Well, after you told her to apply the pressure, and she sat down. At the time of his death, Devon weighed 46 lbs. At this point the second guy grabs the butcher knife from the kitchen so now he's armed too. 7) Blood under the glass and vacuum--now we're getting somewhere. The prosecution asserted that Darlie had enough time to commit the murders, run 75 yards down the alley to deposit the sock daubed with Devon's and Damon's blood, run back to the house, slash her throat, inflict her other injuries, and stage the scene. Waddell stated that he approached the man, gun drawn, and asked Darin to identify himself. Q. Devon and Damon's favorite song was "Gangsta's Paradise," a 1995 hip hop smash hit by rapper Coolio. The Darlie Routier, a homemaker sent to death in the garage a! Adding: "What mother, whose children are dead or dying, would even be thinking about fingerprints on a weapon if she's innocent?". Barbara was never their maid, she was an employee of their business. In part 1 we discuss the crime scene, the injuries, and blood evidence. Instead of focusing on the wiretapping, Mulder could have asked Patterson the million-dollar question: "Detective Patterson, upon reviewing the footage of this surreptitious recording, at what point did you hear Darlie Routier confess to murdering her sons?". Judge Audra Riley of Dallas County signed on order on Sept. 30 instructing multiple agencies including the Dallas County District Clerk, the Rowlett Police Department, the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification to collect their evidence from the Routier case and send it to the Forensic Analytical Crime Laboratory in Hayward, Calif. I have been in contact with Steve Cooper and he has told me that the state of Texas is only hiding the truth because they dont want the bad publicity. The intruder(s) would not have needed to go anywhere near the spa.The motion light is a moot point, although the police and the DA sure wanted everyone to think it was ominous. There was blood on the drawers beside the sink and on the cabinet doors underneath, which is consistent with Darlie's assertion that she was pulling out kitchen rags and towels for Darin to use on the boys. James Cron, a retired "crime scene analyst," arrived at the Routier home around 6:00 am. Their notes, however, told a different story. There were at least a dozen people coming in and out of that house in the early morning hours. If that knife had been used to cause that large slice in the screen, there would have been a lot more fibers adhering to it. She cut the screen with the bread knife, ran down the alleyway to plant the sock, and ran back to the house. The bloody sock in the alleyway had not even been discovered at this point. I would have told them to go pound sand too. Again, he wasn't about to flee with anything at all that could link him to this house or this crime. I can picture Marybeth Tinning holding a pillow over her infant's faces again and again and again. In Search of the Truth: The Story of Darlie Lynn Routier by Anne Good Part 1: INTRODUCTION The Mystery Unravels On June 6, 1996, in the quiet suburbs of North Dallas, little Damon, 5,and Devon, 6, lay sleeping on the floor in front of the television. When it came time for this family to lay the boys to rest, it was all about honoring them, their lives, and the things that made them happy. He even left a huge clue to his identity by cutting the screen in the shape of his first initial. I always laugh when people say all they had to do was pull the screen off, because that wasn't his way. The emotion, the anguish, the terror, the panic you're getting a glimpse into another person's living helland every parent's worst nightmare. In truth, Darlie did not pick the music and did not know the song would be played, but the jury did not hear this. Guiltersthose who believe Darlie is guiltyhave a number of familiar reasons for doubting her story. Blood under glass & vacuum. He testified that he saw Darin and Officer Waddell together in the yard, and saw them go into the house together. Was he sleeping in his pants? That's the number one thing convinces me she is guilty. Price: $355,000 (sold after the murder for an unknown price) Darlie Routier Address: 801 Eagle Dr, Rowlett, TX 75088. JustinCase976 (author) on March 05, 2020: I'm here, sorry, have had a lot going on. TWELVE DAYS! WTH? Rickels explained that the lock was difficult to maneuver and would sometimes take several tries before opening. Darin & Karen should both sue you. Mr. Harrell was never on any witness list and did not plan on testifying at all. You either understand the effects of psychological trauma and the memory lapses that accompany it, or you don't. JustinCase976 (author) on December 16, 2019: You may very well be right. Okay. