| Birth: | Jan. 10, 1976 | | Death: | May 19, 1983 | 
Cheryl was one of Diane Downs' three children whom she shot while they lay sleeping in her car on a dark road in Williamette Valley, Oregon on May 19, 1983. Her other daughter, Christie, almost died and her son, Danny, was left a paraplegic. Downs tried to blame it on a "bushy-haired" stranger, but was prosecuted for it. The crime was the subject of Ann Rule's book "Small Sacrifices," which was made into a mini-series starring Farrah Fawcett and John Shea.
Cause of death: Shot to death by her mother
Search Amazon for Cheryl Lynn Downs | | | Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered.
Specifically: Ashes scattered in Arizona |
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Record added: Sep 09, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 12310 |
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