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Nov 2023
1h 27m

True Crime Vault: My Mother’s Sins

Abc News
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Diane Downs is charged with the murder and attempted murder of her own children. As she starts trial, Downs is pregnant with another child. That child is adopted and unaware of her heritage for years - until her curiosity leads to a shocking truth.  

 

 

Originally broadcast on 3/22/2019

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