Im not arguing the facts of the trial, and Im not about to. It would not benefit you, my children, or society for me to perpetuate that lie. (her family confirmed that she had a mood disorder, possibly bipolar 2), So when Dr. George Suckow from the Oregon State Hospital in Salem was called as a States rebuttal witness and he made a professional diagnosis of Diane as histrionics, antisocial and narcissistic, he openly said in court that he interviewed Diane for 1 hour and read evidence presented by the state to make his diagnosis.. I changed the sites email recently to thetroublewithjustice@hotmail.com I agree. Even more now with hindsight because of the gun and the fact that her daughter kind of recanted by demonstrating that if pushed, she will say what is expected of her. Thank you for presenting a side of the story & case apart from the usual narrative. Clickhere to read about faulty ballistics. Yes, Christie said she did not know who did it. The fact that the children were in no way protected by Child Protection Services is undeniable. I think DD is guilty, but I also think her trial was far from due process, and that is the important issue. A prosecutor inventing a new psychiatric category in court and labeling the accused is kind of unsettling. It seemed as if Diane Downs bizarre and tragic story was over when she was sent away to prison to serve her sentence, but on July 11, 1987, Downs escaped from the Oregon Women's Correctional Center in Salem. Considering the circumstances, it is difficult not to be a bit cynical about this grand gesture: relevance? She's been imprisoned for nearly 35 years. And the flat affect and sometimes inappropriate smiling would come with the territory so you cannot judge her actions without taking into account that she might not have been acting according to the norms. He could not during the marriage so he walked away. Yes, like many Americans, I think that the US system is barbaric. Im all for justice, reviewing facts and overturning corrupt decisions. Without the media blast and rush to judgment from the police and DAs office, we might have uncovered the truth. Downs then fell in love with a married coworker named Robert Knickerbocker, who continuously promised Diane hed be with her and always reneged. http://sputniknews.com/us/20150620/1023613662.html#ixzz3djEXlSAC // The Prison State of America Dec 28, 2014 Chris Hedges, http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_prison_state_of_america_20141228 Nothing came from Diane herself. The way this investigation and the trial were conducted only left me with doubts. View Dean Knickerbocker's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. This blogger believes in the presumption of innocence and in the possibility of redemption. Conflict of interest on steroids!! Dilantin is known to cause mental confusion and you can check it online, but consider the dosage she was on and it needs no clarification. And to say that her mental health has degraded is an understatement, but more reason not to keep her eternally incarcerated. You mention her youngest daughter, and how Ann made sure she only heard negative information about Diane.. Child Protective Services takes confidentiality to the extreme (warranted in most cases). There have been behaviors that in the general course of events one may expect from a single parent that in a way have been falsely interpreted as being some form of evil.. Despite all of this: that the attorney became a Foster Carer irrelevant, inflammatory, subjective and bears no reflection on the trial, or indeed the trial outcome. Tis why at 10 years old I was hearing about this case in Ohio, and family members talked about it around me.it hit with great force that way. But there were discrepancies; the tool marks did not matchand the detective lied on the stand about it. Now in hindsight, seeing footage on youtube, especially the interview she did with the reporter Anne Jagger, the things she says and facial expression is exactly described in the bookhad to find the section in the book, but on that note, Anne rule did site that interview correctly. Robert Arthur Knickerbocker, age 60s, lives in Tucson, AZ. He actually was the one who suggested they become intimate after many friendly, platonic conversations. When they recaptured her, she was very docile. There are many cases where investigators jump to conclusions either because in their gut they think they know or pressure to make an arrestand i guess with all the attention this case got they gave their gut and the public what they wanted. No. That is the reason effective trial counsel challenges the competency of a nine-year-old child to testify in a court of law. Mostly, because it was poorly investigated and they focused on Diane solely the minute they met her. I know better now than to accept blindly the truth presented to us on a silver platter by the media and the judicial system. It is not a run of the mill case. Again thats opinion, and neither balanced nor objective. Mr. Jagger said it wasnt t enough to know a witness had lied, but she would have to prove it. But her behavior became the most important factor in the investigation that followed. I also grew up in as time of the most infamous case in Australias judicial history: Lindy Chamberlain and the dingo stole my baby. Organize and share things you love. She then went through the State (Circuit) Court habeas corpus relief for four years to no avail. