Ann Rule | True Crime

Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule

Name: Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 0451153936
Price: 15.00 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780451153937

Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule

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Book Specifications

Format: Mass market paperback
Condition: Good
Publisher: Signet (1988)
Length: 494 pages
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9780451153937
LCCN: 86033253
OCLC: 18170696

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An Oregon True Crime Classic of Diane Downs, the Roadside Shooting, and Fred Hugi's Prosecution

On May 19, 1983, twenty-eight-year-old Diane Downs drove into a Springfield, Oregon emergency room with her three young children—Cheryl, Christie, and Danny—all suffering from close-range gunshot wounds. Downs claimed a bushy-haired stranger attacked her family along a dark rural road near Marcola.

True crime master Ann Rule documents the meticulous investigation by Lane County detectives and prosecutor Fred Hugi. By analyzing bloodstain evidence, bullet trajectories, and Downs's narcissistic fixations, investigators proved she shot her own children to pursue an affair. The book details the courtroom testimony of her surviving daughter Christie that secured Downs's conviction.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Edgar Award-winner Ann Rule delivers her defining masterpiece of maternal sociopathy and forensic prosecution. An essential true crime classic, this volume is a must-read for fans of Jack Olsen, Gregg Olsen, and Teresa Carpenter.

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