Grab your glass and get cozy, let's talk about murder!  For our next series we'll be diving into the horrendous and aggravating case of Diane Downs.  In this episode we sift through the garbage that is Diane’s story of how her three children and herself were attacked by an apparent “shaggy-hair gunman”. Her story, like garbage, stinks, and the police are not buying it.  In this series we will discuss how the night of May 19, 1983 unfolded and try to answer the many questions that surround this case. Why did the attacker target the three children, while the mother only had a gunshot wound to her left forearm? Who was this woman that did not even react to the news that her daughter had died? What led up to this night? Who are the men that were left in her wake? And what really happened that night down on Old Mohawk Road?  Join us for Part 1 to find out the events that took place in the ER that night, Diane’s version of the story, her early life, relationships, and pregnancies, and the evidence that is starting to pile up against her.   Make sure to check out our socials and add to the conversation. As always, answer our questions at the end and we might read your response on next week's show!  Email: murderandmerlot@gmail.com Facebook: Murder & Merlot Podcast Instagram:@murdermerlopodcast  Twitter: @murderandmerlo1   Book Reference:  Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule  Note: We will have a separate book club episode to discuss this book in further detail!   Cheers! *Tink* Psst.. don't like all the chit-chat? That's cool. Skip to 5:30 to start the case.