Within three minutes of the 911 call, Rowlett Police Officer David Waddell, was the first to arrive at the Routier home. Doug Mulder: After you got the towels wet, did you take those to Darin? Darlie Lynn Routier is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted of murdering her five-year-old son, Damon. These are individuals that are not trained forensic investigators and had no part in processing that particular crime scene. If Darlie's "timeline of events" was accurate according to her 911 call and what she first told police, that light would have still been on when officers Waddle and Walling arrived on the scene in 3 minutes and 4 minutes after the 911 call. luo xiao min from California on April 04, 2018: Anita Hasch, "However, we weren't there, sohow an anybody know what happened"? We discuss what would actually be just punishment for this Bitch. In an attempt to show Darlie's character, Greg Davis subpoenaed Kay Norris, an employee from a local pawn that Darlie frequented to purchase jewelry. For 25 years theyve been free to make whatever claim they want to; to distort the evidence any way they want to. The blood here was identified as hers. Is it just me, or do all of these Darlie fanatics seem to not be able to make it out of elementary school? They say he lied in court about parts of a conversation between himself and Darlie based on not hearing those words on the 911 call. Then it all fell in to place and made sense. Kathy Cruz, author of the book, Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death, (A book that contends Darlie is innocent) stated: "That sock is the most important piece of evidence in this entire case," It is important, but not the most important. As of 2021, the results of these tests are still pending.Routier's case has been the subject of multiple books and television shows. Darlie will turn on the charm and the tears and use her "I'm the true victim here" little girl voice, convincing nearly each person that met with her that there was no way she could have murdered her sons. Luminol application indicated at least two of her footprints had been wiped up. 25 Feb/23. LUBBOCK The husband of death row inmate Darlie Routier said Friday that he and his wife are divorcing to move on from the "limbo" they've been in since her arrest and conviction . I have noticed that in some murders of children, the mother was on medication for depression. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on January 28, 2018: Trouble in paradise on Pollyannalana's site. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on June 19, 2018: I've read up on this case a bit over the years, but the recent Viola Davis show renewed my interest, leading me to this site. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on June 30, 2018: I'm glad you obtained some additional insight from the article. The reason for that is that I'm doing my own research on the case by reading court transcripts and any other source that could be of help. Prosecutor Toby Shook brought him in to the courtroom in front of the jury while Darlie was on the witness stand. Sorry Mr. Phillips, but I stand by my own personal opinion along with the opinion of the prosecution and the decision of the jury. (Averages about 3 per year), Source: FBI Stats Data, Dallas News, USA Today, Plano Star Courier, San Antonio Express-News, Amarillo Globe-News. (based on watching home movies of Darlie on YouTube) Though not required for a conviction, an established motive can certainly be the decision maker. A suspicious black car supposedly had been driving through the neighborhood and at one point even watched the Routier house. There's a large group of amateur armchair detectives that sit at home in front of their computer screens watching YouTube video's critiquing the techniques utilized by the evidence investigators and lab technicians at the Routier crime scene. Anita Hasch from Port Elizabeth on April 04, 2018: Hi Everton, Yes this is a very strange case. Those that believe Darlie to be innocent as well as those that steadfastly believe in her guilt do seem to agree on at least one aspect of the case; that Darin Routier was somehow involved. In the nearly 1 month long trial, 36 witness testified for the prosecution including police officers, paramedics, nurses, physician's, forensics experts, criminal investigators, neighbors, friends and a local merchant familiar with Darlie Routier. People ALWAYS say the system failed when a trial verdict doesn't go the way they wanted it to. Ultimately, on February 1, 1997, Darlie was convicted for the murder of her 5-year-old son, Damon. Officer Waddell:. There us ni motive the tineline doesn't fit and tge cops did make mistakes. It appeared that he was trying his best to make it out of the family room and move toward the stairs. What are your thoughts on these theories SClemmons? The fingerprint brush fibers did not contain any asbestos. Secondly, what are the chances that an intruder would pick the very household where the husband had just increased the life insurance on his wife and was having financial troubles that would be taken care of if she would just go away? This "revised" version came just minutes after her first story changed from fighting the intruder just inside the kitchen area just before the intruder ran into the garage. The Routier kitchen knife identified as the murder weapon. A bloody hand print of Damon's was found on the carpet where he was first stabbed and a second hand print was found on the couch (which had initially been wiped off-discovered with Luminol testing) showing that he had moved. The Darlie Supporters say that it was just so traumatic to her that she erased it from her memory and doesn't remember it. You also wrote that this evidence was