BUT the STATE of TEXAS is too PROUD to ADMIT THEY WERE WRONG & SET AN INNOCENT PERSON FREE. Grief is something you don`t know how youll act till you experience it yourself. You cant. He had been stabbed in the back and died shortly after. Her wounds were superficial & she didnt know what/where carotid was. She's the mother of my children," Darin Routier, who divorced Darlie Routier in 2011, told "ABC News." She remains on death row while he maintains her innocence. Darin also wanted to have his Jaguar car stolen & chopped up so he could get insurance money. A bloody fingerp. Taken by Officer Chris Frosch at the Rowlett PD -4.45 pm, June 8, 1996. THEY WOULD RATHER EXECUTE AN INNOCENT PERSON TO SAVE FACE! On saying that, the case against her appears not to be a slam-dunk. I have never seen anyone display anything but sympathy for that child. Upstairs, her husband, Darin, was . On the night of June 6th, 1996, Darlie Lynn Routier made a frantic call to 911. Worldwide attn and any dna testing? To me its a clutched straw by those unpersuaded of her guilt. From family friends to foster care, he shifted places quite a lot in the days that followed. The screen over a window in the garage had been slashed. Required fields are marked *. All potential clients of the Innocence Project go through extensive screening to determine whether or not theyre likely to be innocent. She claimed that an intruder had broken into her home and stabbed her two sons, Devon and Damon, as well as herself. This is not solved, Kee said. In an on-camera CNN interview, he doesnt act like a young man whos consumed with bitterness or anger. She knows her daughter slaughtered poor Damon & Devon. 132), Dr. Santos: This wound cut through the skin and fat, but didnt penetrate the muscle below. The murders were in 1970 or so, a very long time ago. Anyways. Or he could have been the one to kill his boys while the other man tried to break in & kill Darlie, so Darin could be free of them & start over with no debts to speak of. One was a nick, probably a hesitation wound. 858, 860) Bruising on her arms prob caused by boys kicking her off. Yes, but they should have taken notes at the hospital. 788). A court later gave custody to his father's parents, Sarilda and Leonard Routier. Police went there with dogs and they stopped sniffing at the sock. Husband Darin Routier, 28, and son Drake, 7 months, are unharmed. 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? But we cant say whether the jury thought it was irrelevant or not, and how it influenced them (unless theyve disclosed that). This is just horrific for her and her family. They say the pending tests could give Routier, now 46, a chance at a new trial. http://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/. Its about a cockroach who walks funny because he needs marijuana. Childhood, Early Life, & Marriage. Darlie subsequently told investigators that an intruder had broken in and attacked her family, only not to be believed. June 18, 1996: Ms. Routier is arrested on capital murder charges. All good points. Darlies own attorney, Doug Mulder, said, I measure the length of the arm wound on the surface at an inch and three quarters. Supporters and non-supporters have disagreed for years regarding the depth of that arm wound, but the fact remains that it was considerably longer on the surface than it was deep. Darlies trial took place in Kerrville, Tx, an extremely conservative town in an extremely conservative state. We always had Baby Drake with us whether it be to babysit him or just go nextdoor and get him for awhile because we loved him and wanted to see him. 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. That person is still walking the streets.. State District Court Judge Cheryl Shannon gave temporary custody of 8-month-old Drake Routier to Sarilda and Leonard Routier of Lubbock. The significance of that is that they put Darlies character on trial, mentioning her breast augmentation, bleach-blond hair and mani/pedis. That something doesnt make best sense doesnt mean it makes no sense. However, Drakes life changed yet again in 2013, when he learned that he had Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), a type of blood and bone marrow cancer. (Patrick Dillawn, Sec. The clean up at the sink, the wine glass broken on the floor UNDER the blood yet no cuts on her feet, and she claimed to be such a light sleeper. 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. A broken wine glass lay on the ground, and there was a torn window screen in the . The prosecution said Darlie took it there herself to plant evidence that someone else killed her boys. Thats idiotic. She knows her daughter did this. Darlie was convicted and sentenced to death in 1997, but as seen on The Last Defense, she maintains her innocence. She planned all of this and needs to go. Her husband to this day says she`s innocent. Third-party view it irrelevant it doesnt matter what people who knew her thought: they dont necessarily know anything. It struck me as more than curious, Davis said. Routiers defense and appeals attorney have also pointed to an unidentified bloody fingerprint found on the coffee table in the family room. The party followed a prayer service for both Devon and his younger brother Damon, but TV cameras didnt capture the tears, Kee said, only a frolicking Routier. I wore one of his favorite jackets on me.it was bright red. 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. Dissenting view:So what? The State Court of Criminal Appeals upheld her conviction in 2003. Interesting how Darrin just happened to sleep through the whole ordeal and only came downstairs AFTER the carnage. 