She cared more about herself than her children lying there slaughtered. Susanna Reid investigates whether Death Row inmate Darlie Routier is an innocent woman who tragically lost her two sons, or a twisted killer who stabbed her own boys in cold blood #2. Irrelevant: what he says he thinks and what he actually thinks may be different. #3 what was her motive to even kill her boys???? Here are 5 realities, drawn from internet research, about his life: Reality #1. And the other received a terrible stab on an area that kills you in seconds. Her mother had the opportunity a few years ago to go on Dr. Phil? She is an innocent victim. Darlie Routiers Son Lives the Crucible(Invisible Intruder, Forensic Files, and Darlie Routier, The Last Defense). He had clearly manipulated the facts and evidence in Darlie's case in order to prove his theory. But one-hundred percent have had their heartbroken. He has defended her from the start. Shes guilty. What I do care about is the all too prevalent belief that lie detector tests can tell if a person is lying or not. Darlie speaks with the dispatcher and says that an intruder has broken into her home and stabbed her two boys, five-year-old Damon and six-year-old . No date has been set for Routiers execution. Reality #2. One juror said he did see the photos of the bruising. No other man in her life, no life insurance policies, nobody said she was anything but a loving mother. Her mother had the opportunity a few years ago to go on Dr. Phil? Lets not lose sight of the fact that Darlie was wounded, too, and one of the wounds came within mere millimeters of slicing open a major artery. There were so many photos, he had forgotten. She knows her daughter did this. Thats a superficial wound. So this may not be probative either. It went through the muscle but there was no fracture. DARIN ROUTIER'S POLICE STATEMENT HE WROTE ON JUNE 8TH, 1996. Some point to a bloody sock found in the alley behind the familys home as proof Routier was telling the truth about an intruder. After putting Darlie in jail with bail set at $1 million, the state of Texas placed baby Drake in a foster home in 1996. Wow. Meanwhile, Darin, once a successful computer hardware entrepreneur, lost the familys huge Georgian-style house, cabin cruiser, and 1986 Jaguar. My law-abiding mother taught me La Cucaracha when I was 5 years old. Its easier to believe a monster did it; he may think it reflects badly on him that he was in relationship with a monster, so disavows her guilt publically. Thx for your comment very much appreciated. Ive also heard mention of the solemn farewell that was ignored as evidence by the prosecutors one more reason the trial was a witch hunt. In addition to denying friends and family members physical contact with death row inmates, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice limits visits to two hours in duration and encourages conservative dressing. For example, visitors past the age of adolescence cannot wear shorts or skirts shorter than three inches above the knee. November 11, 2011. She refused. Your email address will not be published. JULIA PRODIS July 3, 1996. That person is still walking the streets.. The murders were in 1970 or so, a very long time ago. Responding to Darlie Lynn Routier's frantic 911 call from her Dallas County home in 1996, police found her two sons, Devon Routier, 6, and Damon Routier, 5, dying of stab wounds. She won't be allowed to hug or touch her daughter. If the jury convicted on it or even if it tipped the balance against Routier, Id despair of the competence of juries. There were a few pieces of evidence the jury didnt see. Notre client, une grande entreprise dans la distribution alimentaire, est a la recherche d'un conducteur classe 5, temps plein, pour son poste de travail situ a Ville St-Laurent, Montral. She was lucky she didnt kill herself. 1 Antagonist, Watch the Forensic Files episode about Darlie Routier on YouTubeor Amazon Prime, Thanks for this update, RR. One was a nick, probably a hesitation wound. Something that should have been done 22 YEARS ago. The other wounds were minor and easy to do oneself. Her wounds were superficial & she didnt know what/where carotid was. She refused. Refutation:People mourn in varied ways and processes, and some try to celebrate their loved ones lives in between the fits of unbearable sorrow. 