In 1996, a small Texas community was rocked by the tragic slaying of two young boys. Post author: Post published: February 26, 2023; Post category: . Back to the 911 call, around 4 minutes into the call Darlie can be heard telling the first officer on the scene, David Waddell, Look out in the garage. Paramedic Jack Kolby testified that there was absolutely no towel(s) on or near Damon, and Paramedic Koschak testified that he didn't recall seeing any towels on or around Devon. Doug Mulder: After you got the towels wet, did you take those to Darin? The other theory is that Darlie (or with Darin's assistance) created the bruises herself to support her story of fighting the intruder.. A trauma surgeon, an emergency room nurse and four ICU nurses testified during the trial that the bruises under her right arm were definitely not there while Darlie was in their care and up to when she was discharged. Her family and supporters can come up with every explanation in the world and the fact still remains that the blood evidence directly connects Darlie to the crime with no evidence of an intruder or anyone else having been involved. Satin is not responsible for killing those children. On the other hand, the defense argued that Darlies sons policies totaled only $10,000. Actually, it was probably more valuable evidence to the prosecution than it was to the defense. The only blood discovered in the utility room, (Which led to the garage) was found on the edge of the utility room door and in two separate places on the left side of the washing machine; it was identified as belonging to Darlie. Her version(s) of what occurred in that house did not at all match with the crime scene. I think her decision to kill her sons was spontaneous. (Averages about 3 per year), Source: FBI Stats Data, Dallas News, USA Today, Plano Star Courier, San Antonio Express-News, Amarillo Globe-News. She always says "All I want are people to see I'm innocent." It showed wiped up blood from the counter, the cabinet doors, and on the sides of the sink. Apart from marking her as greedy and uncaring, they also highlighted that she could not give a clear description of the intruder, and nothing was stolen from her home, raising the question of if he really existed. He fled as soon as she tried to approach him and dropped the knife in the process. Which is pretty damning since Darlie repeatly claimed not to have entered the utility room after the attack. 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! SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on May 29, 2018: Good to hear from you. Although their motives for Darlie committing the murders differed slightly, they unanimously agreed that there was no doubt in their minds that Darlie Routier alone committed the murders based only on the evidence found at the scene. It was June 6, 1996, and the call was made at 2:31 a.m., with the police arriving merely three minutes later. To be able to do that requires a special level of training called Emergency Medical Dispatcher, or EMD. The utility room floor, the garage floor, the window sill, the screen, the patio, and the back yard gate showed no blood drops; no fingerprints, and no bloody footprints. Kathy Cruz pointed out that, according to trial transcripts, one of the doctors said that Damon would have lived a few minutes after the stab wounds, and that therefore, he wouldn't have been alive when the ambulance arrived (you would also have to add Darlie staging the scene, so that would make the timeline even more impossible). They were both shouting at each other while their children were busy dying. Of course not, no trial is or ever will be. Darlie consistently told investigators that she could not remember the intruders face. There's no question in my mind now. I think it is the emergence of social media that makes people so aggressive as to their viewpoint and the need to share it with everyone. Darin did NOT DRUG HIS WIFE. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on July 05, 2018: fedematias, the link worked fine when I tried it just now. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on March 21, 2018: It's interesting how Pollyannalana on her Hub keeps saying that the late NBC Night Nightly News corespondent Jessica Savitch (She spells as Jessica Savage) felt that Darlie Routier was innocent. Cron was now doing consulting work for other law enforcement agencies in the Dallas area. It was off when officers arrived 3 and 4 minutes after the 911 call. New evidence may allow former Lubbock resident Darlie Routier to walk free after being on death row for the last 12 years. She suffered the trauma of having been awakened by an intruder who slit her . Darlie supporters claim that the crime scene was contaminated due to the large number of police, firefighters, paramedics, crime scene technicians, etc. With Darlie's emotions as they were after the boys were killed, I have trouble accepting Darlie's ability to think clearly enough to do much scene staging on her own. Laid out in perfect order. While discussing the case on Quora with a seemingly intelligent fellow (good spelling, grammar, superficially adequate knowledge of the case), I brought up the bread knife with the microscopic fibers that match the garage window screen. Dr. Santos: Yes. That might give you added insight when trying to form an opinion. After being notified he arrived at about 6AM and began his analysis of the scene. Darlie is right handed. 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. "Within the past year, a Dallas County judge ordered the prosecution to permit inspection of its files on the case by Routiers team of defense attorneys. DAVIS: Okay. But, that's not for us to decide. He further said, "Every time someone contacts Darlie's family claiming they have the evidence that will free her, I have to stop what I'm doing, listen to them, and calm them down.". She has also been charged with capital murder in the death of her six-year-old son, Devon, who was murdered at the same time as Damon. Tests revealed that it would stay on for 18 minutes after it was activated. Officer Waddell: No. Nabors also noticed that with all the blood on the counter and kitchen floor that the sink was perfectly clean and the cabinet doors under the sink were clean as well with the exception of blood smudges around the edges. Although attempts had been made to clean the counter top and sink, tests with Luminol revealed blood on the top of the counter in front of the sink and on the floor. She obviously loved them and cared for them up to a point where some unexplained psychological breakdown occurred and she snapped. And not simple changes, major changes; Darlie supporters say it's because she was on pain killers and anti-depressants after the murders and it affected her recall of the events. I also think there may have been a bit of a language barrier problem there. There simply can be no understanding this and for the life of me, I cringe at the thought. 