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WHEN YOUR OWN MOTHER IS A NOTORIOUS KILLER
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october 22, 2010
Becky
Murderess Mother
Her mother shot her own children—the daughter of Diane Downs speaks out.
Pamela Smart
Infamous Scandal
Her teenage lover murdered her husband—why Pamela Smart says she's innocent.
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Lisa Ling and Pamela Smart
20 Years Later
Does Pamela deserve her life sentence? Watch Lisa Ling's exclusive prison interview.
Diane Downs
Diane Speaks from Prison
Watch part of Oprah's 1988 interview with convicted murderer Diane Downs.
Becky
Mother-Daughter Connection
Becky reveals why she reached out to Diane, her biological mother. Plus, what she learned from her letters.
EXCLUSIVES
Diane Downs
Diane in 1988
To this day, Diane maintains her innocence. What she says really happened that night.
Oprah
After the Show
Oprah answers audience members' questions: shopping, houseguests and celebrity friends!
RELATED RESOURCES
  • Pamela Smart's website is PamelaSmart.com
  • Ann Rule's book Small Sacrifices tells the story of Diane Downs and was later made into a movie starring Farrah Fawcett.
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Elaina Richardson
Escape from a Serial Killer
A 10-year-old girl's story of how she escaped from a mass murderer.
Daun
Why He Let Her Go
Daun relives her horrific encounter with serial killer Keith Jesperson. Watch the video.
Ashley Smith
How Ashley Smith Survived
Held hostage for 24 hours—how she talked her way to freedom.
Jaycee Dugard
Jaycee Dugard Comes Home
The latest from the woman who broke the case and helped send Jaycee home.
related LINKS

Diane Downs and Ann Rule
Just a few months after she was recaptured after escaping from an Oregon prison, Oprah interviews the notorious child killer Diane Downs. More
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