She was in solitary confinement for years and even escaped from prison once but was recaptured. And Steven was free to follow her lead or not. Dianes injury had to be quite painful and shewas in shockwhile driving to the hospital and accompanying the detectives to the crime scene. Im not arguing the facts of the trial, and Im not about to. Is it too late to respond to this? She was still trying to extricate herself from a bad relationship with Steve Downs and was in no hurry to repeat the mistake. In 1991, David Brewer, a juror who deliberated Dianes fate in her 1984 trial, came forward to say he and another juror had decided to acquit Downs by the close of the States presentation. But they tended to ignore other important aspects. AGE 70s Robert W Knickerbocker Woodlawn, TN Aliases Robert W Knickerbocker Bocker Robert W Knickerbocke Phone Number Downs herself had been shot in the forearm during what she claimed was a struggle with the mysterious stranger. I also found it interesting that when he had visited Diane in prison, he had remarked a strange air about her; which did not mean guilt. I mention in the blog that Dianes mental health is in question so it is obvious that her encounter with her long lost daughter was going to be difficult. Oh 1 more thing I see a lot of comments on pro Diane web sights that say well she drove them to the hospital. Regardless of the facts you point out, there is no doubt in my mind that Diane Downs is guilty. If I was of a mind to manipulate the Board by giving voice to the words they want me to utter, Id have sold my soul two decades ago when the lies would have benefited me and my youth passed long ago. The case was so one sided that it is about time some of us bring up the other side. Diane found a full-time job with the U.S. Post Office in 1981, and was stationed in Chandler. Much worse. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. It no longer matters as far as the verdict, she was found guilty, but why no parole? Everywhere, EXCEPT the door through which Diane reported to police, the male stranger had passed. Page 37 of Case History. What man has ever publicly revered a former secret mistress? A sick kid who had a stroke and traumatized being pressured for weeks to remember her mother killing her? This was all logged in Christies hospital reports and is found in the Appendix of the petition filed in Federal Court in 1996 in the section Hospital Reports.. Right away, the police asked her to go back to the crime scene even thoughshe did not want to leave her children behind. She would have been released under strict conditions with the support of her family and under the care of a mental health specialist. I do not discuss her guilt or innocence because this is not what the blog is about, but I personally hope she is released one day. But Ann Rules utterly biased account is an insult to investigative journalism and there seems to be very reasonable doubt here. 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. I have worked in Child Protection for over 20 years and have extensive experience in this field domestically and internationally. Everyone in the world can believe something. She keeps her emotions under tight control, presenting only socially acceptable feelings and burying other contradictory feelings.. But why was the judge in family court hopping over to criminal court? She signed an affidavit to that effect and wanted the jury informed of it but it was never done. I understand that the authorities were afraid to leave the two remaining children under her care if they thought she was guilty, but they could have been released to the grandparents or other blood relatives with supervised visits from their mom considering that she was not charged with any crime. I am a strong believer that pregnancy can do serious harm to some women. Related To Dorothy Knickerbock. I am not one sided. It is my hope that Leslie Van Houten and Diane Downs are never paroled. Rule even talked about writing a book about her but it never materialized. Christie NEVER said she didnt know who did it she was just unwilling or afraid to tell on her mother. The powers that be knew they had nothing on Diane so Christie became their sacrificial lamb: opinion, not fact Messed. I personally dont think she is innocent but that isnt the point. And if he really was attached to them and wanted to offer them a permanent home, it means he was unfit to be the prosecutor in this case. It was cited that she keeps her emotions close to the vest. Farrah had trouble with the law because of a passionate love affair with a movie director. Lets not forget that she was presumed to have fired a gun 6 times at close range within the confines of a small car. Everything was in the bag and ready for trial. That testimony was left unchallenged by Mr. Jagger. Just similar stuff.and that I guess, makes it easy for me to see how that song could of fueled her up.never underestimate the power if a song..what feels intense and exciting to you, may not to another, but shoot, anytime I hear pink floyd run like hell.takes me right back 1991 in the heat of my chase..for me, I got the answers I wanted from 89 when my friend said that about the Duran song and it involved in that case. If you read the blog, you will see many examples of media hype and character assassination. But the birth of little Danny did not make this bad boy change his stripes; he remained a cad and a destabilizing force in their lives. Robert Knickerbocker, age 60s, lives in Phoenix, AZ. Growing up, Diane had felt like an outsider and kids had been cruel towards