1 Antagonist, 7 Reasons Darlie Routier Is a Witch-Hunt Victim, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Forensic Files Lost Episode, Dawn Fehring: A Missionary Dies Too Young, Ron Gillette: An Air Force Man Who Didnt Exactly Aim High. Darlie Routier, 26, has cut and stab wounds on her neck and upper body. . Both of those families are crazy. How was she able to fight off an attacker but not notice her children were bloody on the floor? The PROSECUTORS RUSHED to JUDGMENT their REMARKS about them being Trailer Trash (VERY UNCALLED FOR). Husband Darin Routier, 28, and son Drake, 7 months, are unharmed. Why? On Forensic Files, a prosecutor named Greg Davis makes a number of narrow-minded judgments about Darlie that should have triggered the witch-hunt alarm. Drake Routier circa 2016. . The other was an incised wound, commonly called a cut. See more of FIGHT Injustice - Darlie, Devon and Damon Routier on Facebook SHAME ON DALLAS. Shook is now a Dallas criminal defense attorney. Her fans say necklace was embedded, had to be surgically removed but it simply fell off when bandage removed. They say the pending tests could give Routier, now 46, a chance at a new trial. In Europe if a mother kills her child within the 1st year of life they cant be charged. He allowed CNN to show photos of him during the time he was undergoing chemotherapy. The Innocence Project is taking her case on because they believe shes been railroaded and is innocent. And I just keep thinking, When is it Darlies turn?. Five minutes later, police arrived at Darlie's home in Rowlett, a suburb of Dallas. We just washed it out and closed it. RR, Read Part 3: Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. Just days after that meeting, I received a phone call from a producer for ABC's 20/20, asking to do a fresh interview with me for a hastily assembled two-hour episode focusing on Routier.TCU Press published my book re-examining the case in April of 2015 ("A Tragedy of Errors," July 1, 2015).The interview with 20/20 was conducted Sunday, and the show will air 8-10 p.m. Friday. I think he will. The largest contributor to false convictions for homicide is perjury, often by someone who claims to have witnessed the crime or participated in it, and false confessions. If they pass it takes up their case. Dans une ferme, les animaux se rvoltent contre le fermier car celui-ci les maltraitent. She was lucky she didnt kill herself. That something doesnt make best sense doesnt mean it makes no sense. 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Darlie's eldest son, Devon, had already died from four knife wounds. Her mother had the opportunity a few years ago to go on Dr. Phil? First his mother murdered his brothers, then his father lies for her. They have never found one person ever who fits the ID she gave to police of who did this. Darlie Routier is a 50-year-old woman from Texas who has been on Death Row for over 20 years, accused of killing her sons, Devon, six, and Damon, five. . She did it after. 301 sentences with 'sailing around'. Bruising on her arms prob caused by boys kicking her off. She was such a light sleeper that she would wake up when Drake turned over in his crib yet she slept through all that? He started over in Lubbock and eventually had Drake move in with him. RR, Read Part 3: Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. It was a necklace that saved Darlie Routier's life on June 6, 1996. PS Having worked in a prison, that modesty requirement of visitors is necessary cos you wouldnt believe how some ladies attire themselves when visiting their men to give them a visual thrill never mind the intercom phone sex! For 20 years, the gist of Routiers story has remained the same: she woke up to a man in her home and chased him out through the garage. Attack #6: Juror Kerri Parris, who appeared on camera on The Last Defense, nonchalantly admits she used the fact that Darlie had breast implants as a strike against her. And he apparently has stayed out of trouble with the law. ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) When Altoona native Darlie Lynn Routier was convicted by a Texas jury in February 1997 of stabbing to death her young son, Damon, 5, and by implication, her other son, Devon, 6, she reportedly cried out, "I did not kill my babies." Both boys were murdered on June 6, 1996, as they were sleeping with their mother in the downstairs television room of the family's Rowlett . After the birth of their third one, Drake, Darlie began to suffer from post-partum depression. And you gotta love a child with a mullet. She was such a light sleeper that she would wake up when Drake turned over in his crib yet she slept through all that? Her knife used to cut screen, jewelry wasnt taken at sink where clean up occurred, she named 2 men in