presented to the juror and that he finally changed his mind about Darlie's innocence. SClemmons is a humble person and I respect his web page rules on language. It also appears that from the time Officer Waddell arrived on the scene to the time Darlie was transported to the hospital, that she never attempted to render any kind of care to her dying son, Damon. But she never mentions that anymore like she did 25 years ago in her letters to friends and family while she was incarcerated during the trial. Darin denied involvement of any kind and said the examination results were wrong. When I examined the scene after she told me this version of her story, I was unable to see the utility room floor from the vicinity of the light switch by looking across and over the kitchen island, because the island is too large, and I am taller than Darlie." A blood imprint of the knife on the carpet was found near Devons body. I put a considerable amount of research into it. Doug Mulder, Darlie's lead defense attorney was well aware that he was going to have trouble explaining away the knife evidence. What was the motive behind 50 some individuals all getting together and lying and framing an innocent woman? Prosecution: Okay, Officer Wade, you actually told your Chief he couldn't come in? She seemed to think that water was like a hemostatic agent and would stop bleeding, as she testified when falsely describing putting wet towels on the boys. A significant amount of blood was found on the kitchen floor in front of the sink. I find it laughable that people watch Dateline or some other t.v. At the crime scene investigators collected 3 damp towels from the utility room, 2 towels from the basket in the utility room, 4 washcloths from the top of the stairs, 3 towels from the backyard spa. On June 18, 1996, Rowlett Police detectives asked Darlie to come once again to the police station for addition questions. Most people in this group cannot put up a good argument because they just don't know enough about the case. Mercedes stated that Darlie just walked right in the door like she had left there that morning and shouted, "Look at this f**king mess! ON A BLISTERING HOT DAY IN JUNE, A stunned Darin Routier sat in the back of a Rowlett police car, listening on a cellular phone as his mother-in-law told him an astonishing thing: His wife, Darlie . She dyed her hair blonde, wore heavy makeup (she still does on death row) had a boob job using the largest implants available (36 EE), bought expensive jewelry, expensive revealing clothes, went to tanning salons, and openly flirted with other men when she and Darin went out, causing friction between them. Wake up euth your tgriat cut like that to a hellhole you wouldn't know or remeber exactly what went in and u see a towel next to Damon in your own pic. This was very strong evidence suggestive of Darlie raising the knife up after completing a stab, depositing Devons blood on the back of her nightshirt, then bringing her arm down to stab again. Satanist friends? The screen fibers were larger than the fingerprint brush fibers and the screen fibers on the knife contained black rubber and asbestos. They're suggesting that the prosecution turned a blind eye to Darin and having to convict someone they just decided to hang the murders on Darlie. There are literally more misspelled words in that comment than there are verbs. For people who say Darlie Routier was unjustly sentenced to death row for her son's murder, their argument often comes back to DNA. On June 6, 1996, Routier stabbed to death her 5-year-old and 6-year-old sons. Wow, you should write crime books. Mrs. Routier was then transferred to the Lew Sterrett Justice Center. They watch these interviews and say, "There's no way she did this." I went over and picked up the knife. 1970. The screen fibers were larger than the fingerprint brush fibers and the screen fibers on the knife contained black rubber and asbestos. That falls right in line with Dr. Santos' expert opinion of bruising occurring within 24-48 hours. After Officer Matt Walling arrived on the scene (Waddell's backup) the two officers searched the house. She never said she carried into the living room where it had obviously been laid down next to Damon's body. of Criminal Justice, in Gatesville, Texas, after being convicted of murdering her youngest son, 5-year old Damon. Alle Beweise deuten auf Darlie Routier und niemanden hin. After not finding anyone they returned to the kitchen area. It is just so arbitrary. I'll have to find the exact date of that interview for you. None of these were connected to the murders. They blamed it all on Darlies post-partum depression. Her shirt was cut off by paramedics enroute to the hospital and laid flat. I put my hands on Darlie's shoulders and said, 'Darlie, look me in the eye and tell me you didn't kill the boys.' IF the world runs on that oxymoron theory, 99% the criminals should never be tried at all, because 99% crime were committed WITHOUT any witness! "I woke up hearing my son Damon saying 'Mommy Mommy,' as he tugged on my nightshirt. Bathrooms: 2. She's guilty and I've been shunned from the family for saying it and believing. This appears to be more of a sudden anger-induced sporadic reaction more than anything else; a crime of opportunity. The average cost to house a death row inmate in Texas is close to $1.8 million/year, (Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Magpie 9 - That's true, it was just a matter of time. You mention lack of evidence with screen rod fibers and glue on the bread knife, the splatter evidence from the utility room, again, the evidence is there. Supporters say a motive was never properly established and Darlie Routier was a loving mother that would never do this to her children. This theory