her because of her real or imagined ugly duckling looks and demeanor. Then, they accused her of shooting her kids at close range. No way. As a married man, the ball was in his court and he decided togo forit. Either way he could NOT have seen who shot him unless he has eyes in the back of his head. Are we to believe that Proctors second gun was stolen with the bill and ID from the first gun that remained listed at the gun store? It was pretty apparent during the course of this saga that the media and the state were willing to give a free pass to anyone willing to badmouth Diane. The interpretation of blood splatter is different than no blood splatter. Only in Hollywood and in Ann Rules books, would you find such fantasy. Mainly because the courts have to give every chance possible and all the services necessary to the bio family to try to preserve the relationship. And how the letters became so bizarre, paranoid and psychotic that she told Diane to stop writing her. Mr. 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. 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. Everything I outlined should be public knowledge. No services are scheduled at this time. I think that you are right about certain things not being ignored. Regina, I love your comment! Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. How could Christie say anything but the things they told her to say with that kind of influence? As for how to answer this question,,, seems like he is assuming guilt and because of this my parents or me or my brothers and sister, our uncles and aunts were not considered because of an unproven allegation Does he truly believe this is ok??? Most get through it fine, maybe some complications or pain, maybe even some post pardum. It was omnipresent in the courtroom as well as the Duran Duran song, The judge instructed them to continue on to force a verdict. Not exclusively a USA trait, this happens also in many countries, but in a technologically advanced superpower like USA this attitude is more shocking, and maybe also more worldwide spread. How ironic. There are no facts? Just state that at the beginning of the blog. The fact that the DA adopted the children, since it was after the trial, is more of a gray area. When Downs expressed disbelief at the mans request, she said he started shooting through the window at her three children. She talked to Diane for 15 minutes, there was thebizarre and partialOprah interview that was basically a lets bash Diane event and she wrote to Diane in jail to ask her what she thought of Hugi adopting her children. Too bad it triggered you, maybe try to stay away from sites that might not go along with the mob mentality and usual media narrative. Hugi did not want that. (This is why Foote was assigned the case. 100% CAUCASIAN Our ethnicity data indicates the majority is Caucasian. The bushy haired stranger that police had gotten a lead on worked at the country club he was at work at that time and had a sever speech impediment. That disinformation was alleged by Mr. Hugi the third day into Jim Jaggers defense and it was never objected to by Mr. Jagger . but I think there are some extreme cases that knock women in a bad psychotic way that can be life threatening. When your goal is to call me dude, insult my name and trash my blog, you can go on other sites who will love to spar with you while swallowing the old narrative of high profile cases. Mission accomplished: Relevance? Except for Paul Cortez. It's surprising how much a musical selection can affect mourning. My website is in the process of being migrated so it has no photos. that you told Diane to tell steve that she was Knicks They are the ones who supposedly (according to Diane) screwed her up so badly. You said that the absence of both prove she couldnt have been to shooter and you claim it takes real scrubbing to remove GSR. I am not biased. Late Tom Billings had been the first who openly questioned Diane Downs guilt. He hired Jim Jagger on the 1st of June 1983, 11 days after the shooting. Mr. They checked her shoes and they were clean. This is to avoid the conflict of interest that we read about above. http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n364/a03.html // Prison-happy U.S. must reconsider use of mercy; Carol S. Steiker, professor at Harvard Law School, Sep. 10, 2008 , http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080910_Prison-happy_U_S__must_reconsider_use_of_mercy.html // US Prison Population Soars to 2.3Mln People at Annual Cost of $7Bln The US prison population has soared to 2.3 million people costing the government more than $7 billion per year. Rule sued the Seattle Weekly after they published the article titled Ann Rules Sloppy Storytelling, but she lost and had to make restitution. 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.. We identified 6 records related to "Robert Knickerbocker" in the state of Arizona. All Filters. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. Up. This video of Jagger absolutely looks like the photo that you find on search engines for Fred Hugi. In Rules book, Diane is portrayed as a horrible selfish mother but her family and friends saw another version; she lovedher childrendearly and worked hard to be a good provider. Mind: Wrongful convicted. Not speculative? They had him micromanaged, and with the testimony of little Christie they were in business: argumentative 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. 