her jail letters & freaked out on the stand when asked about it, blood under the glass & vacuum, no cuts on her feet, wine glass was latched wouldnt have been knocked down, Domain didnt bark, motion lites not on, she called media herself to film that grave scene. When she was seven, following her parents' divorce, she moved to Lubbock, Texas with her mother and siblings. Attack #7: More from Kerri Parris:I just knew that she killed her boys. Working at the same eatery where Darin, at just 17, proved to be an ambitious assistant manager, she knew that he'd be a good match for her 15-year-old daughter . The fact is, there was no testimony from any witness regarding the depth of that wound. 1 at least didnt have a chance. He started over in Lubbock and eventually had Drake move in with him. As of now Routier has lost two state appeals and is in the middle of a federal appeal. The only aspect he does not like or appreciate, which seems completely understandable, is how he and his family members are usually talked about in mainstream media. May 2003: Court of Criminal Appeals upholds the conviction. The presence of a juror who admits she was biased from the beginning sounds like a slam-dunk argument for a new trial. On the night of June 6th, 1996, Darlie Lynn Routier made a frantic call to 911. (Alejandro Santos, Sec. Darlie and Darin's lives were flash, and both believed in buying and wearing top-quality goods and always going the NPR way, like when Darlie got that $800 fur jacket in a going-out-of-business . He had been stabbed all the way through his torso. A court latergave custody to his fathers parents, Sarilda and Leonard Routier. Anyways, now that Im wiping tears off my face. June 1998: Routier's relatives file a lawsuit accusing two police detectives and a prosecutor of invading their privacy by hiding microphones at the boys' graves in Rockwall. In the 20 years since Devon and Damons deaths, Routiers family hasnt been able to fully grieve for the boys. Not about me, but the victims of this tragedy throughout their entire family. Routiers submission to the Project cannot be construed in itself as indication of innocence since many guilty do the same, and she has nothing to lose, Lets hope it goes one way or the other and not the inconclusive but statistically its unlikely to go her way. With that said, we cant help but wonder about her only surviving son. I believe if the birthday party tape was never shown.shed of been acquitted. At trial from the beginning she should have told the truth. And she lied in her letters from jail naming two different men. I didnt do it! The screen over a window in the garage had been slashed. He explained OVO Sound is taking the same approach that Lil Wayne took with his Young Money imprint, which is giving the artists as much . She killed them like it or not.They have never found one person ever who fits the ID she gave to police of who did this. Granted, Sebesta has been shown to have been completely unethical and has been disbarred, but Im sure that his faith in bogus lie detector tests is shared by countless ethical prosecutors who have not been disbarred. I have prayed for years that somehow, she could get a new trial because I truly feel that if this were to happen, she would certainly be acquitted. 152), Dr. Santos: The right arm wound did not injure the bone, it went through the muscle. After putting Darlie in jail with bail set at $1 million, the state of Texas placed baby Drake in a foster home in 1996. Oh and..they just got granted a DNA order for her appellate lawyer. In Europe if a mother kills her child within the 1st year of life they cant be charged.. She guilty and hope she executed very soon. The public chimed in, too. The public chimed in, too. Although deprived of his mothers embrace, Drake has grown up with many other people who love him. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. People often enjoy songs because the melody and harmony speak to them the lyrics are insignificant. Dr. Janice Townsend-Parchman, Sec. Thank u for caring. Why? Not only does the now 25-year-old often visit his mother where shes incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Central Gatesville, Texas, but he also accepts and embraces his identity as the son of a woman who is on death row for killing her children. But here it is well over 20 years later and I find myself on the fence. I continue to watch as technology proves others wrongly convicted go free. Share. And what about the bloody sock found down the street in back of house. (Alejandro Santos, Sec. Because