She was rushed right into jail because a prosecuter wanted to make Dallas proud. 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 . Darin said that his son is the most adaptable kid back in the day, and even called him a very playful 2-year-old. As per reports, he resembled his mother with his startling blue eyes and a delicate mouth at that time and was living a seemingly normal and happy life. To be sure, they are nasty but she was desperate. there was a story online about this being somebody's ringtone.. and it was playing at a funeral A court latergave custody to his fathers parents, Sarilda and Leonard Routier. Yachty teased that the full episode will drop tomorrow, February 24. DARIN ROUTIER'S POLICE STATEMENT HE WROTE ON JUNE 8TH, 1996. If she was the cold killer the prosecution portrayed her to be she would of realized how that would of looked and never done it. As long as they keep it secret, they can claim it shows whatever they like. 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. Darlie Routiers Son Lives the Crucible(Invisible Intruder, Forensic Files, and Darlie Routier, The Last Defense). She had different stories every time she opened her mouth. Her mother had the opportunity a few years ago to go on Dr. Phil? 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. Taken by Officer Chris Frosch at the Rowlett PD -4.45 pm, June 8, 1996. The sock had blood droplets from both Damon and Devon. Darlies mom blew off Dr. Phil & his offer for help, testing & worldwide attention. His father belongs behind bars as well. These are what are known as defensive wounds. Also, the video at the cemetery wasnt shown in its entirety. An excellent compensation for Darlie would be to send Greg Davis to prison for murdering her character and suppressing evidence. And when told about one failure, she looked like she didnt care and shrugged her shoulders. 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. Ninety-nine percent of people who listen to hip-hop have never sold drugs. Thank you for writing in! November 1998: One of Routier's attorneys notes errors in the trial transcript. So unless it was Darlie (or much less likely, the husband) who planned your supposition is implausible. Reality #2. The Silly String video became a key part of Routier's trial, which was moved to Kerrville because of heavy pretrial news coverage in North Texas. Her wounds were superficial & she didnt know what/where carotid was. But one-hundred percent have had their heartbroken. 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. Stop leaping:Who cares? The prosecution did not contend that Darlie killed her sons for the insurance money. If she loses the latter thats likely it for any chance of release, though her capital sentence could be reduced to life without parole on petition. 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 . But they still refuse to show it. A pawn shop clerk noted that Darlie often came to her store braless and used foul language, the newspaper reported. he had to go on with life at some point. Attack #2:Investigators contend a single fiberglass fragment on a knife from the Routiers kitchen indicates Darlie used the knife to stage the scene by cutting a hole in a screen. Aspects of Routiers trial were considered unfair by some but that doesnt entail innocence (even if, had the unfairness not occured, the convict wouldve been acquitted). Real Names: Devon Damon Routier Nicknames: No known nicknames Location: Rowlett, Texas Date: June 6, 1996 Details: Devon and Damon Routier were the oldest and middle sons of Darin and Darlie Routier. He is another victim in this case. I cant imagine that you do that, he said. Something that should have been done 22 YEARS ago. Darlie was convicted and sentenced to death in 1997, but as seen on The Last Defense, she maintains her innocence. Reality #5. Drawn from both Forensic Files and The Last Defense, the following seven assumptions and contentions are so unfair that I want to help Darlie Routier escape from her prison cell in the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas whether shes guilty or not. Artists of Drake's stature rarely give interviews and certainly not in-depth examinations. Drake found out in 2013 he had acute lymphocytic leukemia, which is the most common type of cancer in children, and treatments result in a good chance for a cure, according to the Mayo Clinic. On saying that, the case against her appears not to be a slam-dunk. Even if in the end nobody knows but them. Meant to say he knew SHE did it or he would have remained married to her. The medical examiner testified Damon could have survived about eight minutes with his wounds. It was probably about an inch and a half in length. She was sentenced to death for the murder of . THERE IS EMPHATICALLY NOTHING FORENSICALLY OR MEDICALLY REQUIRING THAT THESE WOUNDS WERE NOT SELF-INFLICTED BUT ARE DEFENSIVE. Yes, all those bruises on her arms from her sons trying to kick her off of them. The murders were in 1970 or so, a very long time ago. Youre in a fog, just doing everything you can to get through the day. Reality #4. They have not found who killed my grandsons. The presence of a juror who admits she was biased from the beginning sounds like a slam-dunk argument for a new trial. http://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/, Life without parole? Not quite true, but England does have the Infanticide Act of 1922, which established that if a mother kills her child within the first twelve months of the childs life, the charge is automatically reduced from murder to involuntary manslaughter. 