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. This tiny stain from the back of the shirt is a mixture of both Darlie's and Damon's blood. You remember practically every word that Mrs. Routier said to you, but not much that Sergeant Walling said; is that right? LOL Fern! Did you see my comment about the kitchen sink clean up ? Doesn't make sense. Imagine the fallout if the public got wind of the fact a child killer literally slipped right under Waddell's nose. Many people believe the call itself is a huge indication of Darlie's guilt, but that's strictly a matter of perception and open to interpretation. I swear these maggots have cancer of the brain eyes and heart because they cant think see or feel symapthy for poor Darlie. Ah, I stand corrected - the IP was finally mentioned in msm in October 2021, after the motion linked upthread was granted. As the man made his escape, he dropped a large butcher knife onto the floor. Questioning of Bill Gorsuch by Mr. Toby L. Shook: Q. It wasn't to help Darlie; Rickels contacted the police on June 11th and Darlie was not arrested until the 18th. First, he grills her about her diary entry, and then he confronts her with personal letters that were not meant to be read by anyone other than the recipient. Darlie Routier cannot be excluded as the contributor of the DNA from 10-2589-502. Youve got the wrong parent . If Darlie is only able to relay bits and pieces of what happened, then obviously there is certain information, perhaps vital information, that is missing. The examiner must then evaluate whether or not the print meets the standards to scan and upload it; if enhancement is required, the examiner must do that first. Oh, C. George, there's so many things I wish I could say! All he manages to get out is "Daaaaa----" before a beefy hand is clapped over his mouth and he is flung back to the floor. Now, you and Officeryou were there first, Officer Walling arrived in about three or four minutes; is that correct? There are no photos of the Routier sink after Luminol was applied. After a decade many of the DNA has never been tested. He stated: "Whoever killed those boys knew them, and knew them well.". That does not, and never will, fall under the category of lying. Suppose he had trouble sleeping and came down the stairs for a glass of water while she was doing all this? I believe she remembers bits and pieces and everything is out of order; I also believe she herself isn't even sure of what memories are real, and what has been confabulated. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. I think she was a bit of a drama queen that made a big deal out of absolutely nothing. JustinCase976 (author) on December 05, 2019: I'll tell you exactly what I think, and have always thought: it's downright IRRESPONSIBLE to rely upon the fractured memories of a traumatized crime victim whose entire recall of that night is like a piece of Swiss cheese. There is no tone, no inflection, no facial expressions or body language. Okay. I see. If I had to narrow it down to any one thing, though, it would have to be that sock that was found in an alleyway a good 75 yards from the house. I just can't buy the idea that Darlie was the one who murdered her kids. I actually learned about this from a YouTube video. Sooooo?? On June 6th, 1996, someone brutally murdered two little boys and got away with it. This is actually quite common when victims refer to an unknown assailant or assailants. Was it Officer Waddell? The location of the vacuum cleaner was another detail that caused investigators to suspect staging. Officer Waddell was not actually dispatched to Eagle Drive; he just happened to be nearby when the call came in over the radio. Karl was never able to pick out the other man, but sent a note back to Quinncy with one of the mugshots: "This is Arkansas.". Putting him in the role of the killer feels just as wrong and forced as putting Darlie in that role. The judge also ordered DNA profiles from each member of the Routier family also be sent to the California lab for comparison purposes. So..1993 they buy the house and hes already doing an insurance scam with BJs daughter . ? Routier said an intruder entered the home and stabbed her and the children. Dekleva examined Darlie and came to the conclusion that she was not a sociopath; nor did she, in his opinion, present a future danger to society, one of the main criteria used to determine eligibility for the death penalty. I do agree with you that he was involved along with several associates. The whole article is misleading as hell. I read the transcripts. Again, Alan Brantley was instructed by the prosecution to not put his professional opinion in writing. So, I did the next best thing: I asked multiple sources close to the case, and received the same response from more than one person: Domain would be brought into the bedroom every night from the first week they got him. I have to admit though, I loved the judge from that movie. Darlie Routier: Wrongfully Convicted of Murdering Her Children JustinCase976 Sep 1, 2022 Darlie Routier with Damon (left) and Devon (right) The Darlie Routier Case On June 6th, 1996, someone brutally murdered two little boys and got away with it. Did you have a conversation with Mrs. Routier? and the part about Darlie and