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On 19 May 1983, Downs took her three children, Stephen, Cheryl, Christie, to McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center (Springfield, OR), and claimed to the ER staff that she and the children had just been shot by a carjacker; Cheryl was pronounced dead on arrival. Downs was eventually arrested, and found guilty of murdering Cheryl, attempting to murder Stephen and Christie, and criminal assault.

Played by Farrah Fawcett in Blick in den Abgrund (1989).

Biological mother of Becky Babcock. Becky's biological father was a reporter Downs had an affair with before her arrest. However, she has denied repeatedly that Becky is her child.