has merit based on Darlie's own account of the events. Darlie looked at the detective and responded, Oh, he always goes off like that when someone he doesnt know walks in the door. Patterson was immediately alert. The show was a travesty of lies and editing. Darlie Routier cannot be excluded as the contributor of the DNA from 10-2589-502. She obviously loved them and cared for them up to a point where some unexplained psychological breakdown occurred and she snapped. Or was that fact not worth considering. Darlie's younger sister Danelle suddenly shouted out, "They're all lying," Greg Davis (the lead prosecutor) is the killer." Dr Santos testified that under any other circumstances he probably would have discharged her later that morning. Darin passed this version of her story on to Child Protective Services worker, Jamie Johnson, when she interviewed him. The press in-turn, (at the family's approval and invitation) jumped at the opportunity of getting photos of Darlie in bed in the ICU. Although it was difficult to find motive, I dare not question evil acts. 14) the screen falls open as though it was cut from the inside. It was June 6, 1996, and the call was made at 2:31 a.m., with the police arriving merely three minutes later. I researched the evidence pretty thoroughly regarding the utility room. Lol. I'm by no means defending anyone here, but I do know its difficult to discuss a murder case involving children without emotions coming into play. He had been sitting in his police cruiser in a church parking lot doing paperwork just a few blocks away. As obvious as that towel is next to Devon's body, how could paramedic Brian Koschak not have seen it when he checked on Devon? If he had any love for his sons at all, he wouldn't have been in a clear enough state-of-mind to stage the scene and come up with a story to tell the police. Darlie in hospital Five minutes later, police arrived at Darlie's home in Rowlett, a suburb of Dallas. In 2014, a group of experienced retired homicide investigators from different parts of the country did an independent research study and revisited the evidence found at the crime scene. ", The Routier kitchen serrated knife used to cut the garage window screen. When the prosecution would point out inconsistencies in her statements and get her cornered, she would either cry and use what prosecutor Toby Shook referred to as "selective amnesia" and say "I just don't remember." I, the author, did it myself and I walked the distance and timed it. KRLD News Some Darlie supporters claim that Darin (or someone else) drugged Darlie the night of the murders. There is no way she could have committed suicide. Prosecutor Davis: Shes not over here with Damon? The defense attorney's / Innocence groups always seem to boil their hopes on the same two issues, the "mysterious" unidentified fingerprint known as "85-J." That being said, the person that planted the sock would have had to have gone out the front door and around the house to avoid setting it off. There was some trace blood found on a sign leaning on a box just inside the garage but it was ruled out as to being connected to the crime scene. *Each of these drugs cause bad "hang-over" signs and symptoms which Darlie never complained to anyone that she had. So I send the link to my lil sis whom would have spent the next year and accasionally forever watching YouTube vids. Darlie is one of the richest criminals. Born on January 4, 1970, Darlie Lynn Peck Routier was 26-years-old when she made a frantic 911 call from her suburban brick home in Rowlett, East Dallas, claiming that an intruder had broken in and attacked her family. There was a lot of information they felt the public didn't get to hear and evidence that could prove an innocent woman is sitting on death row for a crime she did not commit. A while ago I began to read "Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death" by Kathy Cruz, and wasn't convinced by the points she made. Not sure this one is Kezzy, Jade. I shouldn't have picked it up. They were both shouting at each other while their children were busy dying. If she MADE UP OUT OF THIN AIR this drugging theory, or the cocaine MYTH, or the Doug Mulder-was-a-bad-lawyer FAIRY TALE, or the jury-didn't-see-the-pictures LIE, or the Darin-was-never-investigated AESOP FABLE, or ANY one of about 9 other boldface untruths about this case.why are you surprised that she/they would ascribe a falsehood to a dead journalist at NBC? Some of Darlie's blood was discovered on the couch, she may have done the chest or arm cut on herself on the couch (possibly even at Darin's suggestion) to stage the "intruder attack at the couch" story, and then proceeded to the sink to perform her neck wound so she would be close to a towel and a water source to control the bleed. She told the dispatcher "I was fighting" but in court she tried to say her words were "I was frightening," which obviously makes no sense at all. These very same people turn a blind eye to the very evidence that convicted her, or simply say the crime scene processing was tainted and botched up. Like Darin Routier, probably one of the dumbest people in Texas based on his actions and willful ignorance, could possibly pull off the "perfect" crime. After the trial, juror Charlie Samford publicly stated that if he had seen the photo of her under arm bruise, he would have voted not guilty. Darlie Routier, the former Altoona resident who is facing a death sentence in Texas for the 1996 murder of one of her young children, was to have a post-conviction hearing in Dallas County last. No other blood was found past this point. With his weapon in hand, he entered the utility room and peered into the darkness of the garage. Rowlett Detective Jimmy Patterson even documented this in