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.. Again thats opinion, and neither balanced nor objective. Also, I agree he does look a little like the actor who played Fred Hugi but I think it might be a coincidence. I am a Mortuary science student, true crime fanatic, and have been following the Downs case since it happened. It means you dont orphan the kids. Don't know what in the world came over me, Christopher P. Stokes told a Wisconsin court. So it looks and sounds like she is getting special treatment because of her notoriety. Then feel free to correct the facts and to provide evidence to support them. Her father passed away in October 2017 after having fought relentlessly for her release. That her child was basically forced to admit that she saw her mom shoot them? Yes, like many Americans, I think that the US system is barbaric. Yes, Christie said she did not know who did it. Bear in mind, that arm consisted of two SHARP bones, cutting at nerves and muscle (1 of bone had been blown out of the arm when the bullet shattered it, leaving three jagged holes in the flesh, out of which bulged torn muscle, and two wedge shaped bones facing each other like dueling swords). If a person were innocent of the crime they were convicted of this puts them in a no-win situation. She was the prosecutions only hope. You dont get any kind of advancement or rehabilitation in prison. She was judged very harshly for her character and her defense was dismal. Detective Antoine also performed a trace metal test on Diane I S hands to detect the presence of trace metals left after someone has touched or held something metallic like a gun (Appendix 65). Refine Your Search Results. Also, the title of the website clearly demonstrates an inherit bias. Downs then fell in love with a married coworker named Robert Knickerbocker, who continuously promised Diane hed be with her and always reneged. Jump through the States hoops, or find a noose around your neck. Its a fact. You have funeral questions, we have answers. But you are right to say that it is my site. The problem with high profile cases is that the media, the DA, the cops and authors like Ann Rule dictate the narrative and it becomes almost impossible to look any other way unless you are a critical thinker devoid of emotions related to the case. There is no way that a jury would convict Diane today, based on the clearly coached testimony of Christie. To find out which of Robert De Niro's films stand out among the rest, Stacker found his top 50 movies based on IMDb user ratings. We cant. So if we started judging people harshly for their flaws, it would never end. Gunpowder is one of the toughest stains around, when it comes to removing it from clothes. That same gun turned up at a police raid years later in Perris, California, and it did not match the ballistics from the shooting site. He needed, now more than ever, to vacate the area asap. The hell with doubts, ballistics and pesky details about the shooting, we cannot disagree becausethere is hunting and fishing to do and friendships to uphold. I think that the time she has served and her good behavior made her eligible for parole. Wrong. Rule defended her right to earn a living and to tell her story. One of the important pieces of evidence was the absence of all but a trace of gunshot residue. All Filters. The fact that she took the kids to the nearest hospital, andtwo of them survived kind offlies in the face of their murder at all costs theory. The prescribed normal dosage for a full grown man is 30 milligrams per day. You are not the only one who thinks she is guilty and I know that getting their man at all cost is a popular mantra, but I disagree. It gave Anne Rule carte blanche to legally use these labels in her book and it stuck. While Rules book is biased, it was a look into the view of those who wanted justice for those children, wether you agree w/ their conclusion or not, that was their goal. What a terrible injustice. A trial should be based on facts and solid direct or circumstantial evidence. Robert Knickerbocker in Tennessee We found 5 records for Robert Knickerbocker in Woodlawn, Saint Augustine and 2 other cities in Tennessee. I never read the Ann Rule book, but saw Small Sacrifices as a kid and have had an interest in this case ever since. It wasnt until Prosecutor Hugi said Dr. Jamison had labeled Diane a deviant sociopath that Mr. Read more: ABC News, ABC News (2), Salem News, Salem News (2), Oregon Live, The Washington Post, Murderpedia, Find Law. Diane had a few lovers, which Knick refused to acknowledge (Appendix 81, pages 1508, 1520). A group of ladies formed a group called HELDD which stands for Help Exonerate & Liberate Diane Downs. It is normally done (in fact in many jurisdictions, can ONLY be done) by going through the process in a different state or county then the one the applicant works with. Diane found with him, the kind of relationship she had never known before: there was actually care and intimacy involved. In a fairly good knot which would have taken time to do one handed and teeth. 