Convicted killer Diane Downs was denied parole again Friday, but this time she'll have to wait 10 years for her next hearing.
The 55-year-old Downs appeared before a parole board via video from a Sacramento prison cell Friday morning, after initially saying she wouldn't appear.
Downs was convicted in 1984 for killing her 7-year-old daughter and injuring her two other children. She has maintained her innocence throughout, saying an unknown man flagged her down while she was driving and opened fire inside the car.
Downs was charged with attempting to escape prison in April of 1994, but appealed the ruling and Sacramento removed it from her record.
The first questions from the parole board got right to the heart of the matter: "Are you still innocent?"
"Absolutely, I didn't commit them (the crimes) and I still maintain my innocence," Downs said.
Downs described the night her children were shot, that a man flagged her down while she was driving to meet an alleged FBI imposter.
According to Downs, the man told her he wanted the car, then leaned inside the vehicle and began shooting.
The parole board chair questioned Downs about different versions of the crime she has told throughout the years.
Downs countered that police were trying to push her into a corner to say something that would incriminate her.