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 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 . I do not know how he sleeps at night knowing in another case he sent an innocent man to his death as well. Finally, anyone who drops a bloody sock with both victims blood a football field and a half away from the house MEANT to do this for proof that this PLANNED attack took place. Darlie is guilty. A court latergave custody to his fathers parents, Sarilda and Leonard Routier. The guilty have tested No Deception and the innocent have tested Deception Detected. There is a very good reason that they are not admissible in court, but unfortunately far too much faith is put into them by law enforcement. Thank you for writing in! By Daniel Pedersen On 9/6/00 at 8:00 PM EDT. Darlie Routier has been on death row for five years now, always insisting that she didn't kill her sons Devon and Damon. 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). But here it is well over 20 years later and I find myself on the fence. SET DARLIE FREE! Does anyone really think that this Texas dad would defend a woman if theres any chance she took away two of his man-children? She is an innocent victim. She is getting attacked yet her husband hears nothing amazing. 725), Dr. Janice Townsend-Parchman: The neck wound waspossibly less than half an inch deep, but its hard to say. 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. 1 Antagonist, http://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/, 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. Anyways, now that Im wiping tears off my face. My law-abiding mother taught me La Cucaracha when I was 5 years old. In Europe if a mother kills her child within the 1st year of life they cant be charged. Nonsense. Like your name, I suggest that you STFU and go away. 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. Do you know how to get a copy of her last dna results? February 1997: After a change of venue, jurors in Kerrville convict Routier of capital murder and sentence her to death for killing Damon. RR, Read Part 2: Drake Routier: 5 Things to Know, Watch Forensic Files episode Invisible Intruder on YouTube or Amazon Prime, on 7 Reasons Darlie Routier Is a Witch-Hunt Victim, Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. Jan 29, 2014. 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. And the other received a terrible stab on an area that kills you in seconds. The organisations name would indicate the latter. Its important to know the totality of the evidence. She was injured as well, but not as severely. The public chimed in, too. sonicwave 231c non responsive Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. dollywood maximum capacity per day. He started over in Lubbock and eventually had Drake move in with him. Thats all for this post. But because of all the circumstances and the way I grew up so personally close to the family of this case, I cant seem to stop being on team Darlie. More than two decades later, the Rowlett woman remains . But prosecutor Davis said Routiers supporters cherry-pick pieces of evidence to support their theory that shes innocent. 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. Shes a psychopath killer, and tacky nouveau riche with twisted priorities is really a well-put wording. She told different stories about what happened that night. Secondly, as a mother that had boys that young shock and maternal instinct would have made me grab that knife and place it up high and away from kids. I lost my husband to cancer and refused to wear black to his funeral, he would of hated it. They could be but much more than the silly string episodes needed to show it, and it hasnt been. 1 Antagonist, Watch the Forensic Files episode about Darlie Routier on YouTubeor Amazon Prime, Enough with the Silicone-Shaming Darlie and other family members have been denigrated in the media ever since her arrest 11 days after the murders. #1 The sock found down the alley with the boys blood on it. Here are 5 realities, drawn from internet research, about his life: Reality #1. By July 1996, though, a court had granted temporary custody of Drake to his paternal grandparents, with his father being allowed supervised visits. Where is her psychological write-up? Yachty teased that the full episode will drop tomorrow, February 24. They used her bleached hair and breast implants as examples of that. By Mark Anthony Green. November 1999: Judge approves the revised transcript. 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. Both of those families are crazy. Each time, her story was a little different, said attorney Toby Shook, who served as a prosecutor on the case. 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. 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. I think in my heart of hearts if Im completely honest with myself, I believe shes probably guilty. Darlie Routier Trial: 1997. 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. Obviously because I lived nextdoor to the Routiers my thoughts on the case have always been heavily influenced on the side of her being not guilty, and due to personal involvement with the family certainly hope that she isnt guilty. they got a divorce 15yrs after she went to jail. But to prosecutors and other skeptics, some of Routiers details of the attack dont add up. The family of a notorious, North Texas convicted killer is still fighting for her freedom more than 20 years later. Anion: I certainly agree, as I think you imply, that far too much has been made of the silly string by Routiers defenders, as though its central to the case rather than a sideshow. It was probably about an inch and a half in length. Its something you never forget.. Attack #3: Greg Davis points out with disgust that Darlie liked to wear 10 rings at a time. Myth #14. 