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Apr 2019
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Princess Diana look-alike mom shoots her...

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Diane Downs is convicted of shooting her three children in her car, driving them to the hospital, and claiming it was a carjacking gone horribly wrong. She, herself, had been shot in the arm, but investigators were suspicious of her story. Nancy's expert panel weighs in: Darryl Cohen, Atlanta criminal lawyer, former prosecutor Dr. Daniel Bober, forensic ... Show More
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