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Small Sacrifices is a 1989 American made-for-television crime drama film written by Joyce Eliason and based on the best-selling true crime book by Ann Rule of the same name. The film is about Diane Downs and the murder and attempted murder of her three children. It stars Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp, John Shea, and Emily Perkins.
A TV mini series about Diane Downs, who shot and killed one of her three children and tried to kill the others in 1983. The series follows the investigation, trial and sentence of the sociopathic mother, starring Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal.
- (1.4K)
- 1989-11-12
- Crime, Drama, History
- 159
February 28, 1984. Elizabeth Diane Downs ( née Frederickson; born August 7, 1955) is an American woman who murdered her daughter and attempted to murder her other two children near Springfield, Oregon, on May 19, 1983. Following the crimes, she made claims to police that a man had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children.
Jul 5, 1988 · Praise for Small Sacrifices “Vivid...extraordinary...A page-turner.”— The New York Times Book Review “A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the most riveting true-crime account since In Cold ...
- Berkley
- $7.7
Also starring Ryan O'Neil, Gordon Clapp, John Shea and Emily Perkins. American made for TV crime drama film directed by David Green. Farrah Fawcett received ...
- 91 min
- 366.6K
- Daniel Budd
Watch the full-length movie of Small Sacrifices, a gripping true crime drama based on the best-selling book by Ann Rule. Farrah Fawcett stars as Diane Downs, a mother who shot her three children ...
- 181 min
- 85.2K
- April Kennedy
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A true crime story about a mother who tried to kill her three children in 1983. Detective Welch investigates the case and uncovers her dark past and motives.