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. Were they coerced and threatened to lie in court? (What possible reason would the medics have for lying?). Darin identified himself and told the officer that his kids and been stabbed and were dying. This author has always found it interesting that now she's been convicted and placed on death row, her interviews always consist of how she didn't kill her kids and how much she misses them. I hope whoever twists the toe tag puts a smiley face on it! What happened next remains a mystery. Or has he changed his mind again? Very good read. On July 3, 1996 a few weeks after Darlie's arrest, a pre-custody hearing for Drake was held in Dallas TX. Believe me, I know this. However, I am grateful for such a detailed account with actual information from the trial transcripts and investigator's reports. help me come to the right verdict please. 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. Darlie and her mother claim they watched it 9 times. Police dispatcher Trammell stated that she thought it was odd that someone who's children had just been murdered would make an obvious point of mentioning how their finger prints got on the murder weapon during the initial 911 call for help. It all would have had to happen quickly considering the fact that Damon was still alive when EMS and law enforcement arrived. Anita Hasch from Port Elizabeth on March 06, 2018: What an awful story. It's standard procedure for any patient in a critical care unit to have an IV, be placed on oxygen, capnography1, a heart monitor, and pulse oximetry2,no matter how serious the patient's condition is. She was the one who was worth REAL money) then proceeded with trying to kill Darlie. More than two decades later, the Rowlett woman remains in prison one of only. Which, it should be pointed out here, she didn't do. Darlie Routier was a 26-year-old mother of three boys at the time of the killings. Feb 27, 2021. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on November 19, 2019: Its quite presumptuous of you to assume you know things about me and how I handled the research of my article considering weve never met or spoken before and you dont know the first thing about me. (which she conveniently neglected to tell investigators about). Darlie Routier: I got the towels, and I was calling 911 as I got the towels. And of course, as mentioned earlier in this article, the supporters realize this and simply say, "Easy answer, the evidence investigators manipulated the crime scene to make it look like Darlie was the killer." Photos . Luminol application indicated at least two of her footprints had been wiped up. She also commented that the way Darlie was dressed when she came in left little to the imagination. The problem with the theory of Darlie being drugged is that a toxicology screen was conducted on her prior to the exploratory surgery on her neck in the hospital. There was also a lack of a blood trail or footprints leading outside of the garage. So you got the towels? Judge Tolle banged his gavel down in rapid succession and shouted "Order". There is no evidence that she did this. Much of the debate is based on incorrect and inaccurate information, in some cases even outright made-up information is passed as fact. This is the one area where I, the author, disagree with the prosecution. He didn't even use sutures or staples, he used steri-strips. The striking feature of these two particular stains is that they weren't simple drops. Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Update 1/19: The Darlene Routier home has been temporarily taken off the market. Darlie just didn't possess the smarts to have planned this ahead of time. With that said, she maintains her innocence to this day. Darlie is one of the few, to be exact, one of the six women sentenced to death in the United States. Share: Chilling Crimes Author 2 Responses JezMyOpinion April 22, 2021 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. In June 1996, Darlie Routier made a 911 call to report an intruder attacked her two sons, Damon, age 5, and Devon, age 6. Your theories are sound as far as life insurance being a possible motive, a violent burglar using a gun instead of a knife, and killing the mother first. 94). She never mentioned to him that there was anything she couldn't remember. She was also charged with Devon's murder but not tried by the prosecution for two reasons. The "Darin-did-it" believers all say "Easy question, Darin locked the dog up in a room while he murdered his sons" They've yet to provide proof of that of course and who's to say the dog wasn't locked up every night when they went to bed?. Prosecutors don't need to have a motive to prove someone committed murder, they only have to prove the accused did it. He said there was no visible evidence to suggest that someone had exited through the garage as Darlie had stated. The cut screen alone is the most ridiculous thing I read. In this author's opinion, the first red flag would have to be the fact that not once did Darlie ask about her youngest child Drake, or go upstairs to check on him. Darlie supporters love to direct people to an old CBS 20/20 special taped 18 years ago in 1999, hosted by moderator Sylvia Chase. Our opinion from this blood evidence is that Darlie self-inflicted her wounds while standing at the kitchen sink.". 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. 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. Interestingly, of the cuts Darlie had on her, the two areas she was most proud of, her face and her breasts, were uninjured. 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