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Go reading US: The American Gulag, 26 Mar 2009 Exploding prison populations in the US serve a basic need of capitalism. How asinine. Brewer stood ready to testify in June 1991, that it was because of Prosecutor Hugis lie that he changed his mind to convict and that he alone was responsible for silencing the dissenting votes of two other jurors (Appendix 97). The blogger continues, I am not one sided. Of course. They removed them and proceeded to interrogate the poor girl until she gave them what they needed. I personally disagree with that practice but it is common. There is her story, the prosecution case and the defense arguments. Yes, I usually answer the emails I get about the blogs. The blog I read is all about the improprieties and flat out misconduct in Dianes trial (and the way Ann Rule profited off of it with fiction). One should also wonder why their biological father who was so eager to bash his ex on the stand was not given custody, and did not stay in contact with his two remaining children: relevance? Don't know what in the world came over me, Christopher P. Stokes told a Wisconsin court. Ways to honor Robert Knickerbocker's life and legacy. Actor Robert Blake was found not guilty of the shooting murder of his wife. But without proof, Diane couldnt implicate Steve Downs any more than she could shoot him as he violated a restraining order threatening to beat her AGAIN. They now have social media arenas reminiscent of the Romans cheering at the sight of a thumb down meaning there will be a bloodshed. After graduation, Steven joined the Navy and Diane was sent to Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College where she failed miserably at remaining pure and chaste, not unlike most girls of her generation who rejected their strict religious upbringing. Only in Hollywood and in Ann Rules books, would you find such fantasy: Relevance? Im not saying I know for a fact in my mind shes innocentbut there is NOT enough evidence for her to be guilty. Robert told the police the entire truth about the affair and also mentioned that she had previously stalked him, revealing that she seemed pretty willing to kill his wife if it meant that she could have him all to herself. But Ann Rules utterly biased account is an insult to investigative journalism and there seems to be very reasonable doubt here. I try to remain objective in spite of the media storm depicting the case in a certain way, which is not accurate in every aspect. Susan, I dont know if there ever was a lawsuit against Ann Rule from the Fredericksons family. 1) Gunshot residue/blood splatter. Is there any update? Say Her Name - But Spell It Right - The Tale of Breonna Taylor, Scott Peterson Was not Entitled to a Perfect Trial, but he Was Entitled to a Fair One He Received Neither. Considering that the daughter she murdered will never get a second chance, it will never be long enough unless its for her entire life. The bitches own daughter identified Downs as the shooter. They went after Diane at trial for tapping her foot when they played Hungry like the wolf. Even if I have no doubt that Hugi loved the kids, we have to wonder why he adopted them two years later just when little Christie started saying she had no clue who shot them. He should have let someone else handle the case or let someone else adopt the kids. To listen to Christies taped conversation, click below. They are the ones who considered Dianes children as, To this day, his record is mixed; his law license was suspended for, Belli filed a motion for a 2-week extension to familiarize himself with the case because he had to be in Italy, and declared Diane innocent in a press conference, but Foote denied the motion and declared . And he was found not guilty because his defense team played the race card in an area of LA where they did not trust the police and discussed EDTA and DNA ad nauseam to confuse the jurors. It had nothing to do with the evidence of the case and represents useless labeling anyway. A demonstration in court strongly suggested: Suggested, not confirmed. Mission accomplished. Gregory Foote who had denied access to the children by all blood relatives and given their care over to the State, was promoted from juvenile to senior judge to preside over the trial of Diane Downs.. But in this case, she had no blood on her body or her clothing. Melvin Belli How things could have been different. The DA adopting the children is an integral part of this and definitely needs to be included in the blog. The implication was not only cruel, in the light of what Diane was suffering, it was also clear. It deserved as much attention as a Unicorn, a song or all the other hearsay floating around because at least, they came from real people signing official documents. Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. All Filters. I accept that it is sometimes necessary but I believe in rehabilitation. At the time, among 49 prisoners denied parole, the board had given only four inmates, including Downs, a 10-year wait. In fact, Knick admits Diane took that gold chain as collateral against a $500 LOAN she made to him. Mind you, it is before the trial. That poor girl. I look forward to reading your other blogs. This is to avoid the conflict of interest that we read about above. If you have an opinion on drugging a child to make her talk, a judge presiding over a criminal case when he was in family court and removed the children from the defendants or the forensics, ballistic, etc. I am a strong believer that pregnancy can do serious harm to some women. The previous video you sent me shows a Jagger pretty animated and involved in the defense of his client. 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