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? Jurors in Kerr County watched the video at least seven times before convicting Routier of capital murder in 1997 for the deaths of one of the boys. You may be rightmaybe I should spend some time in prisons before criticizing them, lol. RR, Read Part 3: Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. Responding to Darlie Routier's 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 defense declined. With that said, we cant help but wonder about her only surviving son. Just wanted to share. 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 . RR, Read Part 3: Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. "They ended up deliberating on the Silly String," her mother, Darlie Kee, toldThe Dallas Morning Newsthis week. Meanwhile, Darin, once a successful computer hardware entrepreneur, lost the familys huge Georgian-style house, cabin cruiser, and 1986 Jaguar. No date has been set for Routiers execution. Years later, she settled in the suburb of Rowlett with her husband Darin Routier and their three boys. News crews and people with cameras still visit the two-story red brick house on Eagle Drive, which looks mostly the same as it did that night. I was angry about it, but also went in open-minded about it. Thats a superficial wound. I say this because look at her up-and-down erratic behavior even during interviews. Its disgraceful. Although Drake Routier favors living his life as away from the spotlight as possible, he has made it no secret that he, too, believes that his mother is innocent. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. If they pass it takes up their case. At least this kid will have the chance to read all the transcripts. Its a recognition of postpartum depression/psychosis. Routier, its alleged, had to cut herself up somewhat cos thats what shed done to the children and it would have seemed inconsistent had she not had knife wounds. Stay out of womens diaries, Greg. , I think shes probably guilty, but the above are not the strongest basis for that guilt. pray@altoonamirror.com. Thats not why he divorced her! Even beyond most everything else he's done for the past decade, Drake's all-encompassing Rap Radar Podcast interview was a cardinal moment. Darlie Routier, 48, laid bare her first person account of the horrific 1996 murders in a two-hour documentary program by ABC's 20/20 airing on Friday. When she was seven, following her parents' divorce, she moved to Lubbock, Texas with her mother and siblings. In either case Id expect him to hear, as whether the victim or perp, in either case she should/would have been screaming about what had been done to her/her family or about what the fictional perp had done. The woman had three kids by the time she was 26. Here are 5 realities, drawn from internet research, about his life: Reality #1. Awesome! 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? I, like Darlie, got breast augmentation, wore A LOT of jewelry and LOVED looking good in the late 90s when my boys were small, heck why not? 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. That speaks to the strength of the evidence before the jury, he said. A pawn shop clerk noted that Darlie often came to her store braless and used foul language, the newspaper reported. WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND HERE THAT DARIN CLAIMED HE WAS IN SHOCK THE WHOLE TIME HE WROTE THIS STATEMENT. July 2007: Defense attorneys file request to use DNA to test Routier's contention that an unidentified intruder killed her sons. Reality #5. Its not his fault his mother is a murderer and a liar. It seems that the result of DNA testing is pending, so well see what that suggests. 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. And people had suddenly heard of Rowlett, then a town of 35,000 people. 152), Dr. Santos: The right arm wound did not injure the bone, it went through the muscle. I watched over 15 different episodes..never saw anything about polygraphsplease link infoand her husband also stated he still believes in her innocence.your post is BS. If the jury convicted on it or even if it tipped the balance against Routier, Id despair of the competence of juries. October 2011: Darlie and Darin Routier's divorce finalized. After putting Darlie in jail with bail set at $1 million, the state of Texas placed baby Drake in a foster home in 1996. Editor's note: This story was originally published June 3, 2016. I am an extrovert but when he died, I couldnt make any decisions. Drake taking stock of his life and career was on full display during his Apollo Theater performance last month, which even . No such medical report was admitted into evidence, nor is there any testimony to support such a claim. She said during the interview: "I'm at peace with myself. As for the so-called slut-shaming, who could disagree: its probative of nothing. Everything she did shows she was guilty. The stupid face she made on that photo is cringe. 2. He knew her better then anyone when it came to how she was as a loving mother and wife. The only plausible alternative to DRs guilt is the madman theory: the household was randomly attacked by a lunatic and they precisely *dont* plan; they are spontaneous. Actually, heres a better idea: Spring Darlie Routier from her cell, and everybody else mind your own business. Rebuttal:One tiny fragment? 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