his June 18, 1996 arrest warrant" "Darlie told us that she saw the assailant drop the knife in the utility room.". As far as facts are concerned, was it also not a fact that somebody attacked Darlie. I don't understand people being so mean and destructive against people with a differing viewpoint. I know he did it." Along with the physical evidence, her changing stories and proven lies played a significant role in their guilty verdict. Pro Hac Vice is the court allowing an attorney who doesn't live, work, or conduct regular business in a given state to represent a client there. He explained this action and his rational to Greg Davis. As mentioned previously in this blog, prosecutor Greg Davis stated that Darin was in fact their initial prime suspect. Darlie Supporters claim that the police and the prosecution both intimidated and coerced witnesses, that the crime scene forensic procedures and evidence was mishandled, investigators destroyed and even covered up evidence of the mysterious intruder, they coerced the hospital staff into changing their testimony, they even say the crime scene photos presented in court were manipulated. A short time later Officer Walling opened the front door and told paramedics Kolbye and Koschak to come in and advised they were going to need additional medical help. April 30, 2021 8:31 am DALLAS (1080 KRLD)- The Rowlett woman convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death over the 1996 deaths of her two sons is getting a powerful ally. There are drops of blood all over the floor. Very good read. Luminol binds to the copper in blood. However, when it comes to this case, Darlie Routier wasn't convicted solely on how she reacted to the deaths of her children, she was convicted on forensic evidence that directly connected her to the murder weapon and the actual act of murdering her children. We have two months to work on it. All three were sleeping in the family room on the first floor of their upscale home. Although this Hub contains some open questions and opinions, it's based on the trial transcripts, media interviews, police reports, DNA test results, defendant statements, physical forensic evidence found at the scene, Darlie Routier's own courtroom testimony, and her written statement to police 2 days after the murders. And if so, how did he accomplish that without leaving a single bloody footprint on the floor in front of the sink that had Darlie's blood everywhere? 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 An. Darin would have had but a couple of minutes to concoct a plan prior to police arrival. The cops know based on the evidence they collected that's why they made the arrest, DA's office know based on the evidence produced by the cops that's why they presented the case to a grand jury, evidently the grand jury also know, that's why they brought the charges, the jury know too, that's why they convicted the bitch. Thats something youre never going to forget. The 1st round of DNA testing DID reveal *unknown* DNA from the crime scene. Darlie supporters fall into two distinct categories. With most of them I inquired as to whether or not they actually had read the trial transcripts to which the majority of them admitted they had not. Share: Chilling Crimes Author 2 Responses JezMyOpinion April 22, 2021 You can't cimpare to his propaganda skills sorry Capt. They presented their conclusions to Mr. Samford and explained methodically how they came about them. Actually Ms Adams accused the prosecution of trying to change her account of what Darlie told her. Let me know your thoughts about the episode. (she was only tried for his murder). Most members of this second group get the most hateful when challenged to provide a credible source to backup a statement they've made that they're trying to pass as fact. After owning him for about 3 years now I've been able to mentally tune him out. The people who believe Darlie Routier was wrongfully found guilty, also known as: "The Darlie Supporters," try their best to fit the evidence to their preconceived conclusion of innocence. She had met Darlie through one her friends named Renee Stanley. Thank you. With the 2015 DNA results and denied state appeals, Darlie is quickly running out of options and time. They recite what they've heard and read on YouTube, but that's it; that's the extent of their knowledge about the Routier case. Was juror Charlie Samford asleep when this picture was shown to them? Savitch was killed in a vehicle accident 13 years before the boys were murdered. She said it was then that she realized the boys had been attacked and savagely butchered. In 1996, a small Texas community was rocked by the tragic slaying of two young boys. IF the defense had the time that you claim they didnt have, exactly WHAT EVIDENCE of innocence they'd come up with to secure the "different outcome" you predicted? renato's palm beach happy hour Uncovering hot babes since 1919. She also commented that the way Darlie was dressed when she came in left little to the imagination. luo xiao min from California on August 09, 2018: Wanttobelieve, with all due respect (i really mean it). Darlie Routier testified and she was caught in a bunch of lies, she wound up being our best witness to prove her guilt with the lies that she was caught in., Toby Shook, Prosecutor, Darlie Routier murder trial. First, in the State of Texas, a murder conviction of a child under the age of 6 carries an automatic death penalty. (She said that phrase 72 times during her testimony). Anyway, keep up the good work, and I'm sorry that you've had to endure persecution for just stating the facts. July 1, 2011. These attorneys were rushed, because the State needed a SLAM DUNK quick. As mentioned previously, Darlie had contemplated suicide a month before the murders and had written about it in her diary. On April 28, 2021, New York based Innocence Project attorney, Vanessa Potkin, filed and was granted a Pro Hac Vice motion with Criminal District Court No. As far as Darlie's attentiveness to the children; during the post-conviction / pre-sentencing phase of the trial, an 18 year old girl from the neighborhood named Allison Hennessey testified. Even then, it was quite difficult & broke my heart. