What Happened to Robert Knickerbocker? Diane Downs Boyfriend and Children Update
Diane Downs was in love with Robert Knickerbocker. He was a married man but, Diane was obsessed with him and mentioned that she was willing to kill his wife to have him.
After she got divorced from her husband, Steve Downs, she wanted to start a life with her ex-boyfriend Robert. But Robert made it clear that he didn’t want her children as that would be too long strings.
Diane thought that if she killed the children then Robert would accept her for the rest of his life. On May 19, 1983, Diane shot the children several times at close range.
Nothing had happed to Robert Knickerbocker as he was never found guilty in the case. He and his wife had reconciled throughout the investigation and the trial.
He testified against Diane, and his wife stood by him. Robert came into the eyes of the investigators when Diane called him upon arriving at the hospital with the injured children.
