He came back with "The fibers on the knife weren't from the screen. SClemmons (author) from the Carolina Coast on January 28, 2018: Trouble in paradise on Pollyannalana's site. Greg Davis: Where was Darlie when you came into the room? We’ll update details as soon as we know. Similar to TB8, the shape of the TB2 stain shows it landed from the top of the shirt moving downward consistent with cast off from the knife at the shoulder level, The boy's blood spatter (highlighted) suggestive of cast off blood from the knife at the right arm area of the nightshirt. (thought to belong to one of the boys due to it's small size) and the blood splatter evidence. As recently as June, 2018 a multi-part ABC documentary: "The Last Defense" aired discussing the Routier case. Besides being well written, it was factual. After Darlie was sentenced Mulder later stated in an interview, "I always worried about the knife, my biggest problem was that knife. A green and white washcloth in the kitchen area is the one Officer Waddell observed Darlie holding to her neck when he first entered the house. It also had a hair on it identified as belonging to a deer. 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. lol. The federal court judge has not yet ruled on those DNA results. The house today. That might give you added insight when trying to form an opinion. Darlie's attorneys should never have allowed her to write letters from jail discussing the case. There have been numerous documentaries, a made for TV movie, countless websites and blogs, and several books written about the case. Darlie Routier's defense team had a copy of the entire tape made at the cemetery in their possession. And, the problem with this fitting the Darlie supporter's black car theory is that the car Sally reported was white. It all would have had to happen quickly considering the fact that Damon was still alive when EMS and law enforcement arrived. I got the towels and I went to the sink and I got the towels wet. Each time it was reconstructed, a certain amount of blood spatter shot off to the sides of the blade when dropped. UPDATE: "The Last Defense" can be viewed on Hulu and is being re-run on Investigation Discovery. She began screaming at Officer Waddell that the intruder might still be in the house and that he ran out through the garage. Yes, one end of the cut was close to a carotid artery, but the carotid arteries are also very close to the surface. Some of Darlie's bloody footprints on the kitchen floor near the sink. It was later identified as Damon's. The comments below have not been moderated. True confession: I have finally been able to come to terms with my inability to take a firm stand. I'm not questioning your sources; and although I miss a sources section, I still think your article is excellent! He said he was amused by the revolving cast of weird characters and "Wanna-be Sherlock Holmes" his case keeps attracting. 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?. Police officers Wade and Ferrie testified in court that were posted at the front door and were ordered not to let anyone in the house during the investigation. When I examined the scene after she told me this version of her story, I was unable to see the utility room floor from the vicinity of the light switch by looking across and over the kitchen island, because the island is too large, and I am taller than Darlie." See these exclusive interviews and stunning details - 'Darlie Routier' - Tonight at 9/8c on ABC This is her sentencing and it can surely be argued she deserves such lethal punishment.....I am of the belief that natural life in prison w/o the possibility of parole (especially because it is Darlie) would be a far worse price for her to pay. We all read and study transcripts, read newspaper articles and TV news footage too. It was now 3 am and the paramedics were preparing to transport Darlie. Many Darlie supporters feel that the transcript errors alone warrant a retrial. People who wish to post comments here are welcome to do so whether you agree with the guilty verdict or not. The supporters claim that if Darlie's under arm bruise photos had been shown to the jury it would have made a difference during deliberations. A relative that was with Darlie from her initial hospital stay though the funeral stated that the hardest she ever saw Darlie cry was the day she was arrested. I couldn't have said it better. They feature juror Charlie Samford stating he was incorrect in his guilty verdict; however he has since recanted that opinion. People that believe in Darlie Routier's innocence provide all kinds of reasons and theories that they often try to pass as fact as to how she couldn't have been the killer and/or how she deserves a retrial. It only started barking when Officer Waddell, a stranger to the dog, entered the house. Darin had developed and created his own business called Testnec. Thank you, SClemmons, for your work. Darlie viciously stabbed her sons to death in an apparent rage, but was organized enough to cut her throat etc. I liked your portion about possible motive. Part 1: A stranger breaks into a family home and kills two little boys and injuries mother. They were convinced that she was lying. To quote the words of Abraham Lincoln: "If you can't debate the issues, demonize the opposition. My question is, was he interviewed before the evidence by the four experts was presented to him? WAS DARIN ROUTIER MORE INVOLVED THAN WE KNOW? A third child, who was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom with Routier’s husband, Darin, was not injured. Fortunately few in numbers, people in this group display a total lack of self-control, get extremely angry when not agreed with, and most likely possess the potential for violence. I think obviously if you’re found guilty of murdering your children that the [death] penalty is a deserving sentence, and she’s exactly where she should be, I think as soon as the federal appeal is over, the sentence will be upheld and the sentence will be carried out.”