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on February 20, 2018: Du bist genau richtig. I'm not questioning your sources; and although I miss a sources section, I still think your article is excellent! With that said, she maintains her innocence to this day. It also was reported that two dozen boxes of the prosecution files on the case have been reviewed by the defense team, which includes representatives of the Innocence Project of New York. The attack on the children was personal, said Brantley. I got the towels and I went to the sink and I got the towels wet. She further said if she hadn't put her arm up, he would have killed her. Darlie's attorneys should never have allowed her to write letters from jail discussing the case. A guilty or innocent opinion cannot be accurately formed based on watching YouTube videos or simply reading a book; which are inevitably someone else's opinion. It made and tested printed computer circuit boards and the business flourished in its early years. Nightmare324: You are certainly entitled to your opinion. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on December 24, 2017: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you as well Jade and all others that have contributed posts here. And these things you bring up are relatively minuscule in comparison to the blood and DNA evidence, the splatter on her nightshirt, the blood drops around the two boys on the carpet, her being caught in lies on the witness stand, her ever changing multiple accounts of what occurred on the night of the murders. Sergeant Walling: No, sir. This net worth is surprising for a criminal who has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. But, that's not for us to decide. Darlie told police she saw the intruder drop the knife in the utility room, she picked it up and placed it on the kitchen island. He called in James Cron, a retired veteran Dallas PD crime scene investigator with an excellent career track record. These results are not posted or even mentioned on the "fordarlie.org" website, overseen by Darlie's mother, Darlie Kee. Allison had become friends with Darlie when she was 16. Und die Socke die gefunden wurde knnte theoretisch dort platziert worden sein. She may have gotten more and more upset thinking about what Darin had said and somehow justified in her mind that her two oldest boys were the source of her problems. The prosecution even commented later that Darlie was their best witness. The faulty gate in the back yard. And that's completely fine. This would mean the intruder mysteriously entered the house, got a knife to cut the screen, went back outside, cut the screen and came in through the window? It was in there that she was given a polygraph exam which lasted six hours, and the Routier defense was billed $1,000 for the exam and consultation fees. Shocked by your desire to defend a rightfully convicted BABY KILLER. You can't be part of the clan and be against Darlin. Darlie Kee would sell her tainted soul to the devil to get her child killer daughter off death row and no way would she let Darin walk if she thought he did it. This video clip became infamous and was played at her trial. He told the media in a press conference that he was going to make it his "Mission in life" to find the killer(s) of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. If it doesn't fit, they'll make it fit; even to the level of absurdity. During the trial, the prosecution suggested that Darlie saw her two older boys as the source of her woes; she lost control of herself, and killed them as a means of putting an end to her personal problems, or as a way to spite Darin after several weeks of bickering about financial problems. On November 15, 1996 (about 2 months before the trial) prosecutors publicly suggested that Darin might have helped Darlie stage the crime scene to mislead investigators. The shape and consistency of the blood drops found on the living room and kitchen floor indicated she was walking, not running at any time, as she claimed while supposedly chasing the intruder. Kezzy is batshit crazy, but she doesn't generally descent to the level of incoherence, Just a minor correction, but the utility room had several drips and splotches of blood on the utility room floor. Shoot and get out. this blog put me ahead of the show with the details. She's guilty. When police arrived, Darlie showed them where she had placed it on the counter top. So you got the towels? Lieutenant Grant Jack, commander of the Rowlett Police Department's Investigative Division, was summoned at home and arrived on the scene around 3 AM. There were no chemicals outside of trace amphetamines found in Darlie's blood, she didn't report feeling hung-over or drowsy when she woke up, she claimed this supposed intruder ran though the kitchen/utility room/garage, yet there were no foot prints/fingerprints to support this having occurred, the 17 minute backyard security light was off when police arrived, the faulty back gate was still closed, etc, etc. Do you know anything about this? The spa had a hot tub, a TV, a bar, and a stereo system in it. November 2017 Routiers lawyer filed for and was granted moreMORE DNA testing. Judge Tolle banged his gavel down in rapid succession and shouted "Order".
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