nancy botwin
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I don't think Diane or Casey have anything in common apart from they ' Allegedly ' killed their own offspring.
For starters i think Caylee probably was very neglected before she met her demise , Diane just point blank shot her kid's after visiting a farm to stroke horses.
Also Diane Downs was pregnant most of her fertile life , even until her conviction , Casey has no maternal instincts at all.
JMO as always.![]()
Diane Downs was also very neglectful of her children, reportedly leaving them home alone while she went out with men. During trial, neighbors reported having seen Downs' children outside in the winter without shoes, etc. Downs also had multiple over-lapping relationships with men and kept a diary, relishing her ability to charm and manipulate each of them. (Just like Casey and her duplicitous texts/IM chats etc.)
Diane Downs pursued surrogacy and pregnancy as a means to get attention and cultivate what, for a time, she thought was the ideal portrait of woman: mother/nurturer. Similarly, Casey initially cultivated the image of a doting mother, then sought to redefine herself as a professionally successful event planner, trying to "have it all" etc.
I've actually read Diane Down's book "Best Kept Secrets"-- the story from her own perspective. I bought it used and paid 1 cent for it, because I had to read it. It's chilling and it's disgusting and I reread passages after listening to Casey's interrogation tapes. To me, they are very similar.