered a chronology of incest, psychological wounding, desperate affairs, and surrogate motherhood.<br><br>Ann Rule's gripping, powerful, and ultimately terrifying true story of passion and murder will hold you in thrall as it plumbs the unimagined depths of darkness concealed within a human being.