. FAQs Shoot and get out. So you got the towels? I think it was an unplanned spur of the moment decision resulting from a fit of rage. Douche. I know this. I also kniw there is reasinable doubt. Darlie's jewelry in plain sight on the kitchen counter. As Darlie Routier waits on death row, hoping that the re-testing of forensic evidence proves she didn't murder her two sons, a 16-year-old will meet prosecutors in court Thursday hoping to … Most of the HubPage authors themselves, are more controlled. Further, I can't bring myself to look at pictures of those gorgeous little Angels while knowing they are gone, that their own mother took their lives and in such an egregious incomprehensible way. 165 potential jurors were interviewed by the defense and prosecution. I have no doubts that he was accusing her in the 911 call based on what Darlie is saying to him, and I think that suggests a feeling of disgust and betrayal from his end. Darlie told Detective Frosh that prior to police arrival, she carried towels to Damon and to Devon to help stop the bleeding. You got me curious about Malignant Narcissism disorder. Then, when police investigators physically removed the sink from the house to take it to the lab for testing, Darlie suddenly remembers (the same day they removed it) and most likely from the advice of counsel, that she was in front of the sink supposedly wetting towels to place on the boys; which there's no evidence of ever having occurred. The prosecution did try to paint a picture of Darlie as a vain person that cared a lot about her appearance. Death Row’s Women With Susanna Reid airs Thursday, 9pm on ITV. She told the dispatcher "...I was fighting" but in court she tried to say her words were "...I was frightening," which obviously makes no sense at all. (Identified as belonging to Darlie) And as mentioned, Luminol applied to the kitchen floor showed that someone had attempted to clean up Darlie's bloody footprints facing the sink. Lt. Jack told Cron that he had the same gut feeling after he heard Darlie's account of what happened and compared it to the scene. It showed wiped up blood from the counter, the cabinet doors, and on the sides of the sink. Both officers testified that it was not on when they initially checked the garage and backyard. When interviewed, she knows exactly how and when to cry and turn on the heart tugging emotions and people eat this up. Unfortunately, many if not most newcomers to the Darlie Routier case are immediately fed propaganda and manipulated facts of the case due to the large number of Darlie supporter blogs and websites. A vacuum cleaner was found turned over but with blood underneath it as if deliberately placed there after the fact. ... 2021 Bustle Digital Group. And, that knife had a good deal of blood on it. They are liars and con artists. In an interview with Darlie's current attorney, Stephen Cooper, he was asked what he thought about the Darlie supporters that contact his office with supposed "new theories." Gilberta Estrada, Mansfield TX, 2007 - Hung her 3 children in a closet, Melissa Lucio, Brownsville TX, 2007 - Beat her 2 yr old daughter to death with a bat, Blaine Milam Lake Cherokee TX, 2008 - Killed 1 year old daughter with a hammer. That evening Sgt. There were no stab marks, punctures, slashes or cast off blood of any kind discovered on the couch where Darlie claimed the knife attack took place. Darin will have to tell you about him it's a long story, I know it's him. The screen fibers were larger than the fingerprint brush fibers and the screen fibers on the knife contained black rubber and asbestos. Darin reapplied two days later, added some collateral to try to help push the loan through, but he was turned down again. Darlie Routier’s net worth for 2021, estimated earnings, and income is currently under review. Darlie initially told police investigators that she never stood at the kitchen sink despite her blood being found on it, in it, and around it, as well as Luminol indicating that her bloody footprints had been wiped up from the floor near it. We probably will never know. This blood was identified as belonging to Devon. I didn't realize my own throat had been cut until I saw myself in a mirror. Darlie had gained weight after the birth of her third child, Drake, and was having bouts of depression. Darlie, who testified before Darin, stated that she did take a towel over to Devon. They went as far as creating a mockup of the family room and kitchen where the incidents occurred and followed the blood trail, or blood map and walked through each step of the evidence. This blood turned out be a combination of Damon's and Darlie's blood. It send a chill down my spin to imagine that shit happned in that trial. Those of us on this site devoted to justice for two murdered little boys don’t just smell bullshit a mile away we smell it across country. 94). Detective Patterson stated: "She told me that the assailant “ran away” and that she “ran” behind him into the kitchen. This author believes in the strong possibility that Darin may have called Darlie's bluff when she asked for a divorce. Does Darlie Dead or Alive? He told her a neighbor had to help calm him down just to pick him up and take him out of there. It's proof of nothing. Is there any way you can download the PDF and send it to my email? Darlie wouldn’t take the wrap for her coward husband. Smudged fingerprints were found on this knife. When asked what Damon and Devon would be doing when this occurred, Allison stated either playing in the water fountain in the front yard, or running up and down the street. While paramedics were tending to Darlie's lacerations, (Not stabs like the boys) she told Sergeant Walling that an intruder had entered her house, and had gotten on top of her while she slept on the couch. First, in the State of Texas, a murder conviction of a child under the age of 6 carries an automatic death penalty. then she saw the man leaving the living room. By the end of your article, you