788). During the chat, the two artists went back and forth in the . 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. A few months later, he moved in with Darin at his new home in Lubbock, Texas. She has a sister named Danelle Fugate. Thats not why he divorced her! We just washed it out and closed it. And the other received a terrible stab on an area that kills you in seconds. June 18, 1996: Ms. Routier is arrested on capital murder charges. "Silly String is not a lethal weapon.". The character assassination used to convict her was wrong. #1 The sock found down the alley with the boys blood on it. And continue to be. Thats idiotic. Damon, 5, was gasping for breath. How was she able to fight off an attacker but not notice her children were bloody on the floor? (Alejandro Santos, Sec. An incised wound is longer on the surface of the skin than it is deep into the body. I have gone back and forth over the years on the fact I felt She was guilty or innocent. Its something you never forget.. She told police that Damon woke her up and she saw a man leave through the garage. We are bringing this back in conjunction with the 20/20 documentary special. Murder scenes arent hermetically sealed chambers how could they be when EMTs and police have to walk onto them in the first hours after the crimes? RR, Read Part 3: Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. As of now Routier has lost two state appeals and is in the middle of a federal appeal. "I loved Darlie. Drake has said he believes in his mothers innocence, and he has visited Darlie, 48, regularly in the Mountain View Unit, where shes one of six women on death row in a state with themost active execution chamber in the U.S. Darin admitted he wanted someone to break into the home & steal everything, store it some place until after he collected the money & then get the stuff back. I dont remember now if it was the paramedic or the policeman who first came to the house said, when he told her to get a towel to help one of her sons she just stood there holding her arm. One juror said he did see the photos of the bruising. 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 . This is and always has been a case with a different kind of vibe about it. Why? Just last night I saw former prosecutor Charles Sebesta say that when he was a prosecutor, if a person passed a lie detector test, he would not prosecute him or her. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Did Darlie Routier kill her kids? Attack #7: More from Kerri Parris:I just knew that she killed her boys. October 2011: Darlie and Darin Routier's divorce finalized. What I do care about is the all too prevalent belief that lie detector tests can tell if a person is lying or not. Drake Routier was 7-months-old and asleep in an upstairs bedroom when a knife attack in his familys suburban brick home altered his world forever. Project for the Innocence will prove a doubt that the woman is innocent! Distribution locale seulement. Oh, shut up, Greg: So now people have to censor themselves in their own journals because some modern-day Cotton Mather might read them one day? Routiers supporters often point to a bloody sock found in the alley about 75 yards from the familys home. Actually, heres a better idea: Spring Darlie Routier from her cell, and everybody else mind your own business. Dr. Janice Townsend-Parchman, Sec. By Mark Anthony Green. People in TX today live in RV Tiny Houses, You Name It! Shes guilty. And just for some assurance that Im not making this up, tell Grandmommy who lived nextdoor in the red brick two story house with a guest house in the backyard, that Robert says hi and wishes her and all of u my best. He allowed CNN to show photos of him during the time he was undergoing chemotherapy. In sum, if the IP takes you on, you have a 40% chance, statistically, of being proved innocent and a 60% chance of being proved guilty or not being helped (and possibly being in a worse position if guilty since the guilt if more likely than not to be proved such and further innocence claims are hopeless). I was not myself at all and I could see if Darlie thought in her mind celebrating her sons birthday that day with silly string, laughing whatever thinking her son was watching and hed be happy, smiling, laughing about it in heaven.thats what she didshe was not herself either. When he came the stairs and saw the carnage she looked at him, while on the phone, and said I didnt do it, honest. Who says that? She is an innocent victim. pray@altoonamirror.com. Please please please tell me this poor woman is out! At trial from the beginning she should have told the truth. But Invisible Intruder, theForensic Filesretelling of the suburban Dallas Greek tragedy, unwittingly lays the groundwork for skepticism over the prosecutions presumption that its only logical for a sex kitten living in a mansion to stab her own children to death to free up more cash for Neiman Marcus. She was too self-centeredwhat you call a malignant narcissist. CNN . #4. You dont have to go very far in terms of portion of an inch to get to the bone. Reality #5. The woman had three kids by the time she was 26. Thats all for this post. In roughly half the cases the clients guilt is reconfirmed by DNA testing. 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. They never came up with one. January 3, 2020. She was lucky she didnt kill herself. Sorry folks she is guilty. Oh yes, and this was on a TV show about Anthony Graves, who Sebesta prosecuted and who failed a lie detector test, spent years on Death Row, and then was exonerated and released. 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