Good evening. Thank you for joining us. It was a violent crime. G tee children. Prosecutors believing she did it for love. Now an adopted daughters search for peace after stumbling on a dark truth. Reporter according to Elizabeth Diane downs, she and her three children were shot by a strange man. Reporter it was an unmaamabimaginable crime. Q we had not overlooked any possible suspects. Reporter a mother accused of murdering one of her Young Children and trying to kill the other two. At night when i close my eyes, i can see kristy reaching her hand out to me while im driving. A part of me was afraid that thats where i came from, does that mean thats where im going . Diane downs was a 27yearold mother who had just moved up to oregon from chandler, arizona. . She was a mother of three children, ages 8, 7, 3. She was a postal worker. Reporter on the night of may 19th, diane downs went out for a drive, taking her three children with her. And she took a detour to do some sightseeing. Diane said like i had flagged her car down. It was dark. And she had her three sleeping young kids in the car. Reporter she says she pulls over to help the man. Supposedly, the man wanted her car, demanded her keys. She said youve got to be kidding. At which time he pushed her aside and began shooting the three kids. Reporter diane says the man shoots her in the left arm, but shes able to distract him and makes her escape. Then quickly drives herself and her children to the hospital. I can only imagine the shock of everyone at the hospital when up rolls diane downs with three bloody children. Cheryl was dead, and danny and were badly wounded. N shot when i got to the hospital, i was directed to interview the mother. Reporter investigators say her behavior seemed odd from the beginning. Her demeanor was flat. Not one tear, even though she knew that cheryl had it was surreal. When i was finished taking care of kristy, then i sought out her mother, and to my complete surprise, diane was nonemotional. And then she says, that really ruined my new car. I got blood all over the back of it. Cops are wracking their brains to try to put this case together. Were going to do a videotape reenactment. Diane downs is trying to show the investigators exactly what happened. Like that. I got in the car. Put the keys in. I just hit my calf okay. Shed hit her cast and made her statement this is worse than, and she caught herself. So we speculated what she would have said to finish that sentence, and we think she would have said this is worse than when i shot myself. Reporter she gives a jawdropping interview. When we got to talk to her, they said she could bring her lawyer to the interview we wanted to do. She showed up by herself, and i said gotcha. Everybody says you sure were lucky. I dont feel very lucky. I couldnt tie my damn shoes for about two months. It was very painful, it is still painful. The scar is going to be there forever. Im going to remember that night the rest of my life. I dont think i y, i think my kids were lucky. If i had been shot the way they were we all would have died. Reporter she says she surpr pregnant. You cant replace children, but they give me love, satisfaction, stability, a reason to live and a reason to be happy, and thats gone. They took it from me. But children are so easy to conceive. Reporter the father, a man she met on her mail delivery route. While dianas talking herself into the prime suspect chair, police are quietly gathering evidence. Then, lets talk about the weapon, a. 22 caliber handgun. She tells police she does not have a handgun. We discovered that she had bought a pistol, and it was a. 22, and it was a ruger. Well, bingo. Reporter the murder weapon is never found. But. They searched diane downs home and they find a rifle, and there were some. 22 shells in the rifle that had been ejected from some other weapon. The markings on those bullets matched the markings on the shell casings found at the crime scene. Reporter police also find her diaries. Inside, a possible motive. When you read diane downs diary, you read nick, nobodys ever been able to take your place in my heart. My kids arent any trouble. Reporter nick was a former coworker diane had fallen in love with back in arizona. Nick liked kids, but he said i didnt want to be a daddy. Diane considered the kids to be hindrance to nicks arrival. If she didnt have these kids in the way anymore, she could have her lover that she was having trouble living without. Reporter now the evidence is piling up. Police arrest diane nine months after the shooting. She then heads to trial. Visibly pregnant. What was a jury supposed to think . Who wants to send a pregnant mom to jail for life . Reporter the key witness, her 9yearold daughter kristy, the dramatic courtroom scene recreated in this madefortv abc mini series about the case. Who shot you . My mom. Reporter the jury is unanimous. The jury delivered its guilty verdicts on all five counts of murder, attempted murder and assault. Reporter diane downs is sentenced to life, plus 50 years in prison. Downs showed no emotion. Emot. Reporter the story wouldnt end there. The prosecutor adopts dianes surviving children. Danny and kristy, but there was still the days after dianes conviction, i accompanied diane to the