wrote that, in 2014, four retired crime scene experts reviewed all the evidence and concluded without a doubt that Darlie alone murdered Damon and Devon. Finally found voices of reason about this case! These are individuals that are not trained forensic investigators and had no part in processing that particular crime scene. Darin was attempting CPR on Devon but Darlie didn't go near Damon who was still barely alive at this time. And let's face it, if someone had been hired to come into the house and kill Darlie and possibly some children, they would have done it with a gun, not a knife. The Routier's owed $10,000 in back taxes, had a $12,000 credit card bill and they were struggling to make their $1,300 a month house payments. Darlie has a unique ability of mesmerizing people into believing her innocence. He lived there, of course his hair is going to be in the house and if he wore that sock, it's not at all unusual that fibers would be found in his shoe. Darin denied involvement of any kind and said the examination results were wrong. Perhaps she just laid there on the couch stewing over the fight they had just had. You may be right... We know Darlie is the murderer and that there was no intruder, but there are some parts of the case such as Darin's level of involvement and what exactly was said between the two of them before he went upstairs, where we will never get the full picture. Don’t get me wrong- I am 100% aware that people get convicted falsely every day and it is a travesty to our justice system and I support any program/blog/book/article that frees such people. Her original claim regarding her discovery of the murder weapon (the knife) occurred during the 911 call. During the trial, Dr. Alejandro Santos, the trauma surgeon that closed Darlie's wounds was called to testify. Those letters were the icing on the cake for the prosecution to show that Darlie had lied. Just can't understand the hate in these comments. This included interviews with the original investigating detectives and evidence collection technicians. And she told me she thought she’d messed up the fingerprints. Darlie's attorney, Doug Mulder, should never have allowed her to testify, She destroyed what little credibility she had on the stand and her backpedaling, illogical testimony, and her constant replies of "I don't know, I don't remember" had a profound impact on the jury. Darlie and her family of course maintain her innocence, but what family says their loved one convicted of crime is guilty? I'm trying to get this to as many individuals that I'm aware have a strong interest in this case. Plse don't bother answering as I prefer to look on the bright side of life. As of 2021, Darlie Routier’s is not dating anyone. IF the world runs on that oxymoron theory, 99% the criminals should never be tried at all, because 99% crime were committed WITHOUT any witness! (Until she testified in court, yep, her story changed again) That would insinuate that the supposed intruder stopped to wash his hands, clean up the sink, the counter, the outside of the cabinet doors, the sprayer, the back splash, and wipe up two of Darlie's foot prints from the floor all while being chased by Darlie. 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. What do some of you idiots think that every criminal is just dying to get caught. Now the court orders testing on crucial crime scene evidence. Deanna Laney, Tyler, TX, 2003 - Stoned her 3 sons to death with rocks. Cron was now doing consulting work for other law enforcement agencies in the Dallas area. Magpie 9 - That's true, it was just a matter of time. Sorry Mr. Phillips, but I stand by my own personal opinion along with the opinion of the prosecution and the decision of the jury. This is a valuable resource you've complied. As of 2pm ET on January 21, 2021 The Sumter County Sheriff's office has identified the Sumter County Does as 25-year-old Pamela Buckley of... Thursday 21 January 2021 Darlie mentioned twice to police 911 dispatcher Doris Trammell, twice to officer Waddell and Detective Patterson, and four times to the hospital staff that she wished she hadn't picked the knife up off the floor that she claimed the intruder dropped as she chased him out of the house. Not sure this one is Kezzy, Jade. 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." They appear to be keeping quiet about their investigation. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Much of the debate is based on incorrect and inaccurate information, in some cases even outright made-up information is passed as fact. That is the precise reason why I blocked you from this Hub over a year ago. The Darlie supports say that if the entire "Silly String Tape" had been shown in court, including the private memorial service that took place prior to the celebration, it would have made a difference. She claimed she had been attacked as well. In attempts to show Darlie's spending habits, the prosecution also made mention that Darlie's friends had jokingly nick-named her "Shop till you drop Darlie. An intact expensive flower vase was found lying on the floor with long stem flowers. With regard to your comments suggesting the incompetence of David Nabors, I would think it would be fair for me to assume that you sir, are a certified crime scene analyst with several years of experience that puts you in a position to criticize his procedures and contradict his expert opinion of what is an attempt at wiping up blood versus a simple smear? You completely created a narrative about a fight, divorce, money problems, Darin helping her cover the crime (didn't the police and DA he was not involved). Replies: 106 Views: 28,634. digital darkroom Feb 27, 2021. Laid out in perfect order. darlin can sleep through attack on sons but cant sleep through a baby tossing? There was only one motion sensor in the back yard mounted about 6 feet up on a front corner post of the hot tub spa facing the rear of the house. 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