many crucial facts were passed over and Darlie was convicted on her looks not on ANYTHING real about the actual crimeshe needs to be freed and be able to enjoy the rest of whats left of her life. She knows her daughter did this. I would call it a superficial wound. Until next week, cheers. Drakes father, Darin Routier, didnt take custody of him right away after the murders, because he wanted to get his finances in order, Liz Stevensreported. Her fans say necklace was embedded, had to be surgically removed but it simply fell off when bandage removed. I am very disappointed with the interview Ryan Kester did with Roberta Glass. Everyone wants to get vindication for these kids getting slaughtered in their own home, and I get that, he said. The Last Defense shows video of the older boy dancing to it. However, miscarriage of justice is sometimes used to describe any wrongful conviction, even when the defendant may be guilty for example viz a conviction reached as the result of an unfair or disputed trial. People in TX today live in RV Tiny Houses, You Name It! Statement of Darin Routier. I dont see how anyone would think she is innocent. 856), Another claim made on a supporter website is that the injury on Darlies front left shoulder was 1 1/4 deep. Attack #3: Greg Davis points out with disgust that Darlie liked to wear 10 rings at a time. Her supporters believe the sock proves that there was no way Routier killed her sons, stabbed herself, cut the window and had time to run barefoot down the alley all while leaving no blood trail of her own. It seems that the result of DNA testing is pending, so well see what that suggests. And as her lawyers prepare to head into court yet again, new information . Of all the cases taken on, about 43% were proved innocent, 42% guilty, and DNA evidence was inconclusive and not probative in 15% of cases. Come on, Texas, let this nice young man and his mother console each other outside of razor wire. Darlie in hospital. BUT the STATE of TEXAS is too PROUD to ADMIT THEY WERE WRONG & SET AN INNOCENT PERSON FREE. Regrettably, at least 40% of the applicants successfully deceived the Project initially and were guilty (but presumably hoped to continue their hitherto successful deceit to the end) But equally and oppositely, a similar number are shown innocent. 132), Dr. Santos: This wound cut through the skin and fat, but didnt penetrate the muscle below. After last weeks post about the persecution of Darlie Routier, many readers searched for information about her youngest son, who was 7 months old when a knife attack left his brothers dead on June 6, 1996, in Rowlett, Texas. I had four kids..all boys..I was the only feminine person in the household, this should have no bearing on anything. On October 13, 2016, Drake finished his last cancer treatment at the Childrens Medical Hospital in Dallas, according to a message his maternal grandmother posted online. Editor's note: This story was originally published June 3, 2016. Responding to Darlie Routiers hysterical 911 call from her Rowlett, Dallas, home on June 6, 1996, police officers found two of her three sons, 6-year-old Devon and 5-year-old Damon, with fatal stab wounds. The graveside party was filmed by the local news crew the Routiers invited to the cemetery and granted an interview in exchange for airfare for their relatives. http://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/, Boys? Prosecutors in the case believe the matter is settled, but it continues to wind its way through the states appellate court system. Eating venison is something I wouldnt do. Youre clutching at straws, Im afraid If Routier was railroaded, stronger counter-argument for the trial result than this needs offering (and the probative status of the silly string observation which is endlessly repeated has been well-discussed in this blog AND AT HER APPEALS, TO NO AVAIL). These are what are known as defensive wounds. Also, the video at the cemetery wasnt shown in its entirety. That the jury may have been more than averagely conservative (your presumption, not fact) is neither here nor there. 2. And even two decades later, there are lingering questions in some minds about Routiers guilt. Her attorney and family say they believe new DNA testing will prove that someone else was in the home that night 20 years ago. Shes innocent and the blood evidence will FINALLY be analyzed. And when told about one failure, she looked like she didnt care and shrugged her shoulders. 3. She talked to police. And continue to be. 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