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. danny also said a cartoon character shot themalso he was SHOT IN THE BACK how could he see the shooter????????? No worries. Within three weeks, Diane had lost custody of her remaining wounded children and had become the number one suspect in the eyes of the police department and District Attorneys office. Danny said several times that a bad man shot them and it was written in the nurses notes, but never that his mother shot him. The gun problem or the absence of blood and powder residues are not make believe. Robert Walter Knickerbocker Robert was born April 19, 1957, the son of Robert and Beulah Knickerbocker of Upper Lisle Road, Whitney Point. Diane then replied, so, put her back on the stand and make her tell the truth. He said he would when it was his turn, but never did. If it doesnt matter to you, it should. The best policy for Diane Downs would have been to remain silent, but she fought back and smiled at the wrong time and according to them, enjoyed the attention. Saying that I seem to be doing what I accuse Ann Rule of doing is kind of ironic because the point of this blog is to try to stay away from innuendo and fantasies like unicorns and songs that might have been playing or not during a tragic murder. Wow does he ever look different than how they portrayed him in the TV movie. When you hear her in interviews she sounds more concerned with herself than her kids. I like your approach. Foote ruled in favor of the prosecution and against the defenseon most of the admissible evidence questions including all the nurses notes about Danny talking about a man shooting him but admitted Christies reports about her mother shooting her. I am glad you read it anyway and I appreciate your comment. Mission accomplished. Robert calls Tucson, AZ, home. Yep, Downs who was found guilty in 1984, escaped successfully from the Oregon Womens Correctional Center in 1987 and was transferred to Jersey afterwards. Send flowers or a gift to a service or family's home. 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 you have an attorney, use him.. Wow. Then they just got shut out. I remember when Diane shot her kids and there are some facts Id like to correct from your blog. But, Diane also claimed that Robert had told her that he was planning on leaving his wife and moving to Oregon to be with her. Hugi didnt rush in and take the kids, he had time to consider. A. I told Diane before, but I certainly didnt tell her to The Diane Downs case a case where a woman was convicted of shooting her three children, killing one of them, along a roadway in Springfield, Oregon became the subject of ABCs 20/20 in the episode entitled My Mothers Sin. Stephen Daniel (known as Danny), 3, Cheryl Lynn, 7, and Christie Anne, 8, were all shot multiple times in the May 19, 1983 attack. And they kept at her and made suggestions when she would not implicate her mom. I have plans to go hunting with the husband of one of the alternates.. I agree in both cases they were high profile cases. Yes, shes as guilty as Simpson. Whats next? But you sure did comment like a true asshole, huh? Some 287 errors and falsehoods were documented by Liysa and verified by official sources. On July 21, she was recaptured less than half a mile away from the prison at a house with a group of men. Their theory was very shaky. It will not make me popular, but I dont mind. You were not there and one thing I have learned about high profile cases, is that you cannot always believe what the media, biased detectives and Ann Rule have to say. Nearly every point you make here was addressed and disproved or not even allowed into evidence. 2. Even on a worldwide scale, the age of accountability is considered to be twelve years old. What matters to me is that her rights were trampled during her trial. I saw footage of Diane herself laughing during the re-enactment of the crime. Lives in Dallas, TX. I do not believe that this type of abuse would occur today. 2. Considering the circumstances, it is difficult not to be a bit cynical about this grand gesture: relevance? And according to the law, she should have been released by now, independently of what she says or not. YouTube is a video-sharing website where users can upload and watch videos, subscribe to user channels and leave comments. I worked for county government child welfare for a decade. Diane had thought that her own three kids were the reason why they werent together, and thus, apparently decided to take matters into her own hands. 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. The harm done to families by unscrupulous district attorneys who bully children into falsely testifying against their parents has been recorded in a documentary called Witch Hunt by Sean Penn about Kern County (CA) District Attorney Ed Jagels. Ann Rule promotes her books as true crime stories so to this day, viewers believe that the book and the movie titled Small Sacrificesdocument the true story of the Diane Downs case; in fact, it is a mix bag of truth, falsehoods, interpretation and plain fiction. While not evidence of guilt or innocence, it is certainly worth noting as part of the overall wrongs perpetrated during this fiasco of a trial and subsequent appeals. Not unlike Diane, Alice did not want to share her pain in public. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. They went through the process which demonstrates a certain level of commitment in itself. No excuse there. Downs is said to have claimed that she spotted a bushy-haired man who waved down her car along the desolate road. Without her daughters testimony and the lies about the gun, they could not have found her guilty in a fair trial. Its as if they cant control it. Imagine the ones there for years. HUGE conflict of interest. Have you actually read the transcript of the trial?? But I am more than willing to review any new info. 