the babysitter rebecca laughing when Drake was starting to fall from the couch? "What is a yoot?" Nabors Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. Is this what you do when you are the one who has stabbed your own children, and one of them is still alive and could possibly identify you as the one who attacked him? Specifications: Darlie Routier House. I believe you're right on the money as far as why it looked like there was "clean up" in the sink area. Who is Teresa Powers, and what is in that affidavit that Davis so desperately wanted to keep out? She effectively communicated within the first few seconds that she and the children were injured and needed help. Inappropriate, he thundered. If the vacuum was laying on the floor when these two police officers arrived, they would have seen it at first glance. of those who are quite possibly responsible for those poor boys murder's the ones mentioned in the letter to Darlie from karl. A. I have a clock, an alarm clock beside the bed, and, as I recall it was around 2:40. Once Pardo announced that his investigation led him to suspect Darin was deeply involved in the crime, the family dismissed him and his services. Darile will be home for Christmas this year, mark my words. Attorneys for Routier, including Smith and J. Stephen Cooper of Dallas, Richard Burr of Houston and Jane Pucher and Vanessa Potkin of the Innocence Project, all agreed to the procedure as outlined by the judge. A 2008 study showed that short-term stress can damage the brain, taking minutesnot monthsto impact neurons responsible for learning and memory. He loved to cut things and show off with his knife. By L.P Phillips, NewsRadio 1080 KRLD 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. I told her not to worry about that. Last but not least, the amount of fiber recovered from the knife was so minuscule that when Linch was finished with his analysis, there was nothing left for the defense to perform their own analysis! Even now, over 25 years later, Darlie Routier still maintains her innocence, asserting that someone broke into the home and attacked her and her children. He testified that on the morning of June 6, 1996, he had just settled into bed and drifted off when his sleep was broken by some kind of noise or commotion. She is not concerned about her own prints being on that knife; it's her knife, from her own kitchen. CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, is a little more complex. I interpret that as another sign of innocence; it's not definitive, but I doubt a guilty person would have taken that chance. JustinCase976 (author) on September 06, 2019: It sounds as if you have some firsthand knowledge of this crime, or of the players involved. A dog will only bark at an intruder if the dog is aware of his presence. I scoured the documents with a fine tooth comb looking for the answer to that question. (Attorney nodding head affirmatively.) Now, for all you Supermoms out there who claim you would have been holding him in your arms: you need to remember that Damon had been stabbed in the back. A. This had to be the murder that Arkansas was talking about that fall day back in '96! To believe she is the killer, I would have to believe in one of two scenarios: Even back in 1996 and 1997, I personally was never convinced of Darlie's guilt. The results from the system are then evaluated by the examiner, requiring a combination of experience, training, and visual inspection. When Karl learned her name, and the fact that her children had been stabbed to death in June of 1996, he put two and two together. Ted Bundy exhibited an intense amount of rage when he broke into that sorority house and brutally bashed and strangled those women, but he didn't know a single one of them personally. The dog was sound asleep, snoring away and dreaming of milk bones. He came right home and they had a good, long talk resulting in Darlie feeling much more positive. Is Darlie Routier innocent? I don't doubt that these things happened, but I do think that she overreacted and willfully attempted to make the events of that day sound a lot more ominous than they actually were. Were Darins pants found? He also claims that Darlie described to him how she struggled or fought with the intruder by the kitchen bar, but that conversation never took place. My life has been such a hard fight for a long time, and I just cannot find the strength to keep fighting anymore. I often hear people say something to the effect of: "Darlie was unduly concerned with her fingerprints being on the knife." Kudos to you JustinCase Great article. This caused the prosecution to claim that Darlie placed it there to further enhance evidence of a struggle. I believe Darin was strapped for cash (perhaps even owing a large sum to his dealer) and wanted people to come in and clean out all of the valuables in the house while the Routiers were in Pennsylvania, so he could file an insurance claim and split the benefits with his accomplices. Within 20 minutes, he decided that the crime scene