Diane Downs: Her Children Got in the Way of Her Love

Rule, Ann Small Sacrifices NY: Signet, 1988.

The Springfield (Oregon) Register-Guard newspaper, various editions, 1983/1984.

The Springfield (Oregon) Public Library

The Washington Post, several editions, with the most detailed story on June 12, 1984, page C1, entitled "The Mother & the Mystery" by Elisabeth Bumiller and Jas Saund.