She knows her daughter slaughtered poor Damon & Devon. Darlie Routier, 48, has been on death row in Texas for more than 20 years Her sons Damon, five, and Devon, six, were stabbed to death on June 6, 1996 She was found guilty of Damon's murder but . This is such a miscarriage of justice and so many people have been affected by it. She refused. he had to go on with life at some point. 3. 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. Items included in the Television News search service. She was such a light sleeper that she would wake up when Drake turned over in his crib yet she slept through all that? I believe if the birthday party tape was never shown.shed of been acquitted. She said some odd things that raise a question about her mental state inc that she knows the perp but cant say! This grizzly capital murder . 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. As long as they keep it secret, they can claim it shows whatever they like. And no one denigrates Drake. 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. Staff writers Jennifer Emily and Austin Huguelet contributed to this report. . Worldwide attn and any dna testing? "They ended up deliberating on the Silly String," her mother, Darlie Kee, toldThe Dallas Morning Newsthis week. Thank u for caring. No other man in her life, no life insurance policies, nobody said she was anything but a loving mother. How could Routier, a purported light sleeper, not wake up while her sons were brutally attacked and her own throat was slashed? Damon, 5, was gasping for breath. Now the tape is in the possession of Darlies team, and they have never shown more than a few two-second clips of it; despite claiming that it shows a crying Darlie, none of the clips they chose to share with the public show her crying. Rather, it explains why she did it. Thirdly, she was in shock and SCARED check physical symptoms and dry mouth is one of them.that explains the gum! Lloyd Harrell, a private investigator who worked on Routiers defense team, still questions how Routier was able to cut her own throat at the angle it was slashed and stab herself in her dominant right arm. A court latergave custody to his fathers parents, Sarilda and Leonard Routier. On the night of June 6, 1996, Darlie slept on the sofa . If the person who got into the home was high as a kite on meth, then its possible that he freaked out & tried to kill Darlie after he killed her children. In the 23 years since a jury found her guilty of murder, Routier has steadfastly denied the killings, saying she is not guilty . 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). By the way, Darin Routier, an IT entrepreneur who divorcedDarlie in 2011, appears on The Last Defense and maintains that his former wife is entirely innocent. R: This is odd whether she was the attacker OR attacked (depending at what stage of the events the husband was roused). http://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/, Boys? Jan 29, 2014. In Europe if a mother kills her child within the 1st year of life they cant be charged.. The boys were viciously stabbed and Darlie was merely cut. Its good to know that Darlie Routiers surviving son was so loved. There is a bloody fingerprint that was never processed & did not match anyone living in the home, so how do you dismiss that? . 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. She refused. 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. November 11, 2011. 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? (Dr. Santos, Sec. 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). Read the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about. Routiers family says the Silly String, provided by Darlies sister, was part of a birthday celebration. Although Im only about 50 percent sure, Im on team Darlie. She failed several polygraphs with flying colors! she wanted to kill them and herself but since she was last didnt have the courage to finish the job and came back from insanity.. That night, Routier's throat and . I do not know how he sleeps at night knowing in another case he sent an innocent man to his death as well. They cannot and they do not. 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. She is getting attacked yet her husband hears nothing amazing. Une fois dbarrass de lui, ils tentent de fonder une socit o tous les animaux se Routier later commented on the video, saying, He wanted to be seven. Amazing how hard it is to get the truth or any facts about her case. Wrong, wrong, wrong:Darlies husband, Darin, says it was the kids favorite song. 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 . At least, thats what many people believe about the notorious Rowlett woman now on death row after savagely stabbing her 5- and 6-year-old sons 20 years ago Monday as her husband and 7-month-old son slept upstairs. That speaks to the strength of the evidence before the jury, he said. Her wounds were superficial & she didnt know what/where carotid was. 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. Its unclear how long the additional DNA testing will take or whether Routier will ever get another trial. This is a horrific injustice that the State of Texas still won't own up to. State District Judge Cheryl Shannon gave temporary custody of 8-month-old Drake Routier to Sarilda and Leonard Routier of Lubbock, Texas. I hope shes exonerated for a terrible crime but if shes innocent much needs explaining, including why she said she knew the perps identity but refused to say who. He had been stabbed all the way through his torso. 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. Yes, all those bruises on her arms from her sons trying to kick her off of them. Why? 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. First his mother murdered his brothers, then his father lies for her. And, he said, the way Routier described waking up sounds more like coming to after passing out, not sleeping. They are garbage. An AP story dated June 18, 2018, reported that Drake was in remission, according to Richard A. Smith, a defense lawyer for his mother. We CANNOT judge his outlook by what we think ours would be in that situation a common error. 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. In the span of just three . Not to mention when she stabbed herself she had no clue what so ever how close she was to a main artery. A pawn shop clerk noted that Darlie often came to her store braless and used foul language, the newspaper reported. One was a nick, probably a hesitation wound. Reality #2. I think she is guilty too!! He has never had his biological mother around, and he has been subjected to frequent public discussions due to the multiple books and television shows Darlies case has inspired. But they still refuse to show it. She may simply not have wanted them any longer; she may have had a mental aberration (post-natal depression?) If I were this kid Id change my name and move as far away as possible. He is another victim in this case. The screen was cut on the inside. Although deprived of his mothers embrace, Drake has grown up with many other people who love him. She said during the interview: "I'm at peace with myself. And I just keep thinking, When is it Darlies turn?. And the other received a terrible stab on an area that kills you in seconds. Interrogating the evidence is one thing to raise reasonable question, and what the likes of this site are for; some stating they know better than courts: rubbish. If the jury convicted on it or even if it tipped the balance against Routier, Id despair of the competence of juries. Irrelevant: what he says he thinks and what he actually thinks may be different. Reality #3. July 2001: Defense attorneys appeal on behalf of Routier. Dans Quelle poque !, samedi 25 fvrier 2023, Yann Moix a ragi l'affaire Pierre Palmade. 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 Despite the upheaval of the murders of brothers Damon and Devon Routier and the imprisonment of his mother for homicide, Drake Routier grew into the most adaptable kid Ive ever seen, his father, Darin, told reporterLiz Stevens, who wrote about the Routiers in aFort Worth Star-Telegram. A few things really resonate with me. The presence of a juror who admits she was biased from the beginning sounds like a slam-dunk argument for a new trial. She fought someone off with her injuries & nobody will cut themselves on the neck like that because they can kill themselves too easily that way. 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. Its been proven these photos were not introduced at the trial. RR, Read Part 3: Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. 7 Reasons Darlie Routier Is a Witch-Hunt Victim, Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. And continue to be. When one plans a murder/attack its invariably motive-related. Worldwide attn and any dna testing? Darlie Routiers Son Lives the Crucible(Invisible Intruder, Forensic Files, and Darlie Routier, The Last Defense). Thx for your comment very much appreciated. Theres as few as 3 people, counting the two victims, to as many as 5 that will probably ever truly 100% know what happened that awful night. Surely, that cant be true. He said most of his cases have been resolved after 10 years. Due to my personal connection, along with basic good human moral fiber, I just hope that those two babies get the justice they deserve. The screen over a window in the garage had been slashed. He had been in foster care since Darlie Routier's arrest We just washed it out and closed it. 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. An AP story dated June 18, 2018, reported that Drake was in remission, according to Richard A. Smith, a defense lawyer for his mother. 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. Bruising on her arms prob caused by boys kicking her off. Not only does Texas execute the most people in the county, but it has the most exonerations so if Routier is innocent theres some chance thatll be recognised. I read where dogs lead police to bloody sock, then lost trail. 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