was staged and the perpetrator was someone in the house. Darlie subsequently told investigators that an intruder had broken in and attacked her . Is youryou know, sometimes I'll set my clock a little bit fast just so that hopefully I get where I'm supposed to be on time. Darlie's story was also featured. Also, Darlie was probably fighting and struggling. The ambulance that was directly in front of Walling parked along a curve on Eagle Drive, across from the Routier's house and directly underneath where Gorsuch was standing. Conclusion: The fingerprint left in wet blood belonged to one of the killers, not to Damon. She sat down on the floor right where she was standing. If they do, my bet is that is that someone is going to end up taking a deal from prosecutors. So what about the future, lets say hypothetically, Darlie free. They weren't supposed to break in either, there should have been a key underneath of a ceramic frog planter but the key wasn't there. Your dad loves you all very much and I know in my heart he will take care of my babies. She suffered the trauma of having been awakened by an intruder who slit her . If Devon had caused that kind of bruising, he had to have been kicking at her inner arms for a prolonged period of timea period of time that was longer than his actual attack. Arkansas suicide with hands in front? As a private citizen, why cant Teresa Power be heard? How did the glass get on top of those bloody footprints? Where did they come from, the towel fairy? Darin wasn't hurt and the baby was with Darin. Keep in mind, Darlie is on the phone with 911 and Darin is attempting to perform CPR on Devon, who is not breathing. I dont buy the wrong date, and the police corruption obvious. Okay. In several of these letters, Darlie stated that she knew who the killer was. They'll say he did it all and they didn't hurt anybody. They testified that she did not appear to be grieving appropriately. I thank you for the compliment; I make every effort to be as accurate and detail oriented as possible. In the event that Darlie is fully exonerated, I guess it would be up to the DA's office whether or not they have enough evidence to pursue charges. That's the kind of thing you just don't miss; it's a large, incongruous object that clearly doesn't belong there. and we do tend to presume it is a male unconsciously i though male intruder up until you mentioned what the psychic said about been a female. At around 2:30 in the morning of June 6, 1996, Rowlett, Texas homemaker Darlie Routier awoke on her family room couch to see the silhouette of a man walking away from her in the dark. Innocence Project is not taking her case. I think if Darlie and Rebecca chuckled at her when she leaped to "save the baby" it was due to the melodramatic manner she displayed. I see what you're saying, Curious George. Tom Bevel was hired by the state as a blood spatter expert. He never notified the dispatcher that he was on the scene; therefore, the dispatcher had no idea that a police officer was in the house and did not realize that Darlie was speaking to him. She had nothing to do while in jail but rack her brain and agonize over the fact that her children's killer was walking around free while she sat in jail, on trial for her very life. Perhaps this sighting coincided with a major life event, such as a wedding, birth of a grandchild, or death in the family, and therefore the date stuck out in her mind. During this meeting, Bevel stated unequivocally that the blood mixture on the back of the shirt was the result of one single occurrence of spatter. Well, were you there with him in her presence before the paramedics arrived? Would this reopen the case? This whole case reeks of corruption! I see nothing in them that definitively points to Darlie's guilt, but I do see numerous red flags with regard to how the case was handled by both the prosecution and the defense. Okay. Bruising on her arms prob caused by boys kicking her off. Reminds me of that scene in My Cousin Vinny: Judge: Mr. Gambini, that was a lucid, intelligent, well thought out objection. Okay. Internal job & corruption = recipe for a death row disaster. If you had, you would know that the motion light was located by the spa, at the BACK of the yard. Who has time to change when your kids are stabbed to death and your wife could die too? Cooper cannot "make" the state of Texas do anything. In a move that would turn out to be an epic fail, defense attorney Doug Mulder used this as an excuse to blast the detectives and insinuate to the jury that they had broken the law with their graveyard surveillance. Q. These fibers are also consistent with the brushes used for fingerprint dusting, and the knives were dusted for prints immediately after the screen, making a great case for cross-contamination. An attorney representing Darlie Routier, a former Altoona woman facing the death penalty in Texas for the murder of her two young children 25 years ago, said he is buoyed by an order issued.
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