Diane Downs and Old Mohawk Rod - Part 2

🔎 Part 2 of our Diane Downs series is available now.

 

As detectives continue pulling apart the story from Old Mohawk Road, the investigation begins shifting in a dramatic direction. What started as the search for a mysterious roadside gunman slowly becomes something much darker as timeline problems, forensic evidence, and survivor statements begin pointing investigators toward an unthinkable possibility.

 

In Part 2, Dan and Bekah cover Christie Downs’ recovery and testimony, the mounting case against Diane, the arrest that shocked the nation, the bizarre courtroom behavior that captivated the media, Diane’s own testimony, the guilty verdict, the prison escape that reignited national headlines, and the lasting impact left on Christie and Danny.

 

We also examine how the case evolved into a cultural phenomenon through endless television coverage, public fascination, Ann Rule’s Small Sacrifices, and the disturbing way the offender nearly overshadowed the victims in the public consciousness.

 

At the center of it all remain three children in a car on a dark Oregon road in May of 1983.

 

One never came home.

 

Two survived.

 

And the questions surrounding that night continue to haunt people decades later.

 

🎙️ Shadows in the Pines
Hosted by Dan Morgan & Rebekah Haler

 

🕯️ New episodes premiere every Sunday at 8 PM Pacific.

 

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