@crimexpod: Diane Downs, a mother who redefined ""bad parent,"" decided in 1983 that her kids were inconvenient. So she shot three of them in the car, killing 7-year-old Cheryl and leaving Christie and Danny badly injured. Why? Because apparently, motherhood is optional if it interferes with dating life. After the shooting, she drove to the hospital and spun a story about a carjacking, because nothing screams credibility like inventing random criminals after almost murdering your own kids. When evidence proved otherwise, Downs just kept her cool. Calm, collected, even smiling in interviews while describing how her daughter was shot. Some parents cry. She grinned. Downs was convicted and sentenced to life , but the most remarkable thing isn't the punishment. It's her audacious self-interest. She later got pregnant in prison, proving that even incarceration can't stop her from treating motherhood like a personal accessory. Her personality is textbook psychopathy with a splash of narcissism. Shallow emotions, zero empathy, manipulative, attention-seeking, and shockingly proud of herself. Her children were obstacles. Diane Downs didn't kill in a frenzy. She killed like she was writing a resume, efficient, cold, and entirely self-serving. #truecrime #psychopath #psychology #criminology #crime

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