hospital. About the only thing that i thought was we saved this babys life. Shes got a chance for a normal life. And afterwards, a caseworker arrived and took the child, and that was the last that diane saw her. Reporter the baby named becky was adopted by a loving family. But it would be years before she found out where she came from. I never had questions about my biological dad. It was mainly about my biological mom. Reporter when shes 11 years old, she finds out the name of her biological mother and that theres a book about her small sacrifices. I opened it and looked at a picture of diane downs sitting at a table. It was a face to what i had been looking for. And it wasnt a face that i wanted to see. The cold look in her eyes scared me. And it was scary. I slammed the book shut. Reporter but a few years later, she says a boyfriend shows her that abc mini series based on the book. After seeing that movie, her life goes in a downward spiral. What did that moean for me . Is that who i have to become . I was afraid i came from a monster. I was afraid that i have that potential. Reporter becky becomes a mother herself at age 17 and again at age 20. By then she says she realizes she cannot care for this new baby and places him for adoption. Theres a parallel there that history is repeating itself. Holding him was heartbreaking, because i knew i couldnt keep holding him. It takes a piece of you. And i wanted to connect with somebody. It made me think about diane. And i actually wanted to reach out to her. Reporter becky decides to write to diane in prison. I wanted to relate to her, not as a mother, because i had a mother. Just as somebody that felt the pain and emptiness that i felt in that time. Reporter she says diane writes her back almost immediately. You look like me. Same chin. Dont you hate it . You are beautiful. First letter seemed to possibly have that connection i was looking for. I could almost hear her voice in her letters. Reporter but as the two continue corresponding, becky says the tone of dianes letters changes. They progressively got more and more insane. She wrote back accusing me of being one of the people trying to harm her. And at that point i completely regretted everything, any contact with her. And so i put a stop to it. The pressure i felt of being diane downs daughter growing up switched into power. Reporter after years of soul searching, becky started sharing her story publicly, taking control of her life. A proud mother to her son, now a sophomore in high school. Did you have a good day . I had a great day. I compare where i was at that age to where he is. And my heart overflows with joy and pride. Reporter over the years, becky has been in touch with her half sister kristy, who along with her half brother danny have chosen to live privately. Diane downs remains behind bars, likely pour life. She and some of her family maintain her innocence. Im becky babcock. Im not diane downs daughter. And my story is not the story of a victim. Its just part of where i came from. Reporter diane downs is up for parole next year. Coming up, woody, buzz, and their newest journey to infinity and beyond with their friends. L so you can enjoy it even if youre sensitive. Delicious. 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On top of that, theres something honorable about this character i wish i was. Something innocent about this character i wish i was. And its a beautiful experience, and this rates way up there. Buzz, my old movin buddy. Woody its bo peep what are you doing here . Potato head. Hey, watch it, buddy. Reporter well, the toys are back, and with them, the beloved franchise that for over two decades has made us laugh, tugged at our and brought out the inner kid in all of us. Hpicass reporter the blockbuster lm produced by pixar, owned by abcs Parent Company disney, have been deligldre and criti alike, wning three oscars and winning a billion at the box office. In this latest installment, the toys are adjusting to life with a new owner, named bonnie. This one is bigger than you might imagine, about throw away stuff and whats important to people. And youre doing this through the eyes of a toy, and theyre able to hit on this level of adult humor a little bit. Definitely, kids are going to love it and visually, its stunning, just beautiful to look at. Reporter among the familiar faces theres new toys as well, a spork turned homemade toy played by tony hale. These are your friends. Hi. Ooh, trash. Trash. Its okay. Reporter keanu reeves is a motorcycle daredevil. Canadas greatest stuntman. Reporter Christina Hendricks is the villainous antique doll, and plush buddies. How do you like that, cheetah . Ha, ha to infinity and beyond buzz, youre flying. Reporter but for the first stars of toy story, these films have become more han juthan jus movies. Theyre a big part of their lives. To infinity and beyond reporter i want you to look at some of these photos and tell me what you see. So heres the premiere of toy story. Oh, lord, oh, my lord. Look at you guys. Reporter how much have you both changed since these photos . Oh, dear, oh, dear. Weve been through a lot, i must say. Yeah, weve been through a lot. I think i bought that from the gap. 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