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. He still shouldnt have been allowed to adopt them while the appeals process was ongoing, if he had any role in those cases. She learnedat a young age to keep her emotions in check and to always present a strong and brave front. In fact, Diane had consulted a psychologist after the tragedy and after months of consultation, she was never diagnosed as a sociopath. Background details that you might want to know about Robert include: ethnicity is unknown, whose political affiliation is none; and religious views are listed as unknown. To Lori A. I dont recall telling her to get an apartment. I can't bear any of my tribal members to go through what I went through, says Ashlea Aldrichs mother. She unwillingly followed the cops in spite of being in pain and not wanting to leave the premises. Interesting that the article has one of the same elements that Diane perpetrated when she drove to the hospital the night of the murders she made more of a fuss about her arm injury than she did about one of her kids dying and two of them being gravely and permanently wounded. Spiritual advancement and atonement? Robert has lived in a mobile / manufactured home in Tucson, AZ with Christian. Instead, the person accused of attacking them and wanting them out of her life, fought for them. She was not given one inch of presumption of innocence. she flat out says, they are saying Duran Duran made her shoot her kids!..Im like HUHOkay now this is my favorite groupstill is at 44yrs old.I had to investigate this. Robert Knickerbocker in Scottsdale, AZ Robert Knickerbocker may also have lived outside of Scottsdale, such as Phoenix. (Page 3) You left and you and Diane Downs spent an evening at a motel? Years later, seven witnesses signed affidavits telling of a man named Jim Haynes continuing confessionthat he wasthe shooter, and his appearance boresimilarities to the sketch. Insulting a woman in prison since 30 years instead of debating the inconsistencies of this case is pretty pathetic. I recently found your website and have enjoyed it a lot. . #corrupt. This blogger believes in the presumption of innocence and in the possibility of redemption. It should be removed from the blog. Speculative. And what happened to her little daughter is beyond unethical. They should have taken the time necessary to find enough evidence. Yes, but it is a fact that she was starting to say that she did not know who shot them when it happened. Downs tried to defend herself against the allegations and said, "Why would I have taken my kids to the hospital? Barry Sheck and bis crew of investigators should get involved. They should have left her alone. If she did have memories of the actual shooting, that would be very rare. The scene described in Small Sacrifices with little Christie hooked up to a machine and her pulse accelerates because she is terrified ofher mother is doubtful and subject to interpretation. Resides in Scottsdale, AZ. This is a fascinating and informative article that has answered some questions I had, and prompted others: 1. Lived In Salt Lake City UT. I go through every new finding and I point out what was done at trial that did not respect due process. I read the letter they sent to the Downs when they were fighting to see their grandchildren. It was Judge Footes first criminal case and it was against a woman whose children he had removed from her care even though she had not been convicted or sentenced; a conflict of interest and pure madness. Despite the arrival of two daughters, Diane and Steves marriage was unstable, and Diane would often take the kids and leave their home, but would always eventually return home to Steve. Do you REALLY believe she expected them to live especially since she drove at less than 10 mph. Add a Memory Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Diane had siblings and parents. They would have tried to reopen the case. She entertained the idea of opening a surrogacy agency but the project never really took off. She was fighting back and they did not like it. I think that looked at through a more objective lens, many aspects of the Downs case are highly questionable. Christie Downs was eight-years old when she was injured and nine-years old when she testified. Im sure nothing I write will change that. Blood spatter is not an exact science, and is interpreted differently by experts. Im glad you continued to look for more information as time went on. I cant believe anyone even believes or even follows you. In 1979, headstrong Diane gave birth to Danny who was not Stevens biological son because he had no desire to be a father again. I like to believe the best about people too but there are certain things that absolutely cant be ignored. Go to the hate groups for that. It became judicial kidnapping to obtain a coerced confession. 2) You mention her youngest daughter, and how Ann made sure she only heard negative information about Diane. It could be argued that he developed a relationship with the children and genuinely wanted them to join his family. And some are even contradictory: shes mentally ill, but also not mentally ill; the site owner wants to focus on pure facts, yet ignore other facts; things happened in court, but those are irrelevant to what else what also happened in court, etc. I am not from USA, never have been there, but my impression is that in USA media are far more powerful than the justice system and rational thinking is crushed by easy emotional moods, stereotypes and a hunger for violence coated in a pompous moral attitude. Once again, Diane said a lot of things. Many troubling elements of the case were discovered after the trial, but there was enough during the proceedings to be asking questions. I dont care what Diane Downs says at the parole board hearing, except if she is innocent or guilty. Or that the sketch did not resemble the suspect enough? 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